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e-Invoicing in the UAE

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e-Invoicing in UAE

In October 2024, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Finance announced the roll out of mandatory e-invoicing in the country. It launched the UAE e-invoicing portal, that covers information about the new e-invoicing requirements for businesses. The Ministry of Finance defined e-invoices as “a structured form of an invoice data that is issued and exchanged electronically between a supplier and a buyer and reported electronically to the UAE Federal Tax Authority.”

e-invoicing in the UAE will be implemented in phases, and the first phase is expected to be rolled out by July 2026. UAE’s e-invoicing regime will follow the Decentralized Continuous Transaction Control and Exchange (DCTCE) using Peppol framework. This is a 5-corner model and will involve the seller, the buyer, the central tax authority, and both the buyer and seller’s certified Peppol Access Point service providers.

The seller will send the invoice data to their certified Peppol Access Point service provider, who will change the document to the required electronic invoice format. The service provider will then send this to the buyer’s service provider, who will send it to the buyer. The seller’s provider will also communicate the tax data in the e-invoice to the tax authority on the central government platform, which will send a notification of receipt. (See the diagram below.)

DCTCE Model of UAE and the Workflow

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Source: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance

Key Objectives

  • Reduce manual efforts in tax reporting processes to accelerate UAE’s digital transformation journey and the development of a robust digital economy
  • $ Reduce costs, optimize core operations, and reduce processing time and paper wastage
  • Identify and reduce VAT income loss
  • Reduce the risk of fraud and security breaches with encryption and secure data exchange protocols
  • Help drive economic growth
  • Leverage relevant big data in real time to help shape government policy in the UAE

Scope of e-Invoicing

  • The initial scope of the e-invoicing mandate in UAE applies to B2B and B2G transactions
  • B2C transactions may be considered in the future

What Does it Mean for Organizations

Organizations in the UAE must transform their existing processes to align with the region’s e-invoicing rules. This represents a significant shift for many, as they must maintain business continuity while ensuring a seamless customer experience. They require a robust digitized invoicing system (a technology platform) that can handle e-invoicing processing end to end, in accordance with UAE’s rules.

SunTec e-Invoicing: Empowering UAE Businesses

SunTec is an accredited Peppol Access Point service provider, and we can help organizations in the UAE make a smooth transition to the new e-invoicing mandate. SunTec e-Invoicing can integrate with an organization’s existing accounting system or with our VAT engine without disturbing the existing IT landscape. Our product offers end-to-end e-invoicing compliance with the DCTCE model.

Given our extensive experience of having deployed our VAT and e-invoicing products at over 35 banks in the Middle East, we can help our customers prepare seamlessly for the e-invoice mandate and comply with evolving regulations in the region.

The SunTec e-Invoicing Advantage

Seamless Integration with Taxpayer Systems
  • Standard interfaces ensure system agnosticism
  • Multi-channel interfacing options: Feed, Database Staging (Push and Pull), and Online Processing via API
  • Complete compliance solution with e-invoicing and Peppol Access Point capabilities
  • Data-level validations are handled upfront during transaction processing to prevent validation failures at Access Point systems
  • Pre-packaged standard code libraries ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Multi-currency support for e-invoice and e-note generation
  • Configurable rules to meet evolving requirements
  • Automated transaction receipt, processing, e-invoicing generation, and integration with Peppol Access Point Service Providers
  • Automated logging, monitoring, and reprocessing of e-invoicing technical errors
  • Automatic email alerts with execution details sent to a pre-configured set of users
  • Configurable business entity-specific templates for PDF generation
  • Customizable password encryption for PDF invoices and credit notes
  • Automatic emailing of PDF invoices and credit notes to customers
  • APIs for customer access to download PDF invoices and credit notes via online channels
  • Regeneration of invoice and credit note PDFs as needed
  • Standard MIS reports for e-invoice and e-note generation, failures, and customer exchanges
  • Configurable, template-based data extraction

Get in touch to begin your e-invoicing journey today!

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