Accounting, tax and audit for companies

Books that hold up on assessment day not just at filing time

From statutory bookkeeping to representation at the dispute board, we keep your financial file complete and evidenced.

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An accountant's desk with navy bound statutory ledgers, a calculator, printed financial statements and a glass of tea in morning window light

Deadlines

Your statutory calendar sits with us. Reminding you is our job, not yours.

Evidence

Behind every figure we post there is a document someone can rely on.

Defence

At dispute boards and field assessments, we carry the file ourselves.

One contact

A named specialist for your company, not a support queue.

What we handle for you

Every service comes with a named team, a fixed timeline and a deliverable you can hold.

Accounting and bookkeeping

Statutory bookkeeping, period close and financial statements under Iranian accounting standards.

Statutory ledgers
Monthly close and management report
Bank and control account reconciliation
Year-end financial statements

Tax services

Preparing and filing returns, responding to assessment notices and representing you at dispute boards.

Audit and internal audit

Independent audit of financial statements, plus internal controls that actually get followed.

Financial and management advisory

Budgeting, unit costing and cash flow: the numbers management decisions actually rest on.

Corporate and registry services

Company registration, capital and board changes, sealing statutory books and drafting meeting minutes.

Payroll and social insurance

Payroll calculation, monthly insurance and payroll tax filings, and end-of-service settlements.

Your fiscal year, month by month

Every month of the Iranian fiscal year carries its own statutory obligation. This calendar shows what falls due when, and which part of it is ours to handle.

Farvardin

1/12

21 March to 20 April

Winter quarter VAT return
Due by the 15th. Late filing carries a penalty that is not remitted.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Open the new year's books
Posting the opening entry from last year's closing trial balance.
Internal workHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Esfand payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Ordibehesht

2/12

21 April to 21 May

Winter quarterly transaction report
The Article 169 report, due by the 15th. Both purchases and sales must be filed.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Prepare last year's financial statements
Closing the books and drafting the statement of financial position and income statement.
Recurring filingHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Farvardin payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Khordad

3/12

22 May to 21 June

Individual income tax return
Due by month end. Covers sole traders and civil partnerships.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Spring quarter closes
Closing the VAT period and separating the quarter's documents for the Article 169 report.
Recurring filingHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Ordibehesht payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Tir

4/12

22 June to 22 July

Corporate income tax return
The heaviest month of the year. Due by month end, with the balance sheet and income statement attached.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Spring quarter VAT return
Due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Annual general meeting
Approving the financial statements and resolving retained earnings, within four months of year end.
Recurring filingHandled by Corporate and registry services

Mordad

5/12

23 July to 22 August

Spring quarterly transaction report
The Article 169 report, due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Tir payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Shahrivar

6/12

23 August to 22 September

Summer quarter closes
Closing the VAT period and separating the quarter's documents.
Recurring filingHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Prepare for field assessment
Most assessment notices for the prior year are issued in this window.
Internal workHandled by Tax services
Mordad payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Mehr

7/12

23 September to 22 October

Summer quarter VAT return
Due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Shahrivar payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Aban

8/12

23 October to 21 November

Summer quarterly transaction report
The Article 169 report, due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Mehr payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Azar

9/12

22 November to 21 December

Autumn quarter closes
Closing the VAT period and separating the quarter's documents.
Recurring filingHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Estimate the current year's tax
Projecting the liability through year end so cash budgeting is not caught out.
Internal workHandled by Financial and management advisory
Aban payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Dey

10/12

22 December to 20 January

Autumn quarter VAT return
Due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Begin the year-end close
Identifying open items, reconciling bank accounts and clearing suspense balances.
Internal workHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping
Azar payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Bahman

11/12

21 January to 19 February

Autumn quarterly transaction report
The Article 169 report, due by the 15th.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Tax services
Plan the stock count
Setting the count date, the count team and the procedure for recording variances.
Recurring filingHandled by Audit and internal audit
Dey payroll and insurance filing
Payroll tax list and social security schedule, due by month end.
Recurring filingHandled by Payroll and social insurance

Esfand

12/12

20 February to 20 March

Seal next year's statutory books
Books must be sealed before the new fiscal year starts. This one cannot be fixed afterwards.
Statutory deadlineHandled by Corporate and registry services
Year-end stock count
Physical count of inventory and reconciliation against the stock ledger.
Recurring filingHandled by Audit and internal audit
Close the books
Posting adjustments, depreciation, end-of-service provisions and the closing entry.
Recurring filingHandled by Accounting and bookkeeping

Nozhan by the numbers

15
Years of practice: 300
Active clients: 500
Completed engagements: 150
Specialists

About Tadbir Mohaseb Nozhan

Our work comes down to one thing: when someone opens a company's financial file, everything is where it should be.

A named specialist
One person is responsible for your file and knows it. You have their direct line and you never have to explain the history again.
A calendar, not a reminder
Your statutory deadlines sit in our calendar. Your job is to approve, not to remember.
A document behind every figure
Every entry we make has to be defensible under assessment. If a document is missing we tell you before the period closes.

More about us

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Some of the organisations we work with

Iran Khodro
Bank Mellat
Gol Gohar
Pars Online
Mahan Air
Golestan Group

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A forty minute session at no cost. We look at where you stand and tell you what needs correcting.

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