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Reviewing Draft Financial Statements Before You Submit

Inherited a draft set of accounts from a previous provider? We keep the scope simple: review the draft, compare it against your supporting documents, and make sure it's on a proper IFRS basis before it's finalised.

When you change accountants, you often inherit draft financial statements that look finished. Before you finalise and submit them, it's worth a focused review — not to redo the work, but to confirm the figures match your records and are presented correctly.

What the review covers

What we need from you

The draft financial statements (PDF), the accounting spreadsheet or ledger (Excel), and your bank statements and invoices for the period. Where the financials need uploading on a free zone portal, we can submit them too — we'll just need portal access.

Have your draft accounts reviewed

Send us the draft and supporting files. We'll review, compare to source, confirm the IFRS basis, and finalise.

FAQ

I already have draft financial statements — what does the review do?
We compare the draft against your bank statements and invoices, confirm it's on an IFRS basis, and correct anything that doesn't match — before the accounts are finalised and submitted.
What do you need from me?
The draft financial statements (PDF), the ledger or spreadsheet behind them (Excel), and your bank statements and invoices for the period.
Will you change my numbers?
Only where required. The aim is to confirm the figures are right and correct genuine misclassifications or presentation issues — not to rewrite accounts that are already correct.
Can you submit the financials on the free zone portal?
Yes — we can complete the portal submission once the accounts are finalised. We'll need access to the relevant portal to do so.
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Nithin Pathak
Founder & Managing Partner — Fastlane Management Consultancy · FTA-Registered Tax Agent · MoE-Approved Auditor

Fastlane Management Consultancy reviews and finalises financial statements to IFRS and files Corporate Tax returns for companies across the UAE.

This article is for general information only and does not constitute tax, audit, or accounting advice. Scope and fees depend on your records. For a tailored quote, contact Fastlane Consultancy.

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