The main contractor certified less? See it, line by line.
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire-fighting subcontracts are claimed monthly and certified by the main contractor, often for less. Mizarah keeps what you claimed and what was certified side by side, and bills the certified figure with the advance and retention taken off.
What you claimed and what they certified, on the same page.
Each certificate shows the claimed and certified amounts together, so a short certification is visible the day it arrives, not at the final account. The invoice follows the certified figure, with the subcontract's advance and retention taken off before VAT.
- Claimed against certified on every certificate
- Advance and retention per subcontract
- Payroll and end of service for large site crews
- UAE VAT return and corporate tax from the same books
| Claimed this month | 260,000.00 |
| Certified by the main contractor | 241,500.00 |
| Less advance (20%) | −48,300.00 |
| Less retention (10%) | −24,150.00 |
| Taxable amount | 169,050.00 |
| VAT 5% | 8,452.50 |
| Total due (AED) | 177,502.50 |
AED 18,500.00 short of the claim, kept on record against the certificate.
An example with round figures, worked out the way Mizarah does it: deductions first, then VAT 5%.
How a job runs in Mizarah.
- 01Subcontract
Set up the subcontract with its value, advance and retention terms.
- 02Claim
Claim the month's progress; the claimed amount is kept.
- 03Certify
Enter the certified amount; any shortfall stays visible on the certificate.
- 04Invoice
Bill the certified figure with the advance and retention off, VAT on the rest.
Everything a UAE contractor needs, not only the claims.
- Progress claims
- Advance recovery and retention on every claim, VAT worked out on what is left, and a contract that can never bill past 100%.
- Tax invoices in two languages
- Quotations, delivery notes and tax invoices in English, Arabic or both, switched when you print.
- UAE VAT and corporate tax
- The VAT 201 return from your own books, and corporate tax worked out from the same ledger.
- Job cost
- Supplier bills, materials and crew hours on each job, and its margin while it runs.
- Payroll
- Monthly payroll and end-of-service gratuity for your people.
- Ten staff logins
- Owner, accounts, sales and site staff, each seeing only their part. $49 a month.
Also for: Aluminium & glass, Steel & metal works, Gypsum, ceilings & partitions, Furniture & upholstery, Marble & stone, Signage & exhibition stands, Painting & decoration, and Joinery & fit-out.
Run one subcontract through it.
Enter a subcontract, a claim and a certificate for less, and see the difference and the invoice. No card needed, and nothing you enter is deleted when the trial ends.