Key Milestones & Implementation Timeline
Q4 2024
Development Service Providers’ certification requirements and procedures.
Q2 2025
Introduction of e-Invoicing legislation.
July 2026
phase 1 – go live reporting for B2B & B2G e-Invoicing
March–April 2025
Dedicated portal for e-Invoicing Service Providers Accreditation in the UAE.
December 2025
Pilot Phase begins for UAE e-Invoicing implementation.
On the Horizon
Potential inclusion of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) transactions.
How Does e-Invoicing Work in the UAE?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is implementing an e-Invoicing system to enhance tax compliance and streamline financial processes. Here's an overview of how e-Invoicing works in the UAE, incorporating regulations from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Federal Tax Authority (FTA):
Invoice Generation
Businesses generate invoices using their own ERP or billing software, which connects to a UAE-accredited PEPPOL Access Point (AP). This ensures compliance with MoF and FTA regulations.
Real-Time Submission
The invoice is transmitted from the supplier’s AP to the buyer’s AP via the PEPPOL network, using the Service Metadata Publisher to determine the recipient’s AP.
Validation & Approval
The supplier’s AP validates the invoice to ensure compliance with the UAE E-Invoicing Data Dictionary before transmitting it to the buyer’s AP. The buyer’s AP then validates the invoice to ensure all required fields are correct before forwarding it to the buyer’s system. Additionally, the supplier’s AP reports tax-related invoice data to the FTA, ensuring compliance with MoF and VAT regulations.
Acknowledgment & Archiving
- The FTA sends an acknowledgment to the supplier’s AP upon successful reporting.
- The buyer’s AP provides an acknowledgment of receipt to the supplier’s AP.
- Reported e-invoices must be stored electronically for at least five years.
Specialized e-Invoicing Model in UAE
- Supplier, Corner 1 (C1) transmits e-Invoice data in an agreed format to its UAE-accredited Service Provider, Corner 2 (C2).
- Corner 2 (C2) validates the e-Invoice data received from Corner 1 (C1) and converts it into the UAE-standard e-Invoice XML format if necessary (i.e., if the original format differs from the UAE standard).
- C2 transmits the e-Invoice (in the XML format) to the buyer’s UAE-accredited Service Provider, Corner 3 (C3).
- Corner 3 (C3) sends an acknowledgment to C2, confirming successful receipt of the e-Invoice, and then transmits the e-Invoice to the buyer, Corner 4 (C4).
- C2 reports the tax-related data of the e-Invoice to the central data platform managed by the FTA, Corner 5 (C5).
- Corner 5 (C5) sends an acknowledgment to C2, confirming that the e-Invoice has been successfully reported.
- C2 forwards both the C3 exchange acknowledgment and the C5 reporting acknowledgment to C1.
Challenges & How We Solve Them
Common e-Invoicing Challenges
- Manual errors & compliance risks
- Data inconsistency & integration issues
- Lack of real-time tracking & validation
- Data security & privacy concerns
- Archiving & audit compliance complexities
Cygnet.One’s Solution
- Automated tax compliance Eliminates manual errors & ensures regulatory adherence
- End-to-end integration Seamless connectivity with existing ERP, legacy & accounting systems
- Real-time tracking & reporting Ensures accuracy & transparency
- Robust data security & privacy Encrypted storage & secured data handling
- Archiving & audit compliance Minimum 5 years of legally compliant data retention
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