UAE Ministry of Finance has extended the deadline for appointing an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) to 30 October 2026 for businesses with annual revenues of AED 50 million or more. The mandatory implementation of the UAE e‑invoicing system remains 1 January 2027 for that revenue bracket, while lower‑revenue businesses and government entities have separate deadlines. Businesses must prepare ERP readiness, XML invoice compliance, and VAT configuration ahead of the implementation dates.
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BDO · 17 days ago
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Key Takeaways
The deadline is 30 October 2026, extended from 31 July 2026.
They must appoint an ASP by 31 March 2027 and implement by 1 July 2027.
Government entities must implement by 1 October 2027 after appointing an ASP by 31 March 2027.
They must ensure ERP readiness, clean invoice data, prepare XML invoice format, configure VAT, conduct internal testing, and coordinate finance/IT teams.
32 providers have been approved, with more in final accreditation stages.
Primary source
Read the full article at EinvoicingThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 17 June 2026. It relates to VAT developments in UAE. The original source is Einvoicing.
