Compliance

UAE e-invoicing: where Qaflo fits, and where it does not

From 2027 a UAE tax invoice travels as structured data through an accredited service provider, not as a PDF. Qaflo is where the invoice is raised and the VAT return is prepared. It is not the provider that transmits it, and we would rather you knew that before the demo than after it.

Qaflo is ERP software for UAE contractors: quotations, purchasing, stock, job costing, invoicing, the VAT return and payroll, in one system.

Tax invoiceTRN 1000 0000 0000 03 · Northwind Hospitality LLC
INV-2026-1187Posted
ItemQtyVATAmount
Oak veneer wall panelling48 m²924.0018,480.00
Concealed joinery doors6 no645.0012,900.00
VAT on each line
1,569.00
Total AED
32,949.00
  1. Raised and posted in QafloBuilt to the FTA content rules
  2. PINT AE payload and submissionYour accredited service provider

1 Jan 2027 live at or above AED 50m1 Jul 2027 live below it

Qaflo raises the invoice. The provider you appoint carries it. Sample document.

What the mandate asks of your business

Every business appoints an Accredited Service Provider and files invoices through it, as structured XML on the Peppol network in the UAE PINT AE format. Once your phase goes live, a PDF no longer counts as the invoice. The dates depend on turnover.

  • At or above AED 50m turnover: appoint a provider by 30 October 2026, live on 1 January 2027
  • Below AED 50m: appoint by 31 March 2027, live on 1 July 2027
  • The provider is appointed by you, not by your ERP vendor
The Qaflo invoice register

What Qaflo does today

The invoice has to be right before any provider can carry it. Qaflo raises a tax invoice already built to the FTA content rules and posts it to the ledger the VAT return comes out of, so the figures a provider transmits and the figures you file agree.

  • Your TRN on the document, with VAT shown on each line rather than added at the bottom
  • Credit and debit notes on the same path as the invoice
  • The FTA VAT 201 built box by box from posted documents, drillable to each one
Said out loud

What Qaflo does not do

Qaflo is not an accredited service provider. It does not produce the PINT AE payload for you today, it does not connect to a provider, and it submits nothing to the FTA. Those belong to the provider you appoint. Ask us on the call which providers we have worked alongside, and plan the appointment on the dates above rather than waiting for your ERP to do it.

Done in Qaflo
  • Tax invoices built to the FTA content rules
  • The VAT 201 from the same ledger
Your provider’s job
  • The PINT AE payload
  • A connection to a provider
  • Submission to the FTA
Questions

What people ask about this

Not answered here? Ask us directly.

Is Qaflo an accredited e-invoicing service provider?
No. We are not on the Ministry of Finance list of accredited service providers, and nothing is transmitted to the FTA on your behalf. Every business appoints its own provider.
When do we have to be ready?
If your turnover is AED 50m or more, appoint a provider by 30 October 2026 and go live on 1 January 2027. Below that, appoint by 31 March 2027 and go live on 1 July 2027.
Then what does Qaflo give us for e-invoicing?
The invoice itself, built to the FTA content rules with your TRN and tax on each line, posted to the same ledger the VAT 201 is prepared from. The structured payload and the submission are the provider you appoint.

See UAE e-invoicing on your own data

Book a working session and we will walk it through one of your own jobs rather than a demo dataset.

Not ready for a demo? See the prices or call +971 52 941 2323.