Insurance claim reconciliation & regulatory record-keeping
Accounting Services for Clinics & Healthcare in Dubai
Healthcare accounting in Dubai means reconciling insurance claims (DHA, Daman, and private insurers) against actual patient billing — a process that generates the majority of unbilled and disputed revenue if not tracked properly.
What's different about clinics & healthcare accounting
Most businesses in this sector rely on the same core services: bookkeeping, VAT return filing, the annual corporate tax return and the statutory audit.
Accounting services built for clinics & healthcare
Accounting for clinics, hospitals and healthcare providers
Healthcare providers balance patient billing, insurance claims, doctor compensation and expensive medical equipment, all under DHA, DOH or MOHAP licensing. Insurance rejections and slow settlements can quietly drain cash, so claims need to be tracked from submission to payment, and revenue recognised only for amounts the clinic expects to collect.
| Insurance claims | Submissions, rejections, resubmissions and settlements reconciled per insurer |
| Revenue | Patient and insurance revenue recognised net of expected rejections under IFRS 15 |
| Doctor compensation | Fixed, revenue-share and incentive arrangements calculated and documented |
| Medical equipment | Asset registers, depreciation and leasing under IFRS 16 |
| Pharmacy and consumables | Inventory counts and expiry write-offs |
| Year-end | Audited IFRS statements and corporate tax return |
VAT and corporate tax for healthcare
Preventive and basic healthcare services, and certain medicines and medical equipment specified by the authorities, are zero-rated for VAT. Elective and cosmetic treatments are generally standard-rated at 5%. A clinic offering both must split its revenue correctly and apportion input VAT where needed.
For corporate tax, healthcare companies are taxed under the normal rules. Groups operating several clinics or a clinic with a related property-owning company should document intercompany rent and management fees at arm's length.
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Questions from clinics & healthcare owners
Are all healthcare services VAT-exempt in the UAE?+
No — some healthcare services are zero-rated while others are standard-rated depending on the specific service and provider licensing; this needs checking service by service, not assumed.
How do you handle claims that get rejected months after the visit?+
We track claims by submission date and status, so a late rejection is caught and reconciled against the original invoice rather than becoming an unexplained revenue gap.
Can you handle payroll for practitioners on a revenue-share basis rather than salary?+
Yes — this needs a different payroll and accounting structure than standard salaried staff, which we set up correctly from the start.
Are healthcare services zero-rated for VAT?+
Preventive and basic healthcare services can be zero-rated; cosmetic and elective services are usually standard-rated.
How should insurance rejections be accounted for?+
Revenue should reflect amounts expected to be collected, with rejections tracked and provided for.
Can you help a new clinic with licensing finance requirements?+
Yes — business plans, financial projections and bank support for new clinics.
Do you audit hospitals and clinics?+
Yes, including insurance receivables and equipment verification.
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