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Clearance model through a GTA Central Platform, with documents as UBL 2.1 XML transmitted via GTA-accredited network providers. The Council of Ministers approved a draft e-invoicing law and its implementing regulations on 6 May 2026, but **the law is not yet enacted** — it must still pass the Shura Council, receive the Amir's assent and be published in the Official Gazette, expected later in 2026. Until then no obligation binds. A GTA pilot with selected large entities has run since late 2025, and the GTA pilot deck indicates a January 2027 rollout with a staggered sequence by taxpayer size, though waves and segment dates are unconfirmed. Treat every date here as expected, not legislated.
// Phased rollout
- 01 Nov 2025 · liveGTA pilot — selected large entitiesVoluntary pilot with a selected group of large taxpayers on the GTA platform.
- 06 May 2026 · liveDraft law approved by Council of MinistersDraft e-invoicing law and implementing regulations approved. Not yet gazetted, so no obligation binds.
- 01 Jan 2027 · consultationExpected go-liveIndicated in the GTA pilot deck as the start of a staggered rollout by taxpayer size. Not legislated; contingent on gazettal of the law.
// Penalties
To be set in the implementing regulations; not yet in force.
// What you have to do
- Confirm which of your flows are in scopeB2B is phased, B2G is phased.
- Emit one of UBL 2.1 XML or Localised Qatari PINT variant (expected)Your ERP must produce this syntax, not a PDF or a print stream.
- Connect via GTA Central Platform or GTA-accredited network providersThis is the channel, separate from the format. Most projects underestimate it.
- Plan for the Clearance modelThe regulator validates before the invoice is legally issued, so a rejection blocks the sale. Build the rejection path first.
- Retain for 10 yearsArchive the structured original, not a rendering of it.
- Understand the exposureTo be set in the implementing regulations; not yet in force.