Restaurant Bookkeeping Services Dubai

Industry benchmarks for UAE F&B sit between 28% and 35% of net revenue depending on cuisine type and service model. Our weekly food cost reports flag any variance beyond your agreed target so you can act before the margin damage compounds at month end.

The Wage Protection System requires UAE employers to pay salaries through an approved bank or exchange house and submit a SIF (Salary Information File) to MOHRE within 15 days of the salary period closing. Late or failed WPS transfers trigger fines and potential trade-licence suspension. We handle SIF generation and submission as part of our monthly payroll service.

Yes. We pull settlement reports from all major UAE delivery platforms, cross-reference them against your POS data, and post net payout figures into your books after deducting commission. This is one of the most common bookkeeping gaps we fix when onboarding a new restaurant client.

We work with Zoho Books, Xero, and QuickBooks UAE edition -- all VAT-compliant and capable of generating FTA-format tax invoices. If you already use a specific POS or ERP system such as Oracle MICROS or Lightspeed, we integrate your existing data feeds rather than requiring you to change platforms.

Monthly bookkeeping for a single-outlet UAE restaurant typically ranges from AED 800 to AED 2,500 depending on transaction volume, number of bank feeds, payroll headcount, and VAT filing frequency. Multi-outlet or cloud-kitchen groups are quoted per entity. Make My Restaurant provides a fixed monthly fee so there are no surprise invoices at quarter-end.

Yes. Cloud kitchens present specific challenges -- multiple brand revenue streams, aggregator commissions across Talabat, Noon Food, and Careem, and no dine-in cash float to reconcile. We map each brand as a separate cost centre, pull settlement reports from every platform, and deliver a per-brand P&L alongside the consolidated entity accounts.

Cash-basis records revenue and expenses only when cash moves; accrual records them when earned or incurred. UAE corporate tax and FTA audit standards require accrual-basis accounting for most VAT-registered entities. We implement accrual bookkeeping from day one to ensure your records are audit-ready and your P&L accurately reflects true monthly performance.

Yes. UAE Labour Law entitles employees to 21 calendar days of basic salary per year for the first five years and 30 days per year thereafter. We calculate accrued gratuity for every staff grade each month, post the liability to your balance sheet, and prepare the final settlement calculation when any employee exits or contract terminates.

We set up separate COGS accounts for food and beverage within your chart of accounts, matching supplier invoices to the correct category at input. Weekly purchase reports are cross-referenced against your stock-count variances so you see food cost and beverage cost as distinct percentages of revenue, not as a blended figure that masks where margin is leaking.

Incomplete or inaccurate records during an FTA audit can result in estimated tax assessments, penalty surcharges, and reputational damage. The FTA can issue a penalty of AED 10,000 for failure to maintain records in the prescribed manner. We maintain a rolling audit-ready file so that if an FTA notice arrives, your books can be produced within the required response window.

We deliver a full management pack every month -- P&L, balance sheet, bank reconciliation, food cost summary, and payroll reconciliation -- within five working days of month close. Year-end statutory financials and corporate tax return preparation are included in our annual package. You are never waiting until December to find out how your restaurant performed in March.