Oxford Auditing

About Oxford Auditing

Oxford Auditing is a Sharjah audit and accounting practice founded in 2010 by two partners, Zulfaquar Kanchwala and Sajid Kabir, who together cite more than twenty-five years of experience. The firm reports about thirteen years of operation and roughly 350 clients. It carries out external, internal, statutory, forensic and performance audits and due diligence, and also provides bookkeeping, VAT registration, returns, refunds and deregistration, corporate tax services, tax residency certificates and ICV support. A business setup line forms mainland, free zone and offshore companies, including Ajman and JAFZA offshore entities where it acts as a registered agent, and assists with corporate bank account opening and trade finance introductions. The firm presents its material in English and discusses the position of foreign investors.

Services of Oxford Auditing

Audit services include external, internal, statutory, forensic and performance audits and due diligence. Accounting covers bookkeeping and financial reporting. Tax work includes VAT registration, return filing, refunds and deregistration, corporate tax advice and tax residency certificates. Company formation covers mainland, free zone and offshore companies in the Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain zones, with bank account opening assistance, term loan and trade facility introductions and ICV certification support.

• Company formation
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Tax compliance
• VAT
• Audit
• Bank account assistance

Not listed: payroll, residency and visas, corporate secretarial, virtual office.

Clients and sectors

Oxford Auditing names startups, foreign investors and SMEs among its clients, with a stated focus on foreign and non-resident clients. Entity types it handles: Mainland company, Free zone company, Offshore company, Ajman offshore company and JAFZA offshore company.

Size and offices

Oxford Auditing was founded in 2010.