built around Barton Engineering FZE

Attest SMC for Barton Engineering

Decision 13, VAT, e-invoicing and the rest, in one view. Built around Barton Engineering FZE; the company name, location and finance director are the client's own information, everything else is synthetic.

Illustrative data
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The product

Built for a small tax team: every applicable law for every entity, on one screen

What you see

  • Health, overdue filings and exposure for every entity
  • Proof attached to each task; a second person approves
  • A Knowledge Hub for the sources behind each obligation

How work flows

  • The preparer files and attaches proof
  • The reviewer checks it side by side and approves, rejects or asks for more
  • Every step goes to a tamper-evident audit trail

One person, several roles

  • Menus merge: no role switching
  • Segregation of duties is checked item by item
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The team

Who does what at Barton Engineering

Finance Director

  • The decision maker
  • Several roles in one login: sees everything, owns the master data, reviews every filing

Senior accountant

  • Prepares the FZE's VAT return and evidence

Accounts payable and VAT accountant

  • Prepares supplier-side evidence and the second entity's filings
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E-invoicing

E-invoicing is a phased plan, and each phase is a task with an owner

Phase 1: revenue of AED 50 million or more

  • Appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026
  • Implement by 1 January 2027

Phase 2: revenue below AED 50 million

  • Appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 31 March 2027
  • Implement by 1 July 2027

Source and caution

  • Ministerial Decision 244 of 2025, Article 5, as amended by Ministerial Resolution 66 of 2026 (archived texts checked)
  • The Suntech townhall of 27 Oct 2026 quoted 31 October for phase 1; the amending text says 30 October
  • Which phase an entity falls in depends on its revenue: confirm per entity
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Finance leadership

The whole company on one screen

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Finance lead

The dashboard shows health, exposure, overdue filings and the approval queue

  • Risk-weighted health score; a critical overdue item caps it at 70%
  • Indicative penalty exposure where a rule is cited (UAE VAT)
  • Heat tiles by regulator
The dashboard shows health, exposure, overdue filings and the approval queue
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Finance lead

The entity-by-regulator grid shows exactly where a problem sits

  • Rows are regulators, columns are entities
The entity-by-regulator grid shows exactly where a problem sits
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Finance lead

Entities: each card shows health, overdue items and who prepares and reviews

  • Open an entity to see only its filings
Entities: each card shows health, overdue items and who prepares and reviews
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Finance lead

One calendar carries every deadline for every entity

  • Filter by country
One calendar carries every deadline for every entity
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Finance lead

The report is ready to print or download

  • Per regulator and per entity
The report is ready to print or download
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Everyone

The Knowledge Hub lists the legal sources behind each obligation

  • UAE VAT and e-invoicing sources held
  • UAE Corporate Tax and DEWS under pipeline
The Knowledge Hub lists the legal sources behind each obligation
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Compliance officer

Several roles, one login

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Compliance officer

Master data, users and review sit in one menu, grouped by purpose

  • No switching between roles
  • Segregation of duties is still checked item by item
Master data, users and review sit in one menu, grouped by purpose
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Compliance officer

The obligation master is a tree from country to regulator to act to obligation

  • Map each obligation to the entities it applies to
The obligation master is a tree from country to regulator to act to obligation
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Compliance officer

Allocate each entity to a maker and a checker

  • The maker and the checker can never be the same person
Allocate each entity to a maker and a checker
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Compliance officer

Users hold one or more roles

  • Scope each person to the entities they handle
Users hold one or more roles
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Compliance officer

The review queue holds what waits for this person's review

  • Nobody approves what they prepared
The review queue holds what waits for this person's review
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Preparer

Prepare and submit

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Maker

Tasks show only the entities allocated to this person, sorted by what is due

  • Overdue and returned items first
Tasks show only the entities allocated to this person, sorted by what is due
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Maker

Each task states its legal basis, deadline and the proof required

  • Owner, maker and checker are named
  • Unverified legal bases are marked, not hidden
Each task states its legal basis, deadline and the proof required
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Maker

Proof is attached and fingerprinted, then submitted for review

  • Drag and drop, or attach a sample
Proof is attached and fingerprinted, then submitted for review
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Maker

The Customised tab holds the tools the person subscribed to

  • For example Merge PDFs, the VAT pre-check and rule packs
The Customised tab holds the tools the person subscribed to
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Maker

The Marketplace lists tools, rule packs, agents and skills

  • Free, freemium, tiered and paid labels
The Marketplace lists tools, rule packs, agents and skills
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Maker

A phase of the e-invoicing plan is a task with a deadline, an owner and evidence

  • ASP appointment letter and onboarding confirmation are the proof
A phase of the e-invoicing plan is a task with a deadline, an owner and evidence
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Reviewer

Review and approve

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Checker

The review queue lists what waits, how long, and who prepared it

  • A person cannot approve what they prepared
The review queue lists what waits, how long, and who prepared it
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Checker

A split screen shows the details on the left and the document on the right

  • Approve, reject with a reason, or ask for more information
A split screen shows the details on the left and the document on the right
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Honest labels

What is shown, what is sample and what is planned

Shown in this demonstration

  • Clients or entities, roles and merged screens
  • Allocation, maker and checker, review and audit trail
  • Browser tools such as Merge PDFs

Sample data

  • Every filing, status, user, document and amount
  • Pre-check and return reader results

Planned

  • Self-service sign-up and billing
  • Other GCC countries
  • ERP connectors, government interfaces, scheduled agents
  • UAE Corporate Tax and DEWS knowledge
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