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Convert ADIB Statements for UAE Tax Prep

ADIB is Abu Dhabi's flagship Islamic bank. Murabaha margins are not interest. Wakala profits are investment income. Takaful is insurance. The export keeps each in its right ledger bucket.

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What UAE tax prep needs from an ADIB statement

The UAE has no personal income tax, so individuals filing on personal income do not need a statement-driven return. The work sits at the entity level: 9% corporate tax on profit above AED 375,000 since June 2023, and 5% VAT since January 2018 for businesses above the AED 375,000 annual revenue registration threshold. Islamic finance products carry specific UAE VAT and CT treatment that conventional banks do not.

ADIB serves Abu Dhabi-based SMEs, UAE national businesses, and Muslim expat ventures. The bilingual Arabic-English PDF is FTA-ready, but the description field carries Islamic product terminology — Murabaha, Wakala, Takaful, Ghina — that conventional accounting tools do not classify out of the box. Kashfbank pre-tags these lines so they post to the correct ledger account.

Reading Islamic finance lines on an ADIB statement

Murabaha is a cost-plus sale. The Murabaha margin is not treated as interest for VAT but may still be a taxable supply depending on the structure of the underlying product. Wakala profits are profit-share returns on customer funds invested by the bank — for CT, these are investment income, not trading revenue. Takaful premiums are Islamic insurance contributions — life and certain cooperative forms are VAT-exempt, while general Takaful (motor, property, marine) may be standard-rated.

Ghina is ADIB's prize-savings account; movements in and out are savings transfers, not business cash flow. Year-to-date summary rows at the foot of the statement are aggregate totals, not transactions — Kashfbank skips them so they do not double-count in the revenue total.

What to extract for the CT and VAT returns

Pull a clean revenue figure for CT, every input-VAT supplier debit, every output-VAT remittance, Murabaha financing instalments, Wakala profit credits, Takaful premium debits, and Ghina savings transfers separately. Each lands in a different section of the FTA return.

  • All inbound revenue (SWIFT, UAEFTS, ONLINE TRANSFER)
  • Supplier debits where input VAT can be reclaimed — keep the invoice
  • VAT PAYMENT FTA rows — proof of remittance for the prior period
  • MURABAHA FINANCE rows tagged as financing repayment
  • WAKALA PROFIT credits tagged as investment income, not trading revenue
  • TAKAFUL PREMIUM debits flagged for VAT-treatment review

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) statement format

Bilingual Arabic-English PDF. AED denominated. Dates DD/MM/YYYY. Monthly and year-to-date summaries included. Columns: transaction date, value date, description (bilingual), debit, credit, balance. Islamic product type (Murabaha, Wakala, Takaful) referenced in description field. IBAN, account type, and statement period prominent in header.

LabelMeaning
POS PURCHASESharia-compliant card payment at merchant
ATM CASHATM cash withdrawal
SALARY CREDITWPS salary deposit
MURABAHA FINANCEMurabaha product instalment deduction
WAKALA PROFITProfit from Wakala investment deposit

UAE specifics for this use case

UAE corporate tax (9% above AED 375K, effective June 2023) requires businesses to reconcile bank deposits against revenue figures; statements are the primary source for revenue verification by the FTA.

How to do it — step by step

1

Download the ADIB statement covering your tax period

From ADIB Mobile, request the statement covering your full CT period or VAT quarter. Save the PDF and upload it to Kashfbank. Keep the PDF for the FTA's seven-year retention window.

2

Confirm AED base and account type

Check the header — AED is the base currency on retail accounts. ADIB's bilingual layout is read by Kashfbank with both languages preserved. Year-to-date summary rows at the foot are skipped from the transaction count.

3

Map Islamic finance lines to the right ledger

Murabaha is financing. Wakala profit is investment income. Takaful is insurance. Ghina is savings transfer. Kashfbank applies the tags so the tax agent just confirms the map.

4

Export and hand to your tax agent

Download the CSV. Zoho Books UAE VAT edition imports it directly. Your tax agent maps Islamic finance lines to a dedicated section of the chart of accounts. Keep the original PDF for the FTA's seven-year retention window.

Common challenges

  • •Fiscal year mismatch: Saudi Hijri vs. Gregorian calendar in statements from the same bank
  • •Pre/post-VAT transaction splitting (UAE pre-June 2023 vs. after for corporate tax)
  • •Scanned statements from older accounts where OCR confidence drops on faded print
  • •Multi-entity accounts where personal and company transactions share one IBAN

Frequently asked questions

Is the Murabaha margin treated as interest under UAE VAT?

No. Murabaha is a cost-plus sale rather than a loan. The Murabaha margin is not interest for VAT, but it may still be a taxable supply depending on the underlying product structure. Check the specific Murabaha product with your tax agent. Kashfbank tags the row so the agent knows where to look.

Do Wakala profit credits count as trading revenue for UAE CT?

No. Wakala profits are investment income, not trading revenue. They book to a separate line on the CT return. Kashfbank tags WAKALA PROFIT credits as investment income, not service revenue, so the trading-revenue total stays clean.

Are Takaful premiums VAT-exempt under UAE law?

Life Takaful and certain cooperative forms are VAT-exempt. General Takaful — motor, property, marine — may be standard-rated. The treatment depends on the specific Takaful product. Kashfbank tags TAKAFUL PREMIUM debits so your tax agent can apply the correct VAT classification.

My ADIB statement has year-to-date summary rows. Does the export include them?

No. Year-to-date and monthly summary rows are aggregate totals, not transactions. Generic OCR can misread them as transaction lines, which double-counts revenue. Kashfbank skips the summary rows so the export contains only real transactions.

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Regulatory context

Regulator: Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)

Fiscal year: Jan 1 – Dec 31 (Gregorian)

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Statement language: English

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