Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Integration with UAE E-Invoicing

The UAE's E-Invoicing Mandate, In Plain Terms

• The UAE is moving to mandatory business-to-business e-invoicing under a decentralized continuous transaction control and exchange (DCTCE) model, run by the Federal Tax Authority. Invoices move as structured PINT AE data through accredited Access Service Providers on the Peppol network — not as PDFs, and not submitted directly to the FTA by the business itself.
• For a Business Central, Dynamics NAV, LS Central, or LS NAV environment, that means every sales and purchase invoice needs a compliant path in and out of your ERP: generating and transmitting PINT AE XML on the way out, and validating and posting supplier e-invoices on the way in — with status, rejections, and resubmissions visible the whole time.

PINT AE Invoice Generation

Generates outbound sales invoices and credit notes as PINT AE-compliant structured data straight from Business Central, ready for transmission by your Access Service Provider.

Peppol Access Point Connectivity

Connects Business Central to any FTA-accredited Access Service Provider over the Peppol network, so outbound invoices reach the buyer and the FTA correctly and inbound ones reach you.

Inbound Invoice Automation

Receives supplier e-invoices, matches them against purchase orders and receipts, and posts or flags them for review — accept, reject, or query, without re-keying.

Status & MLS Tracking

Tracks submission, acceptance, and rejection status for every invoice, with message-level acknowledgements surfaced back into Business Central so nothing silently fails.

Archival for FTA Audit Readiness

Keeps a tamper-evident record of every outbound and inbound e-invoice, matched to its transmission status, for the retention periods the FTA requires.

Phase-Ready Compliance

Onboard onto an accredited Access Service Provider ahead of your mandated go-live date without re-platforming your ERP.

Fewer Manual Touches

PO-matched inbound invoices and auto-generated outbound XML cut manual entry and reconciliation work on both sides of the ledger.

Penalty Exposure Reduced

Automated transmission and status monitoring reduce the risk of missed deadlines and untransmitted invoices under Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025.

Phase 1

Revenue ≥ AED 50M

ASP appointed by 30 Oct 2026

Go-live 1 Jan 2027

Phase 2

Revenue < AED 50M

ASP appointed by 31 Mar 2027

Go-live 1 Jul 2027

Phase 3

Government entities

Go-live 1 Oct 2027

red

AED 5,000

per month

No ASP appointed, or system not implemented by deadline.

teal

AED 100

per invoice

Late or missing invoice transmission (capped at AED 5,000/month).

gold

AED 1,000

per day

Unreported system failure — FTA or ASP notification missed.

Assess & Choose an ASP

Confirm your mandate phase and appoint an FTA-accredited Access Service Provider before your deadline.

Connect Business Central

We wire up PINT AE generation and Peppol Access Point connectivity directly inside your ERP.

Transmit & Receive

Outbound invoices generate and transmit automatically; inbound supplier invoices validate against POs and post.

Monitor & Reconcile

Status, acceptances, and rejections stay visible in Business Central, with resubmission handled in place.

C1

Seller

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• Invoice created and posted inside your ERP — Business Central, Dynamics NAV, LS Central, or LS NAV.
• No manual re-entry — it's the same document the business already produces.
• Sent to the seller's own accredited Access Point for validation.

C2

Seller's Access Point

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• Validates the invoice against PINT AE schema and business rules.
• Converts it into the compliant PINT AE structured format.
• Routes it onward over the Peppol network to the buyer's Access Point.
• Reports the same tax data to the FTA Access Point in parallel.

C3

Buyer's Access Point

• Receives the PINT AE document over the Peppol network.
• Looks up the buyer's registered capability via the SML/SMP address registries.
• Delivers the cleared invoice on to the buyer's ERP.
• Reports tax data to the UAE Federal Tax Authority.

C4

Buyer

• Receives the cleared invoice directly inside their ERP system.
• Matched against purchase orders and receipts automatically.
• No PDF, no email, no manual keying required.

C5

FTA Access Point

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• Receives tax data from both the seller's and buyer's Access Points.
• Feeds the Central Data Platform, which collects, processes, and stores it.
• Gives the Federal Tax Authority a real-time, independent view of every transaction.

