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UAE VAT, invoicing and e-invoicing, explained with the rule each answer comes from.

• UAE tax invoice requirements: what every invoice must showWhat a UAE tax invoice must show under Article 59 of the VAT Executive Regulation, when a simplified invoice is allowed, and the 14-day deadline.
• UAE e-invoicing: deadlines, who it applies to and what to doUAE e-invoicing timeline under Ministerial Decisions 243 and 244 of 2025 as amended: who is in scope, ASP deadlines, go-live dates and penalties.
• UAE VAT registration threshold: when you must registerWhen a UAE business must register for VAT (AED 375,000), when it may register voluntarily (AED 187,500), what counts and the 30-day deadline.
• Simplified vs full tax invoice in the UAESimplified vs full UAE tax invoices: the AED 10,000 rule, what each must show under Article 59, and why simplified invoices end with e-invoicing.
• Tax credit notes in the UAE: when to issue one and what it must showWhen a UAE VAT-registered business must issue a tax credit note, the 14-day deadline, and the particulars Article 60 of the Executive Regulation requires.
• How to invoice as a freelancer in the UAEHow UAE freelancers should invoice before and after VAT registration, what to include, when VAT applies, and how corporate tax and e-invoicing affect you.
• Do UAE invoices have to be in Arabic?Whether a UAE tax invoice must be in Arabic, what the Tax Procedures Law says about language and translation, and how long invoices must be kept.