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UAE Ministry of Finance

Policy & Legal Updates
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UAE Amends E-Invoicing Rules With Tax Group Exclusion and Storage Changes

The UAE Ministry of Finance has introduced amendments to its electronic invoicing regulations under Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026, relaxing compliance rules ahead of an October 30 deadline. Transactions between members of the same tax group will be temporarily excluded from e-invoicing for 24 months starting January 1, 2027. The revisions also remove the requirement to store e-invoicing records physically within the UAE and abolish the mandatory two-day notification rule for system failures.

Policy & Legal Updates
Source: Gulf Business

UAE Ministry of Finance Amends National E-Invoicing System Regulatory Framework

The UAE Ministry of Finance issued Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026 to update regulations for the national Electronic Invoicing System. The decision grants a 24-month exclusion for intra-tax group transactions from January 1, 2027, and removes in-country data storage and system failure reporting requirements. The amendments take effect retroactively from October 1, 2026.

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