UAE e-invoicing readiness
Get e-invoicing ready before your ASP deadline.
Revenue of AED 50M and above: appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026. Below AED 50M: by 31 March 2027.
Book an e-invoicing readiness check
An advisor will confirm your phase, your deadlines and what has to change.
- Not tied to any single ASP, so our advice on which provider fits your size and accounting software is independent
- Readiness check, ASP selection, data cleanup, VAT review and go-live support from one team
- We work alongside whichever ASP you appoint, from first check to go-live
Saturday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Dubai.
Key dates
Two phases, set by annual revenue.
Each phase has two dates: the day your ASP has to be appointed, and the day e-invoicing becomes mandatory for you.
days hours until the 30 October 2026 ASP deadline
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Next deadline
Revenue AED 50M and above
Appoint your Accredited Service Provider.
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Revenue AED 50M and above
E-invoicing becomes mandatory.
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Revenue below AED 50M
Appoint your Accredited Service Provider.
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Revenue below AED 50M
E-invoicing becomes mandatory.
Legal basis: Ministerial Decisions No. 243 and 244 of 2025. Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2026 moved the ASP deadline for businesses with revenue of AED 50M and above from 31 July to 30 October 2026. Their go-live date of 1 January 2027 did not change.
What changes for your business
Four things to know before your phase starts.
E-invoicing changes how an invoice is issued, where it travels and what data it has to carry. Here is what that means in plain terms.
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A PDF or emailed invoice no longer counts
Once your phase applies, invoices are issued as structured XML in the PINT AE format rather than as a PDF or an email attachment.
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Invoices go through an Accredited Service Provider
The UAE uses a Peppol-based model. Your invoices are exchanged through an ASP accredited by the Ministry of Finance, which you appoint.
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It applies even if you are not VAT registered
Participation is by TIN, the first 10 digits of your corporate tax TRN. B2C transactions are out of scope for now.
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Your accounting data has to be clean
Tax numbers, customer records and VAT treatment all feed the e-invoice. Gaps that a PDF could hide now have to be fixed at the source.
How we help
Independent advice, and the accounting work behind it.
Quick Ashford is the accounting and advisory side of e-invoicing. We get your business ready and work alongside whichever ASP you choose.
Quick Ashford is not an ASP, and not tied to one.
We are free to recommend the provider that fits your size and accounting software, rather than pushing one.
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Readiness check
Which phase you are in, your deadlines, and what has to change in your invoicing and accounting.
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Choosing and appointing an ASP
Independent advice on which ASP fits your size and accounting software, and help through the appointment.
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Invoice data cleanup and mapping
Your invoice data cleaned up and mapped to the fields the e-invoice requires.
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TRN, TIN and customer master data
Tax numbers and customer records cleaned up, and the VAT treatment on your invoices reviewed.
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Testing and reconciliation
Support while you test with your ASP, and reconciliation after go-live so your books match what was sent.
How it runs
Five steps, in order.
Your ASP has to be appointed a few months before your go-live date, so the preparation starts ahead of both.
Book a readiness check-
Readiness call
A short call to confirm your phase, your deadlines and the accounting software you use.
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Gap review
We review your invoices, master data and VAT treatment against the e-invoice requirements and list what has to change.
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ASP and system setup
We help you choose and appoint an ASP, then work with them and your software to get your data mapped.
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Testing
Test invoices go through your ASP before your mandatory date, and we check the results against your books.
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Go-live
You issue e-invoices from your mandatory date, with reconciliation support once they are flowing.
Questions
UAE e-invoicing, answered.
Something not covered here? Ask an advisor directly.
Am I in scope if my business is not VAT registered?
Yes. UAE e-invoicing applies to businesses that are not VAT registered as well. Participation is by TIN, the first 10 digits of your corporate tax TRN, rather than by VAT registration.
What is an ASP?
An Accredited Service Provider is a company accredited by the Ministry of Finance to exchange e-invoices on the UAE's Peppol-based network. Every business in scope has to appoint one by its deadline. Quick Ashford is not an ASP. We help you choose one and get your accounting data ready for it.
Does a PDF invoice still count?
Not once your phase applies. From your mandatory date, invoices are issued as structured XML in the PINT AE format and exchanged through your ASP. A PDF or emailed invoice no longer counts.
What is my TIN?
Your TIN is the first 10 digits of your corporate tax TRN. It is the number your business participates in e-invoicing under, so it needs to be correct on your own records and on your customers' records.
Which phase am I in?
It depends on annual revenue. With revenue of AED 50M and above, you appoint an ASP by 30 October 2026 and e-invoicing is mandatory from 1 January 2027. Below AED 50M, you appoint an ASP by 31 March 2027 and it is mandatory from 1 July 2027. If you are not sure which side you fall on, the readiness check confirms it.
Do I need new accounting software?
Not necessarily. What matters is whether your current software, together with the ASP you appoint, can produce invoices with the required data. We start from the software you already use, whether that is Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero, Tally, Odoo, an ERP or spreadsheets, and advise on the ASP and setup that fit it before anything is replaced.
Are B2C sales included?
Not for now. B2C transactions are out of scope at this stage. If you sell to both businesses and consumers, it is your business invoices that need to be ready.
Is Quick Ashford an Accredited Service Provider?
No. Quick Ashford is an accounting and advisory firm, and we are not tied to any single ASP. That lets us recommend the provider that fits your size and accounting software, prepare your data, and work alongside whichever ASP you appoint.
What clients say
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