E-Invoicing for the UAE Is Now Available in FirstBit ERP

E-invoices are generated from the same sales documents your accounting team works with every day, while the system takes care of validation and sending.

The new functionality includes:

You can also decide who sends e-invoices and when. Sending can be tied to a document's approval status or limited to employees with specific access rights: for this, we've added a new access profile, Sending of E-Invoices to Tax Authorities.

To pass validation, an e-invoice needs more details than a regular invoice. That's why the records for your company and counterparties now let you specify trade licenses and their issuing authority, mark free zone registration, select the emirate and enter the Tax Identification Number (TIN). The TIN is used as the recipient's address when exchanging e-invoices.

We've also added new fields to sales documents: beneficiary and consignee details, reason codes for discounts and credit notes, payment method, customs document number and Incoterms delivery terms for exports, and an online sale indicator. In addition, e-invoices can now be generated for transactions treated as deemed supplies for VAT purposes, even when no payment was made.

The new functionality is already available in the current version of FirstBit ERP, and we've published a full description of the changes, including other new features, in the FirstBit ERP User Guide. To exchange e-invoices, you can choose one of our ASP partners — Flick Network, TronStride or DocFlow — who offer special connection terms for First Bit clients.

If you have any questions about connecting to e-invoicing or choosing an ASP, leave a request on our Contact us page, and we'll help you get your accounting system ready to work with e-invoices.