UAE E-Invoicing Readiness Planner
See when to start each stage of your implementation, counted backwards from your mandatory go-live date. Your selections save in your browser.
Your compliance phase
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Project complexity
To go live by 1 Jan 2027, a standard project needs about 23 weeks, but only 17 weeks remain, roughly 6 weeks behind an ideal schedule. Start now and compress testing where you safely can.
ERP readiness & data cleanup
24 Jul 2026 → 21 Aug 2026Inventory your invoice data, standardise master data, and map fields to the PINT AE format. Fix gaps before anything else starts.
Select & appoint an Accredited Service Provider
21 Aug 2026 → 18 Sept 2026Shortlist MoF Accredited ASPs for your ERP, run an RFP, and sign. This stage must finish by the statutory appoint-by deadline.
ERP ↔ ASP integration build
18 Sept 2026 → 13 Nov 2026Connect your ERP to the ASP (API, SFTP, or connector) and build the PINT AE mapping and validation.
Sandbox testing & UAT
13 Nov 2026 → 18 Dec 2026Transmit test invoices through the MoF sandbox, validate end-to-end, fix issues, and get user-acceptance sign-off.
Go-live cutover & stabilisation
18 Dec 2026 → 1 Jan 2027Switch to live transmission, monitor acknowledgements, and stabilise day-to-day operations.
Your fixed regulatory deadlines
30 Oct 2026
Appoint an ASP by
1 Jan 2027
Full compliance / go-live
Based on MoF Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025, as amended by MoF Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2026, last verified 19 August 2026. Always verify the current rules with the Ministry of Finance / Federal Tax Authority.
This planner shows when to do each stage. For what to do inside each one, the task-by-task detail, use the compliance checklist alongside it.
Stage durations are planning estimates based on typical UAE deployments, scaled by the complexity you selected; your real timeline depends on your ERP, data quality, and provider. The deadlines themselves are fixed regulatory dates.