- The UAE amended its mandatory e-invoicing rules under Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026, effective October 1, 2026, ahead of phased mandatory rollout starting January 1, 2027.
- Transactions between members of the same UAE VAT tax group are temporarily excluded from mandatory e-invoicing for 24 months, from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028.
- The tax group exemption applies only to registered VAT tax group members, not automatically to all companies in the same corporate group, and does not affect other VAT obligations.
- The previous requirement to store electronic invoices and credit notes within the UAE has been removed, giving businesses more flexibility on data storage location.
- Businesses must still retain e-invoices and related data for the statutory retention period and make records accessible to the Federal Tax Authority upon request.
Source: fiscal-requirements.com
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