What to do next
As at 18 August 2026 there are 73 days until the Phase 1 deadline for appointing an ASP. If your last financial statements show gross income of AED 50,000,000 or more, that is the number to plan against.
- Settle your phase this week. Open the most recent financial statements, take gross income for that accounting period, and compare it with AED 50,000,000. Put both of your phase's dates into the calendar the business actually uses, with a reminder six weeks ahead of each. If the figure sits close to the threshold, work as though you are in Phase 1 until an advisor tells you otherwise — being early costs nothing, being late costs AED 5,000 a month.
- Start the provider conversation now, not in October. Shortlist from the Ministry of Finance's published list of accredited providers, ask each of them the five questions below, and leave real time for contracting, onboarding and sandbox testing. An appointment is not a signature; it is a working connection.
- Prepare the ERP side in parallel. Complete the addresses, countries and registration identifiers on your own company and on your customers, and decide who owns e-invoicing operationally once it is live. The two courses that follow this one take it from there — generating and validating PINT AE documents, then transmission, retries and the status lifecycle — on the Odoone course list.
| Ask the provider | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Are you on the Ministry of Finance's accredited list today? | Accreditation is the entire point of the appointment |
| Do you support PINT AE Billing, Self-Billing and the Tax Data Document? | They are three separate specifications, not one |
| Is a sandbox available, and how soon? | You want to test before your phase starts, not during it |
| How long from signature to a live participant identity? | This is the number that decides whether October is comfortable |
| How does the FTA outcome get back to my ERP? | Corner 5 status has to reach your books somehow |
Want the ERP side handled properly while you choose your provider? Talk to Odoone about your UAE e-invoicing setup.
This content is general information for UAE businesses, not tax, legal, or financial advice. Rules change and cases differ — speak to a qualified advisor about your situation. Legal figures verified 18 August 2026 against Ministerial Decisions 243/2025, 244/2025, 64/2025, 56/2026 and 66/2026, Cabinet Decision 106/2025, the MoF Electronic Invoicing Guidelines V1.1 and the published Peppol PINT AE specifications.