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
You have about 29 weeks until your Phase 1 go-live (1 Jan 2027). This standard plan needs ~23 weeks, leaving about 6 weeks of buffer. Start by 24 Jul 2026 to stay comfortable.
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 Pre-Approved 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. 243 of 2025, last verified 14 June 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.