Prerequisites and considerations
This page covers the regulatory and system requirements you need to complete before you configure Sovos for United Arab Emirates e-invoicing model.
About prerequisites
Before you configure Sovos, address the following regulatory requirements directly with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and Ministry of Finance (MoF). Once you meet these requirements, go to EmaraTax onboarding.
Regulatory requirements
Before you can submit invoices, make sure you meet the following regulatory requirements:
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| TRN | Tax Registration Number. 15-digit alphanumeric number, needed if VAT-registered. |
| TIN | Tax Identification Number. First 10 digits of your TRN. All in-scope businesses must have one TIN. Register with the FTA at EmaraTax if you don't have a TRN already. |
| PEPPOL Participant ID | 0235: followed by your 10-digit TIN. Sovos creates this for you during onboarding. |
| Single ASP | You must appoint one ASP for both sending and receiving. |
| Buyer PEPPOL IDs | Collect the PEPPOL Participant ID (0235:TIN) of each buyer before issuing invoices to them. |
| System failure reporting | Report any system outage to the FTA within two business days. |
| VAT group members | Each entity must use its own TRN, not the VAT group representative's TRN. |
Before go-live
The UAE electronic invoicing mandate works with data fields that your ERP or billing system may not have now.
Add the following fields to your ERP or billing system before go-live:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Supplier TIN | Under UAE VAT law, companies may use a Group TRN. For e-invoicing, each entity must use its own TIN. |
| Supplier PEPPOL ID | Maintain your PEPPOL ID in your ERP, or generate it using your TIN and the UAE scheme code 0235. |
| Buyer TIN | Maintain the TIN of every buyer. Identify buyers with a Group TRN and ask them to provide the individual TIN for each entity. |
| Buyer PEPPOL ID | Maintain each buyer PEPPOL ID, or generate it using their TIN and 0235. |
| UAE tax type codes | Map UAE VAT tax category codes to your internal tax type codes. |
| UAE transaction type codes | Map UAE transaction type codes (such as free trade zone, margin scheme, deemed supply flags) to your internal codes. |
UAT environment
The Sovos User Acceptance Test (UAT) environment includes a sandbox for testing. Note the following limitations:
- UAT doesn't connect to the live FTA reporting system.
- PEPPOL network routing uses test endpoints.
- Use Sovos-provided test buyer participant identifiers.
- Don't use live buyer TINs.
- FTA confirmation responses are simulated.