Fujairah Free Zone (FFZ) Approved Auditors
We are Approved Auditors by FFZA
Audit Services for Fujairah Free Zone Companies
Farahat & Co. provides audit services for companies registered in the Fujairah Free Zone (FFZ).
Located next to Fujairah Port and Fujairah International Airport, FFZ is a key UAE hub for trading, logistics, warehousing and industrial businesses, with direct access to shipping routes across the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and South Asia.
Every company registered with the Fujairah Free Zone Authority (FFZA) must appoint an approved auditor and have its annual financial statements audited.
Services We Offer as Fujairah Free Zone Approved Auditors in UAE
As approved auditors for the Fujairah Free Zone, we offer professional financial and compliance services to businesses established in one of the UAE’s key trade and industrial hubs. We ensure your company meets all free zone regulatory obligations.
FFZA Audit Requirements and Regulations
Legal basis
The Fujairah Free Zone Authority requires every business entity operating in FFZ to appoint an auditor from the FFZA-approved auditors list, to report on the financial and operational aspects of the business and confirm whether its financial statements present a true and fair view in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Only audit firms approved by FFZA and registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy are permitted to conduct annual statutory audits for FFZ-registered companies, and firms must periodically demonstrate ongoing compliance with evolving accounting and auditing standards to retain their approved status.
Who must comply
The audit requirement applies to all business entities registered in FFZ, including Free Zone Establishments (single shareholder), Free Zone Companies (two to fifty shareholders), and branches of foreign or local companies. There is no exemption based on size, activity or revenue; the requirement applies uniformly across trading, logistics, warehousing, industrial and service licensees.
Federal Corporate Tax audit requirements
Separately from FFZA’s own rules, federal Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025 makes audited financial statements mandatory for all Qualifying Free Zone Persons seeking to maintain the 0% Corporate Tax rate on qualifying income, regardless of revenue, and for any taxable person with revenue exceeding AED 50 million. For FFZ companies structured to benefit from the free zone’s Corporate Tax treatment on qualifying income, this federal requirement applies in addition to FFZA’s own annual audit mandate.
Audit Process, Documents and Activity-Specific Considerations
Audit process
- Appoint an FFZA-approved auditor and confirm the firm’s current approval status.
- Maintain accounting records throughout the year, including invoices, contracts, bank statements and shipping or inventory documentation relevant to the licensed activity.
- Review activity-specific transaction types — trading, warehousing, industrial, logistics or service — since each carries different documentation needs.
- Complete the audit, including AML/CFT and UBO compliance review alongside standard financial statement testing.
- Receive the auditor’s report, confirming whether the financial statements present a true and fair view, for use with FFZA, banking, tax or shareholder purposes.
Activity-specific considerations
- Trading and import/export companies: sales invoices, supplier invoices, purchase orders, import/export documents, shipping costs, customs records, receivables, payables and bank settlements.
- Warehousing and distribution businesses: stock movement reports, delivery records, inventory counts, goods received notes, dispatch records and warehouse expense details.
- Industrial and manufacturing companies: raw materials, production costs, machinery, depreciation, staff costs, finished goods and cost allocation.
- Logistics and shipping-linked businesses: freight invoices, shipping documents, transport records, clearing charges, supplier statements and customer billing records.
- Service and consultancy companies: contracts, invoices, project records, professional fee income, subcontractor payments and expense support.
Documents required
Valid FFZ trade licence, certificate of incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association where applicable, shareholder, manager and authorised signatory details, trial balance and general ledger, profit and loss statement and balance sheet, bank statements and reconciliations, sales invoices and customer contracts, purchase invoices and supplier statements, import, export, freight and shipping documents where applicable, inventory and stock movement records where applicable, warehouse and logistics cost records where applicable, fixed asset register, payroll records, VAT returns and TRN certificate where applicable, corporate tax registration details where applicable, and previous financial statements or audit report if available.
Why Choose Farahat & Co. as Your FFZ Auditor
Farahat & Co. provides audit services for Fujairah Free Zone companies across trading, logistics, warehousing, industrial and service activities. Because FFZ hosts a genuinely activity-diverse business community, our audit approach adapts to the specific transaction types involved, whether that means verifying supplier balances and shipping costs for a trading company or reviewing production costs and machinery depreciation for an industrial licensee.
Beyond FFZ, Farahat & Co. holds approvals across more than 20 UAE free zones, including DMCC, JAFZA and DIFC, giving businesses with entities across multiple emirates a single audit partner. We also help FFZ companies structured as Qualifying Free Zone Persons keep their audited financial statements aligned with the federal Corporate Tax requirements that now apply regardless of company size.
About Fujairah Free Zone: Free Zone Profile
Fujairah Free Zone is located adjacent to Fujairah Port and Fujairah International Airport, the only airport serving the UAE’s East Coast and northern Oman. The zone benefits from what its authority describes as a triple advantage of Accessibility, Connectivity and Economy, offering weekly feeder vessel services to ports across the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Iran, India and Pakistan, alongside mainline shipping services connecting North America, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East.
FFZ supports Free Zone Establishments, Free Zone Companies, and branches of foreign or local companies, with a particular concentration of trading, logistics, warehousing and industrial businesses drawn by the zone’s port access and exemptions from import and export duties on raw materials, production equipment and finished products.