PLS Accounting

VAT · Corporate Tax · UAE advisory

FTA Tax Agent
in Dubai and UAE

Clear advice, organised records and practical next steps for your tax requirements.

Dr. Ahmad Helwani is an FTA Tax Agent for VAT and Corporate Tax with Bonnard Lawson Dubai.

Call +971 58 595 1040Discuss your requirements
  • TAAN 20004461
  • English & Arabic
  • Agreed written scope

Support shaped around your business

From a single tax question
to ongoing compliance.

Choose a defined review or discuss registration, return preparation and follow-up support. The work starts with the facts and records available.

VAT registration and compliance

From your registration position to the figures in your return.

  • VAT registration and deregistration reviews, applications and supporting records.
  • Return preparation, VAT-ledger reconciliations and review of input-tax recovery.
  • Invoice, contract and transaction reviews, including relevant import and export evidence.
  • Refund-file preparation and review of the records supporting a VAT credit.

Corporate Tax advice and filing

Connect the accounting records with your tax position.

  • Corporate Tax registration and review of the entity and reporting period.
  • Accounting-to-tax adjustments, calculations and draft annual returns.
  • Focused advice on business activities, contracts, financing and related-party arrangements.
  • Review of the records and information needed before a filing or decision.

FTA queries, reviews and corrections

A structured response built on the facts and supporting evidence.

  • Review of FTA letters, information requests and the deadlines stated in them.
  • Preparation of reconciliations and supporting files for a tax review or audit.
  • Assessment of earlier returns and any required correction or voluntary disclosure.
  • Reconsideration support: assess the grounds, evidence and appropriate next steps.

Specialist UAE tax advice

Agree a defined review for a particular transaction or structure.

  • Transfer pricing, related-party transactions and connected-person remuneration.
  • Free-zone activities and Qualifying Free Zone Person eligibility questions.
  • Family-foundation transparency and UAE tax-residency certificate enquiries.
  • Real-estate transactions, tax groups and business-restructuring questions.

Tax-agent work and any formal FTA representation are arranged through Bonnard Lawson Dubai under the agreed engagement and required appointment. Accounting, bookkeeping and systems support are provided separately through PLS Accounting.

Useful output

Know what the work
will deliver.

The engagement sets out what you receive. Depending on the scope, the completed file may include:

  • A written explanation of the issue and evidence reviewed.
  • Calculation and reconciliation workings.
  • A draft application, return or response for your review.
  • Outstanding records and recommended next steps.
  • Submission confirmation where filing is included.

A clear process

From enquiry to an agreed next step.

Explain the requirement

Share the business activity, tax period, issue and any approaching deadline.

Agree the scope

Confirm the provider, entities, work, responsibilities, fees and written deliverables.

Review the records

Resolve queries and discuss the proposed treatment, workings or draft response.

Approve and retain

Approve any submission and retain the agreed workings and confirmation.

Professional background

Experience behind
the advice.

Dr. Ahmad Helwani has over fifteen years of UAE accounting, finance and tax experience, including healthcare, real estate and industrial businesses. He holds a DBA from SBS Swiss Business School and works in English and Arabic.

His tax-agent role is with Bonnard Lawson Dubai. As Managing Partner at PLS Accounting, he also supports accounting records, financial reporting and Zoho-based processes.

Bonnard Lawson biographyFull professional profile

Before you get in touch

Your questions,
answered.

A few practical details about starting an engagement.

Can you work with our existing accountant?

Yes. A focused tax review can start from accounts and schedules prepared by your team or another accountant. Any additional bookkeeping or reconciliation work is identified and scoped separately.

Can we enquire before the documents are ready?

Yes. Start with your business activity, the relevant period, the question and any deadline. We can identify the records needed before you assemble the full file.

Do you support businesses in Abu Dhabi?

Yes. Enquiries are welcome from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE. Work can be coordinated remotely; any in-person meeting is arranged separately.

What does an FTA Tax Agent engagement include?

The written scope identifies the tax, periods, entities, services and deliverables covered. Formal representation is arranged through Bonnard Lawson Dubai with the required appointment. The business retains its own tax obligations.

How are fees agreed?

Fees depend on the issue, periods, entities, records and work required. The proposed scope and fees are agreed before work starts.

Start a conversation

What do you need
to resolve?

Tell us about your business, the tax question, relevant period and deadline. We will identify the information needed to discuss the scope.

Enquiries from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.
English and Arabic · Remote consultations available.

+971 58 595 1040

Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM (Dubai time)

Tax-agent services: Bonnard Lawson Dubai.
Accounting and bookkeeping: PLS Accounting.