# UAE adjusts electronic-invoicing rules for tax groups and records

> A Finance Ministry decision grants a temporary group-transaction exclusion and removes the domestic-storage requirement for e-invoice records.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-19
- **Original source:** [Emirates News Agency (WAM)](https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2tl9em-ministry-finance-amends-electronic-invoicing)
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- **Language:** English
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## Changes to the system

Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026 provides a 24-month exclusion, starting 1 January 2027, for transactions between members of the same tax group. It also removes the requirement to store electronic invoices and credit-note data inside the UAE, while retaining the obligation to preserve records and make them available to the Federal Tax Authority. The decision took effect on 1 October 2026.

[Emirates News Agency (WAM)](https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2tl9em-ministry-finance-amends-electronic-invoicing)

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