An agreed-upon procedures engagement is a flexible objective assurance built around your exact question. You and ebs Chartered Accountants agree the specific procedures in advance. That might be balance verifications or transaction testing or control walkthroughs. The firm performs them precisely as agreed and in line with the International Standard on Related Services (ISRS 4400) as applied in UAE.
Assurance Services in UAE
Sometimes a bank or investor or regulator needs your numbers verified without a full audit. That is exactly what assurance does. ebs Chartered Accountants delivers assurance services in UAE from Agreed Upon Procedures to review engagements so stakeholders always have an independent basis to rely on.
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Assurance Backed by Real Expertise
Assurance is not a one-size service and that is the point. Some businesses need a specific figure or control checked through agreed-upon procedures. Others need limited assurance over a full set of accounts through a review engagement. We matches the engagement to the exact question you need answered so you get the right level of comfort without paying for depth you do not need.
With over more than 15 years of experience led by professionals with Big 4 expertise and a team of over 50 qualified accountants who deliver assurance work for mainland and free zone businesses every day. That experience and the firm’s reputation are what make ebs the choice.
Statutory and External Audit Support
Some situations call for a full statutory audit and we support that end-to-end. A statutory audit is the formal examination that gives an opinion on your financial statements. Many UAE businesses need one to renew a licence or satisfy a bank or meet a shareholder requirement. Both free zone and mainland companies fall under these rules, and the exact requirements vary from one free zone authority to the next. ebs Chartered Accountants understands those differences and prepares your audit to match the jurisdiction you actually operate in.
The firm also supports your external audit when a separate auditor is involved. That means organised PBC lists and clear walkthroughs and a well-prepared data room so the process runs fast and clean. Complex areas like consolidations and provisions and disclosures are handled by people who deal with them every day.
What Are Agreed-Upon Procedures?
AUP suits defined real-world situations that UAE businesses face rather than a judgement on your whole set of accounts. It works for acquisition due diligence and for loan covenant checks with UAE banks. It works for royalty or contract disputes. It also supports the figures behind a regulatory filing with a UAE authority or a free zone requirement or an internal certification. Because the scope is fixed from the start the work stays focused and fast and cost-effective. No opinions, just facts backed by the full weight of independent chartered work in the UAE.
Why Choose ebs for Assurance in UAE?
The difference in assurance is not who can produce a report. It is who produces one that holds up. With more than a decade of experience and a team of highly qualified professional accountants that brings standards together with real UAE experience across mainland and free zone environments. The work reflects the rules that actually apply to your business rather than a generic template.
Our 95% client retention rate tells its own story. The firm keeps assurance joined up with the rest of your finances. The same team can see your accounting and your VAT and your Corporate Tax picture. So the numbers you show the outside world stay consistent with what you report to the authorities. That is where risk usually hides and closing the gap removes it.
Frequently Asked Questions
An audit gives an opinion on whether your financial statements are true and fair and that is reasonable assurance. Wider assurance work like reviews and Agreed Upon Procedures can be shaped around a specific need without a full audit opinion. ebs Chartered Accountants offers the full assurance range so the level of comfort matches what you actually require.
AUP is an engagement where you and the accountant agree on the exact procedures in advance. The firm performs them and reports the factual findings. There is no opinion and no assurance of a conclusion.
Use a lighter engagement when the question is specific or the certainty required is lower than a statutory audit demands. Agreed Upon Procedures suit a narrow factual check. A review engagement suits limited assurance over a full set of accounts. If a bank or a regulator or a free zone insists on a full audit opinion then that separate service is the right route. Reach out to us we can confirm which one fits.
Look for a licensed chartered firm with real UAE regulatory experience and a clear engagement process. It should be independent from the services being reviewed. Ask how it scopes the work and how it reports findings.