The UAE is introducing mandatory electronic invoicing for business-to-business and business-to-government transactions. Invoices will be exchanged in a structured format through Accredited Service Providers (ASPs) on a Peppol-based network, with data reported to the Federal Tax Authority.
The published timeline
- From July 2026: a pilot with a group of selected taxpayers.
- 1 January 2027: mandatory for businesses with annual revenue of AED 50 million or more.
- 1 July 2027: mandatory for businesses below AED 50 million, which covers most SMEs.
- Businesses must appoint an Accredited Service Provider ahead of their go-live date.
Dates and thresholds come from Ministry of Finance announcements and may be refined. Check the latest position with the Ministry of Finance and the FTA before you plan around them.
What to do now
- Clean up customer master data: legal names, TRNs and addresses will need to be exact.
- Make sure every invoice line has the right VAT treatment: standard, zero-rated, exempt or reverse charge.
- Ask your accounting software provider how and when they will connect to an ASP.
- Budget for the ASP's fees, which are usually charged per invoice or per year.
Where SoarLedger stands
SoarLedger does not send e-invoices yet. UAE invoices already carry your TRN, your customer's TRN and line-level VAT treatment, which is the data e-invoicing needs. We will publish our e-invoicing plan on our UAE page well before the July 2027 deadline.
Written by the SoarLedger team · General information, not tax advice — confirm your obligations with your Chartered Accountant.