Zoho Payroll Partner in Dubai & UAE
Run UAE Payroll the Right Way — WPS-Ready, Gratuity-Automated
Paying employees in the UAE means more than transferring salaries. Every payroll run must clear the Wage Protection System (WPS) administered by MOHRE, gratuity must accrue correctly under UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, and records must be audit-ready for both the Ministry and your free-zone authority. Zoho Payroll brings all of this into one cloud platform — and Wanas Apps, a certified Zoho Premium Partner based in Dubai, configures it to match your exact entity structure, whether you are on a mainland licence issued by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, an Abu Dhabi economic department, or a free-zone authority.
Zoho Payroll for businesses in uae
Why UAE Businesses Choose Zoho Payroll
WPS Compliance Built In
The Wage Protection System is not optional. MOHRE monitors salary disbursement cycles, and late or non-compliant transfers can trigger fines or licence suspension. Zoho Payroll generates the SIF (Salary Information File) in the format required by your WPS-registered agent, so your finance team uploads a clean file every cycle rather than wrestling with spreadsheets.
Gratuity Under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021
The 2021 labour law overhauled end-of-service gratuity calculations, notice periods, and leave entitlements. Zoho Payroll applies the correct gratuity formula — 21 days of basic salary per year for the first five years, 30 days per year thereafter — and tracks accruals in real time. When an employee exits, the system produces a settlement figure that reflects actual service days, reducing disputes and manual recalculation.
Free-Zone Flexibility
Dubai real-estate brokerages operating under RERA, Abu Dhabi property developers on ADGM or other free-zone licences, UAE healthcare clinics registered with DHA or DOH, and electrical and trading distributors spread across multiple emirates all face slightly different authority rules on top of federal law. Wanas Apps maps your specific free-zone or mainland requirements during onboarding so the payroll configuration reflects your actual obligations — not a generic template.
Multi-Entity, Multi-Emirate Payroll
Many UAE groups run separate legal entities — a mainland LLC, a free-zone entity, and perhaps an offshore holding company — each with its own payroll register. Zoho Payroll supports multiple organisations under one account, letting your HR or finance team switch between entities without logging out, while keeping salary data and cost-centre reporting cleanly separated.
AED-Native Payslips and Reporting
All figures are processed and displayed in AED. Payslips, salary registers, and leave liability reports are generated in AED, ready to attach to monthly management accounts or share with auditors. Because Zoho Payroll integrates natively with Zoho Books, your payroll journal entries post automatically, keeping your books reconciled without manual uploads.
Looking Ahead: Corporate Tax and E-Invoicing
UAE Corporate Tax of 9% applies to taxable profit above AED 375,000 and is filed through the EmaraTax portal. Accurate payroll data — salary costs, gratuity provisions, EOSB accruals — feeds directly into your taxable profit calculation. Zoho Books already supports UAE VAT returns and FTA-format tax invoices, and the platform is being prepared for the FTA e-invoicing mandate that becomes compulsory from 1 January 2027 for businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more, with smaller businesses following in later phases. Getting your payroll and accounting stack unified now means one less integration headache as compliance deadlines approach.
Local Support from Dubai
Wanas Apps operates from Rove City Walk, Al Wasl, Dubai and serves clients across all seven emirates. Implementation, training, and ongoing support are delivered by a team that understands UAE labour law, MOHRE processes, and the practicalities of running payroll for entities registered with different free-zone and mainland authorities.
What you get
WPS Salary Information File (SIF) generation for MOHRE-compliant disbursement Automated end-of-service gratuity accrual under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 Multi-entity payroll for mainland and free-zone licences across all seven emirates AED-denominated payslips, salary registers, and leave liability reports Native integration with Zoho Books for automatic payroll journal posting Leave management covering annual, sick, maternity, and other statutory entitlements Employee self-service portal for payslip access and leave requests Role-based access controls for HR, finance, and management teams
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Zoho Payroll produces the Salary Information File in the format required for WPS submission through your registered WPS agent, covering employee IBAN details, salary amounts, and the other fields MOHRE mandates.
The system applies the Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 formula — 21 days of basic salary per year for the first five years of service and 30 days per year beyond that — accruing the liability continuously so you always have an accurate provision on your balance sheet.
Yes. Zoho Payroll supports multiple organisations within one account. Wanas Apps configures each entity separately to reflect the relevant authority rules, keeping payroll registers, cost centres, and reporting cleanly separated.
Zoho Payroll integrates with Zoho Books, posting salary and gratuity entries automatically. Zoho Books supports UAE VAT returns and FTA-format tax invoices today, and accurate payroll cost data feeds into the taxable profit calculation for the 9% Corporate Tax filed through EmaraTax.
Wanas Apps is based at Rove City Walk, Al Wasl, Dubai, and supports clients across all seven emirates of the UAE.