General information, not tax advice. Checked 28 Oct 2026 against vendor and Ministry of Finance (MoF) pages. Rules, lists and product features change. Confirm with your tax adviser and with Zoho before you act.
Your deadlines (annual revenue under AED 50m)
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Appoint an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) in EmaraTax | by 31 Mar 2027 |
| E-invoicing mandatory (go-live) | 1 Jul 2027 |
Zoho's UAE page gives the same dates. Businesses at AED 50m or more had to appoint an ASP by 30 Oct 2026 and go live on 1 Jan 2027.
Is Zoho an accredited ASP?
Yes, Zoho is an ASP itself. "Zoho Software Trading LLC" appears on the MoF list of accredited eInvoicing service providers with accreditation no. 121988 (the list was last updated 28 Oct 2026). You do not need a separate ASP if you keep using Zoho Books. You appoint Zoho in EmaraTax.
Commercials (from Zoho's UAE e-invoicing page): the first 100 e-invoicing transactions are free on Professional and higher paid plans of Zoho Books UAE. After that you buy one-off packs, from AED 41 per 100 transactions. Invoices are produced in the PINT AE XML format, and Zoho generates the UUIDs.
Settings to prepare in Zoho Books
Prerequisite: taxes must be enabled and your TRN entered. The E-Invoicing setup screen is not available until both are done.
| Where | Field or setting | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Settings > Taxes & Compliance > E-Invoicing ("Verify Your Details") | Registered Business Name | Must match your trade licence and EmaraTax exactly |
| same | TIN | First 10 digits of your TRN. This becomes your Peppol participant ID |
| same | TRN | 15 digits |
| same | Organisation Address | Edits here also update the Organisation Profile |
| same | FTA Registered Email ID | The email you use to sign in to EmaraTax |
| Zoho ASP page (Applicant Details) | Registered EmaraTax email, TIN, registered mobile number (optional) | |
| Settings > Users & Roles > Roles | "Push Transactions" permission under E-Invoicing | Only users with this permission can send documents over Peppol |
Master data to clean up (needed for PINT AE)
- Customers (B2B): legal name, TRN, TIN, full address with emirate, and whether the customer sits in a designated or free zone.
- Items and services: a correct VAT treatment (standard 5%, zero-rated, exempt or out of scope), a consistent unit of measure, and a clear description.
- Your organisation: legal registration identifier (trade licence number), address and base currency AED.
- Foreign-currency invoices: keep the exchange rate so that the AED VAT amounts can be shown.
- Credit notes: a reason for every credit note. Reason codes are mandatory in PINT AE v1.0.1.
Step-by-step preparation
- Now: confirm your plan is Professional or higher. Upgrade before you onboard if you are on a lower or free plan.
- Now: check that your TRN, legal name and address in Zoho Books match EmaraTax and your trade licence.
- Nov to Dec 2026: clean up customer master data. Add the TRN and TIN for every VAT-registered customer and complete their addresses.
- Nov to Dec 2026: review item tax codes, units of measure and descriptions. Add credit-note reasons to your process.
- By Jan 2027: go to Settings > E-Invoicing > Setup Now, complete "Verify Your Details", accept the terms, then Save & Continue.
- Same session: click Go to EmaraTax, open your taxable person, verify your email and mobile, then open E-Invoicing, tick the box and click Submit > Proceed.
- Same session: under "List of ASPs for onboarding", select Zoho Software Trading LLC, then Proceed to ASP. Enter the applicant details, verify them, tick the entity details box and Submit.
- Same session: return to Zoho Books and click Verify & Complete Setup.
- Same session: grant the Push Transactions role permission only to the staff who will issue invoices.
- Feb to Jun 2027: send test or early invoices to friendly customers, check that the validation status comes back correctly, and train your staff on handling rejections.
- Before Jun 2027: buy enough transaction packs for your monthly volume.
- 1 Jul 2027: every B2B and B2G tax invoice and credit note must go out as an e-invoice. A PDF or an email alone no longer counts.
Done by 31 Mar 2027? Zoho is shown as your ASP in EmaraTax, and the Zoho Books setup is complete.
Sources opened
- MoF list of accredited ASPs: https://mof.gov.ae/en/about-us/initiatives/einvoicing/einvoicing-accredited-service-providers-asps/
- Zoho Books UAE e-invoicing page: https://www.zoho.com/ae/books/e-invoicing/
- Zoho Books UAE help, e-invoicing setup: https://www.zoho.com/ae/books/help/e-invoicing/
- KPMG summary of mandatory fields (TIN, scheme 0235, 51 fields): https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2026/02/uae-technical-guidance-mandatory-e-invoicing-fields.html
- Deloitte on PINT AE v1.0.1 (credit-note reason codes): https://www.deloitte.com/middle-east/en/services/tax/perspectives/uae-e-invoicing-news-peppol-uae-data-dictionary-updates.html