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Last update: 25 October 2026 Sources last checked: 31 Oct 2026, 04:00 GST 2 updates tracked

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23 Oct 2026 E-invoicing Exiloz note

E-invoicing: the ASP appointment deadline for AED 50 million+ businesses is 30 October 2026#

Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2026 set 30 October 2026 as the last date to appoint an accredited service provider, with go-live unchanged at 1 January 2027. Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025 fines a late appointment AED 5,000 for each month or part of a month. Businesses under AED 50 million appoint by 31 March 2027.

Official source: Ministry of Finance, Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2026 Our guide: UAE e-invoicing: deadlines, fines and the October changes
19 Oct 2026 E-invoicing Exiloz note

Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026: e-invoice data no longer has to stay in the UAE#

Effective from 1 October 2026, it amends Ministerial Decision No. 243 of 2025. E-invoices and credit notes must still be kept for the Tax Procedures Law period and produced to the FTA on request, but the UAE storage requirement is removed. The two-business-day system failure notice is repealed, and transactions between members of the same tax group are excluded for 24 months from 1 January 2027.

Official source: Ministry of Finance, announcement of 19 October 2026 Our guide: What the October changes mean for your rollout