Cost calculator
What your books cost in a year, with a firm and with Kept
Enter what your accounting firm charges you, or use typical UAE market prices. The calculator compares a year with a bookkeeping firm with a year of Kept.
03A year compared
A typical bookkeeping firm
AED 23,150
a year, excl. VAT
- Bookkeeping, 12 × AED 1,250AED 15,000
- VAT returns, 4 × AED 850AED 3,400
- Corporate tax returnAED 4,750
Typical range: AED 15,500–30,800 a year
Kept Business, paid yearly
AED 1,490
a year, excl. VAT
Ten months' price for twelve months
Difference over a year
AED 21,660 less a year with Kept
Kept plan to compare
Starter does not include corporate tax, so the calculator picks Business when a corporate tax return is part of the work.
What these figures are
- The firm figures are market estimates from the published price lists of UAE accounting firms, collected in September 2026. A firm's actual quote may be higher or lower.
- All prices on this page exclude VAT.
- Kept prepares the VAT return from your books and the corporate tax computation from your financial statements. You or your accountant still check them and file them in EmaraTax; Kept does not file for you.
- The Kept figure is the software alone. If you keep an accountant to review your books or file your returns, add what they charge. They can work in the same books in Kept.
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