UAE e-invoicing on SnapLedger · Lesson 3 of 7

Not every sale is the same

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Not every sale goes to a business in the UAE. Some customers are private people; some are abroad. Traditionally, you'd look up the rule for each one. In this lesson, the invoice works it out.

What you'll learn

  • Invoice a private customer: no e-invoice needed
  • Invoice a business abroad: the export is detected for you
  • Find the rarer supply types on the draft

Step by step

  1. A homeowner — Mr Daniel Okafor has ordered a fitted wardrobe for his villa. He's a private customer, and sales to consumers aren't part of e-invoicing, for now. The check says so before Lina issues anything.
  2. A normal tax invoice — It's issued as a normal tax invoice, with its VAT, and nothing goes to the network.
  3. A hotel in Kuwait — Next, lobby furniture for a hotel group in Kuwait. The invoice sees a business outside the UAE. It's an export: the lines are zero-rated, and the goods ship to the buyer's address. Lina didn't have to choose any of it.
  4. Filed; the PDF as usual — It's filed with the tax authority. The hotel isn't on the UAE network, so Lina sends them the PDF, as she always has.
  5. The rarer cases — The rarer cases, like a designated zone, a summary invoice or the margin scheme, are ticked here when they apply, and the check asks for what each one needs. The invoice knows who it's for.

Next: when something has to change after an invoice is filed.