Implementation Guides
EmaraTax ASP Onboarding for UAE eInvoicing (Guidelines V1.1)
How businesses and government entities must initiate ASP onboarding via EmaraTax on the FTA website, steps from Guidelines Chapter 9 and Appendix 1.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 6 min read
Why EmaraTax matters
UAE Electronic Invoicing Guidelines V1.1 (Chapter 9) state that onboarding with an ASP must be initiated by the Person or Government Entity, not the ASP, via EmaraTax, accessed through the FTA website.
EmaraTax is the FTA’s digital platform. There is no separate “eInvoicing-only” logo published for EmaraTax; it sits under the FTA brand. Use the official portal: EmaraTax.
Getting-ready steps (Guidelines Ch. 9)
### Step 1: Understand requirements - Review VAT Decree-Law / Executive Regulation changes and Ministerial / Cabinet decisions on eInvoicing - Build a plan to meet your mandatory date under MD 244 / MD 66 - Identify ERP / accounting changes
### Step 2: Select an ASP - Choose from the MoF pre-approved ASP list and finalize contracts - Onboard onto the ASP’s system via EmaraTax - Obtain a Peppol participant identifier via the ASP (your TIN, first 10 digits of TRN for existing taxpayers)
### Step 3: Test - Agree how invoice data is transmitted to the ASP - Ensure system readiness - Test end-to-end exchange and Tax Data reporting
### Step 4: Go-live - Agree oversight / error-resolution roles with the ASP - Start exchanging and reporting Electronic Invoices - Fix issues as they appear
### Ongoing - Update the ASP on changes via EmaraTax reverification / offboarding processes - Keep company details in EmaraTax accurate (trade license, address, contacts) before and after onboarding
Tax groups
Guidelines Appendix notes that each member of a VAT Tax Group needs to be onboarded for Electronic Invoicing and receive its own participant identifier. Members may onboard with different ASPs.
One ASP for send and receive
Guidelines §6.1: a Person in scope must appoint only one ASP for both sending (AR) and receiving (AP) Electronic Invoices.