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Statutory Audit
We conduct an integrated audit, which combines the financial statement audit,independent and objective assurance on financial information, transactionsand processes.
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Limited Review
We offer services relating to reviews of historical financial informationby expressing negative assurance on such historical financial information.
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Agreed Upon Procedures
We engage with organisationsto perform specific procedures and report findings to conform to their needs.
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Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS)
Our team provides timely advice on the impact of accounting changes to assist businesses in the development of an appropriate implementation roadmap.
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Business Consulting
Grant Thornton UAE provides organisations with implementable plans that drive sustainable growth strategies to grow and optimise their business performance.
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Business Risk Services
Organisations need to understand risks thoroughly to be able to manage them better. Grant Thornton UAE helps businesses achieve the best balance between minimising risk exposure, optimising profitability and developing compliance review checklists.
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Regulatory Advisory Services
Grant Thornton UAE's extensive understanding of the overarching supervisory framework within the region equips our professionals to support financial institutions comply and abide by the set of regulatory mandates throughout the rapidly evolving ecosystem.
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M&A and Transactions Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE works with organisations on transactions from start to finish, assisting with strategy, identifying risks, executing deals, and helping to unlock their potential for growth and value creation.
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Restructuring Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE is committed to realising value for shareholders, in a way that recognises and supports the interests of all stakeholders. Our solutions maximise value, provide clarity and direction, and accelerate recovery and transformation for businesses.
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Technology Advisory & Cybersecurity
IT and technology are fundamental to drive the performance of businesses. Through leveraging the power of technology, Grant Thornton UAE helps organisations define and identify growth opportunities to achieve value-driven transformation and innovation.
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Forensics
Fraud and corruption pose a growing challenge worldwide. As the commercial landscape changes, an increasingly regulated environment requires stringent governance and compliance processes. Grant Thornton UAE helps organisations navigate challenges and crisis with a hands-on approach coupled with the use of technology.
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ESG Services
The Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda has gained significant traction over the years, to become one of the key strategic aspects of any business. It is imperative that all organisations, irrespective of industry sector, engage with their stakeholders and prioritise ESG practices to unlock sustainable growth opportunities.
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Business Process Solutions
Our team at Grant Thornton offers comprehensive and cost effective outsourced solutions, enabling stakeholders and business owners to focus on their core business goals.
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Corporate Tax
Our diversified team of corporate tax subject matter experts combines a perfect blend of international experience across several industry sectors, technical expertise, and commercial nuances with a commitment to deliver exceptional value to your business.
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VAT
The VAT team at Grant Thornton is well versed with the VAT Laws applicable across the region and holds valuable experience and professional accreditation in assisting clients across diverse industries to comply with the VAT obligations.
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Transfer Pricing
Grant Thornton UAE assists its clients in providing transfer pricing solutions that are implementable and operational, considering the facts and concerns of its clients.
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International Tax and Tax Due Diligence
Grant Thornton UAE supports multinational groups to optimise their tax structures. We can also assist businesses in analysing existing group transactions and inter-group supplies, as well as advising on potential implications of various taxes to facilitate an efficient Group tax structure.
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Economic Substance Requirements
Economic Substance rules were introduced in the UAE in 2019, requiring UAE businesses that undertake certain ‘Relevant Activities’ to maintain and demonstrate adequate substance.
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Customs and International Trade
The team at Grant Thornton is positioned centrally to assist the businesses with global cross-border tax structuring, planning and compliance needs.
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Excise Tax
We provide Excise Tax related advisory and compliance services to the producer, importer, and the storekeeper of excisable goods
55 Years of Service in the Emirates
- Global professional services firm with family values commemorates milestone at gala event
- Partners to notable legacy family businesses in the Emirates and key regulatory authorities
Grant Thornon, the UAE's fifth largest professional services firm, celebrates its 55th anniversary at a lavish gala event. This milestone marks the award-winning firm's expertise and commitment to their clients across the Emirates.
While the firm's initial roots lied in auditing, Grant Thornton quickly expanded its services to offer business advisory and tax advisory - all of which have been consistently recording double-digt year-on-year growth for the past five years.
"We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with our team. We were fortunate to be a part of the nation's transformative journey since the birth of the nation and look forward to being a core supporter of all that is tome come. Throughout the years, Grant Thornton has formed strong relationships with businesses in the UAE and grown together in this journey. We look forward to a progressive tomorrow in line with the UAE leadership's vision for the nation," says Farouk Mohamed, Chairman, Grant Thornton.
Started as a small office in Dubai in 1966 by Chairman and founder Farouk Mohamed, the business was associated with large international professional firms from its inception and joined the Grant Thornton network in 1990 t obecome a global firm with family values. Headquartered in Dubai, the firm soon expanded to Abu Dhabi and to Sharjah.
A key advisor for family businesses, Grant Thornton has been a trusted partner and advisor to some of the biggest family-owned businesses. "We saw the UAE being built on the shoulders of family businesses, which shared values and ambitions and became the lifeline of our economy.
"We are proud to have the trust of many family businesses in the UAE and to have advised them along their growth journey for generations for sustainable growth. In addition, we also pride ourselves to be workign with most regulatory authorities in the UAE," says Hisham Farouk, CEO. "We are a company grown in the UAE and our mission is to help shape the future of the country."