Peppol Network

The secure B2B and B2G e-delivery backbone connecting every accredited Access Point.

Address & Capability Registries

SML/SMP lookup services that resolve which Access Point a business is registered with.

Central Data Platform

Collects, processes, and stores the tax data the FTA receives from Access Points.

Invoice Details

1–9

• Invoice number
• Invoice date
• Invoice type code
• Invoice currency code
• Invoice transaction type code
• Payment due date
• Business process type
• Specification identifier
• Payment means type code

Seller Details

10–20

• Seller name
• Seller electronic address
• Seller electronic identifier
• Seller legal registration identifier
• Seller legal reg. identifier type
• Seller tax identifier
• Seller tax scheme code
• Seller address line 1
• Seller city
• Seller country subdivision
• Seller country code

Buyer Details

21–29

• Buyer name
• Buyer electronic address
• Buyer electronic identifier
• Buyer tax identifier
• Buyer tax scheme code
• Buyer address line 1
• Buyer city
• Buyer country subdivision
• Buyer country code

Document Totals

30–34

• Sum of invoice line net amount
• Invoice total amount without tax
• Invoice total tax amount
• Invoice total amount with tax
• Amount due for payment

Tax Breakdown

35–38

• Tax category taxable amount
• Tax category tax amount
• Tax category code
• Tax category rate

Invoice Line

39–51

• Invoice line identifier
• Invoiced quantity
• Unit of measure code
• Invoice line net amount
• Item net price
• Item gross price
• Item price base quantity
• Invoiced item tax category code
• Invoiced item tax rate
• VAT line amount in AED
• Invoice line amount in AED
• Item name
• Item description

Source ERPs

Business Central, Dynamics NAV, LS Central, LS NAV, or any other ERP the sales invoice originates in.

Input Invoice Data

Extracted as XLSX, CSV, JSON, or XML, at org / location / warehouse level, as a single invoice or in batch.

Input Integration

Delivered onward via REST API, FTP/S-FTP, or direct file upload — whichever the source ERP already supports.

e-Invoice Engine (C2)

Transforms and validates: data validation, enrichment, buyer ID verification, and PINT AE conversion, with everything archived.

AS4 · PINT AE → FTA & C3

Transmitted to the Federal Tax Authority and the buyer's Access Point over AS4.

Response Returned

Acceptance, rejection, or query responses come back through the same engine and post to the source ERP automatically.

FTA Access Point (C5)

The Federal Tax Authority's corner of the network, where inbound purchase invoices first arrive.

C3 Access Point

A Peppol-certified access point receives the AS4/PINT AE document and hands it to the e-invoice app.

e-Invoice App

Validates, notifies, and generates invoice responses, with full archival and dashboards — available 24×7.

Output Invoice Data & Integration

Delivered as XLSX, CSV, JSON, XML, or PDF via webhook, API, FTP/S-FTP, or file download.

Buyer ERPs (C4)

Business Central, Dynamics NAV, LS Central, LS NAV, or any other buyer ERP receives the cleared invoice, ready to match and post.

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Who does the UAE e-invoicing mandate apply to?

All B2B invoicing, in phases based on annual revenue, plus government entities. B2C transactions are excluded from the mandate.

What is PINT AE?

PINT AE is the UAE-localized structured invoice format based on the Peppol International (PINT) specification — the data format your ERP needs to produce for every outbound e-invoice.

Do I submit invoices to the FTA directly?

No — self-submission isn't permitted. Invoices route through an FTA-accredited Access Service Provider (ASP) over the Peppol network, which reports to the FTA on your behalf.

When do I need to comply?

It depends on your phase: businesses with revenue at or above AED 50M must appoint an ASP by 30 Oct 2026 for a 1 Jan 2027 go-live; smaller businesses and government entities follow in 2027. Voluntary adoption opens 1 July 2026.

What happens if we miss a deadline or fail to transmit an invoice?

Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025 sets penalties for a missed ASP appointment, for each untransmitted invoice (capped monthly), and for unreported system failures — all avoidable with automated transmission and monitoring.

Does this work for invoices we receive, not just ones we send?

Yes — inbound supplier e-invoices are validated against purchase orders and receipts and posted or flagged for review, so accounts payable is covered alongside accounts receivable.