Engagement model
How we structure engagements.
Fixed scope, written before the work starts, with a senior advisor accountable for delivery. No hourly billing and no unscoped invoices — every engagement follows the same structure, regardless of size.
Every engagement is scoped as a single named piece of work, with a written scope sheet, a senior advisor accountable for delivery, and a defined set of deliverables. We do not bill by the hour, and we do not take work we cannot price. When work is too unclear to scope, we scope a smaller advisory engagement first — and you decide whether to proceed before any execution begins.
The discovery call is always complimentary. It lets both sides decide whether an engagement is worth doing. If it is, we send a written scope. If it is not, we set out what we would do in your position. Neither path carries a cost.
The three engagement shapes we offer
Advisory engagement
A discrete piece of judgment-led work ending in a written deliverable: entity selection, sector regulatory analysis, tax-position memos, or second-opinion reviews of a structure proposed by another firm. Fixed scope, single fixed price, delivered as a memo you can hand to your board or CFO.
Managed-execution engagement
We execute a piece of regulated work end to end: company formation, licensing, tax-card registration, importer or exporter card, Nafeza and ACI enrolment. Fixed scope, milestone-based delivery, weekly written updates. The engagement closes with a one-hour handover session and a written handover document.
Ongoing compliance retainer
A monthly retainer for the operational years after formation: bookkeeping, VAT and e-Invoice filings, payroll and social insurance, quarterly tax planning, and a fixed monthly allocation of ad-hoc advisory hours. Predictable monthly cost, no per-call billing. Annual review and re-scope on the anniversary.
What is always included in any engagement
- A written scope sheet, signed by both sides before the work begins, defining what is in scope, what is out of scope, what we are accountable for, and what we depend on you for.
- A senior advisor accountable for delivery. The advisor from your discovery call signs the scope sheet and the handover document, and remains the same advisor at every milestone in between.
- A written weekly update on every managed-execution engagement, sent without you having to ask. It names what was filed, what is pending, what is next, and any decision we need from you that week.
- A final handover document at the end of every engagement. For advisory work, you keep the deliverable. For managed execution, you keep a complete file you can hand to any future advisor or CFO.
What is outside any engagement
These items are not bundled into scope by default. When you need them, we quote them separately or coordinate with the right specialist on your behalf.
- Translations beyond the standard Arabic ↔ English translation of registration documents. Marketing copy, technical specifications, and contracts in other languages are quoted as separate translation work.
- Court representation. We manage tax audits up to the internal committees; representation before the Tax Court is handled by a specialist tax lawyer we bring in, with us advising on the commercial position.
- Penalty negotiations that require formal legal representation. We prepare the file and present the technical position; formal negotiation in administrative penalty proceedings is engaged separately when needed.
- Advisory hours beyond the retainer allocation. The retainer includes a fixed monthly allocation of ad-hoc advisory; work beyond it is logged transparently and quoted before delivery. Nothing is billed retroactively without your approval.
How to start an engagement
The fastest path is to book the discovery call directly. To give us context in writing first, the advisory-request form takes about three minutes, and an advisor replies to schedule the call within one business day.
Scope your engagement.
30-minute discovery call. Complimentary. The same advisor on the call, the engagement, and the years that follow.