Federal Tax Authority

FTA Technical Guidance on Mandatory Electronic Invoicing Data Fields (Data Dictionary)

FTA publishes a detailed technical data dictionary specifying the 51 mandatory fields for electronic tax invoices and the adapted field set for commercial e-invoices, adopting the Peppol PINT AE (UAE) specification, TIN-based seller identifiers, and XML structure requirements ahead of the July 2026 voluntary pilot.

What firms should do

Yes — IT/finance teams and ERP vendors should map invoicing systems to the published data dictionary and Peppol PINT AE schema

Regulator: Federal Tax Authority
Type: Guide Update
Status: Final/In Force
Published: 23 Feb 2026
Reference: Implements Ministerial Decisions No. 243 and 244 of 2025
Topic: E-Invoicing
Impact: High

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FTA Technical Guidance on Mandatory Electronic Invoicing Data Fields (Data Dictionary)

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