Accounting software built for your industry
One platform, configured for the way your sector actually trades. Explore how AIMuhaseb handles accounting and UAE VAT for 17 industries — from restaurants and retail to contracting, clinics, and manufacturing.
Find your sector
Grouped by the way each industry trades. Every card links to a detailed page for that sector.
Retail & trade
Inventory, margins, and high transaction volumes — accounting built for businesses that buy and sell.
Retail
POS reconciliation, stock, and daily takings — accounting for shops and multi-outlet retailers across the UAE.
Trading & distribution
FIFO inventory, cost of goods sold, and purchase-to-sales orders for importers, wholesalers, and distributors.
E-commerce
High-volume order accounting, marketplace payouts, and gateway fees for online stores selling in the UAE.
Construction & property
Project costing, progress billing, and retention — for businesses that build and manage property.
Contracting
Project costing, progress billing, and retention tracking for UAE contractors and sub-contractors.
Construction
Job-level cost control, work-in-progress, and certified billing for UAE construction companies.
Real estate
Rental income, service charges, and unit-level tracking — with the right VAT treatment for property.
Food & hospitality
Daily sales, ingredient costs, and service fees — for venues that serve guests every day.
Health & wellness
Patient billing, insurance receivables, and zero-rated VAT — for medical and personal-care businesses.
Healthcare
Hospitals, pharmacies, and medical groups — with the UAE zero-rated VAT treatment handled correctly.
Clinics
Patient billing, insurance receivables, and self-pay tracking for clinics and single-site practices.
Salons & spas
Service revenue, product retail, and staff commissions for salons, spas, and beauty businesses.
Professional & knowledge services
Time, billing, and trust accounting — for firms and individuals who sell expertise.
Professional services
Project billing, WIP, and profitability for consultancies, agencies, and professional-services firms.
Law firms
Matter-level billing, disbursements, and client-account discipline for UAE legal practices.
Freelancers
Simple invoicing, expenses, and the AED 1,000,000 Corporate Tax turnover check for UAE freelancers.
Education
Fee billing, terms, and zero-rated VAT for schools, nurseries, and training providers.
Logistics & manufacturing
Fleet costs, production, and stock movement — for businesses that move and make things.
One platform, shaped to your trade
Whatever your sector, the fundamentals are the same: clean books, correct VAT, and Corporate-Tax-ready figures. What changes is the detail — inventory for a trader, project costing for a contractor, insurance receivables for a clinic. The AIMuhaseb accounting software adapts to each.
Want the work done too? Explore our accounting services and bookkeeping, or read the UAE VAT guide to see how treatment differs by sector.
- One platform, configured for the way your industry actually trades
- Correct UAE VAT treatment — including zero-rated healthcare and education
- Inventory, project costing, or service billing, depending on your model
- VAT- and Corporate-Tax-ready books, whatever sector you are in
- A UAE team that understands your industry’s reporting needs
- Room to grow — from a single outlet to a multi-branch group
Industry questions, answered
How AIMuhaseb adapts to each UAE sector.
Why does accounting software need to be industry-specific?
Different industries account for very different things. A restaurant tracks daily takings and ingredient costs; a contractor tracks project costs and retention; an e-commerce store tracks marketplace payouts and gateway fees; a clinic tracks insurance receivables with zero-rated VAT. AIMuhaseb is one platform, but it can be set up around the transactions, reports, and VAT treatments that matter to your sector — so your books reflect how you really trade.
Which industries does AIMuhaseb support in the UAE?
AIMuhaseb supports 17 core sectors: retail, trading and distribution, e-commerce, contracting, construction, real estate, restaurants and cafes, hotels and hospitality, healthcare, clinics, salons and spas, professional services, law firms, freelancers, education, logistics and transport, and manufacturing. Each has its own detailed page explaining how the platform handles that sector’s accounting. If your business does not fit neatly into one, the platform still adapts — talk to us and we will map it to your model.
Does the software handle UAE VAT correctly for my sector?
Yes. VAT treatment varies by industry, and getting it right matters. Healthcare and private education are zero-rated in the UAE — meaning 0% with input VAT still recoverable — not exempt. Real estate splits into commercial at 5%, first-supply new residential at zero, and subsequent residential and bare land as exempt. The platform applies the correct treatment for your sector so your VAT 201 return is accurate.
I run more than one type of business — can one account cover both?
Yes. Many UAE businesses operate across models — a trading company with a retail outlet, or a clinic with a pharmacy. AIMuhaseb can handle mixed operations in one place, keeping revenue streams, inventory, and VAT treatments separated where they need to be while still giving you one consolidated view. Reach out and we will configure it around how your group actually works.
Can you help set up the software for my industry?
Yes. Alongside the software, our UAE team can configure your chart of accounts, VAT treatments, and reports for your sector, migrate your existing data, and keep your books maintained if you would rather outsource it. Whether you want software you run yourself or a fully managed finance function, we start from what your industry needs.
What if my industry isn’t listed here?
The pages here cover the sectors we are asked about most, but AIMuhaseb is a general accounting platform that adapts to almost any UAE business. If you do not see your industry, send an enquiry through the form on this page or talk to sales, and we will show you how the platform maps to your operations and reporting.
See AIMuhaseb configured for your industry
Tell us what sector you're in and how you trade, and a UAE specialist will show you the platform set up for your business.