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A practical preview for UAE finance teams

See how Xero workflows fit together.

Explore fictional transactions and official Xero walkthroughs before applying a process to your live organisation.

Interactive walkthrough

Follow a sale from invoice to reconciliation.

This is a teaching simulation, not a Xero screen. It does not connect to Xero or store information.

Illustrative transaction

Al Noor Design LLC → Cedar Retail LLC

Sample service invoice · AED 10,000 before VAT

Professional design servicesAED 10,000
Illustrative VAT at 5%*AED 500
Illustrative totalAED 10,500

*Assumes a standard-rated domestic supply only to demonstrate arithmetic. Actual tax treatment depends on the facts.

More practice cases

Try the incoming invoice and correction workflows.

Use these fictional cases to prepare a walkthrough with your finance team and selected ASP.

Receive · accounts payable

Supplier sends a structured e-Invoice

In a connected supplier workflow, a sample AED 2,000 service invoice arrives with assumed standard-rated VAT of AED 100. The receiving team checks the supplier, purchase evidence, coding and approval before posting and scheduling payment.

Review before approval: legal entity, invoice reference, supply details, tax treatment, duplicate status and supporting documents. Xero says its UAE workflow can receive e-Invoices; the exact status and controls depend on the live account and provider setup.

Correct · credit note

Resolve a price or quantity error

A sample invoice was sent with the wrong quantity. The team records the exception, follows the approved correction process and issues a credit note or replacement where required by the facts and system workflow.

Control: preserve the original record and reference the correction. Test the outbound document, status response, accounting entries and customer communication with your ASP before production.

Open the credit note and correction control walkthrough
  1. Identify the original invoice and document the reason for correction.
  2. Confirm the correction route, amount and tax treatment with the reviewer.
  3. Issue the credit note or replacement using the agreed provider workflow.
  4. Check the response, reference the original document and reconcile the adjustment.
Close · month end

Connect invoices to the books

After approved bank matches, the finance reviewer checks open receivables, supplier bills, tax-coded transactions and e-Invoice exceptions. Reconcile the period before using reports for management or VAT preparation.

Control: name a preparer and reviewer, keep evidence and investigate unreconciled items.

Current Xero route: Xero’s UAE instructions say to connect the organisation in Invoici ↗ using the existing Xero login, then select Casim in EmaraTax. Xero UAE setup guidance currently names Casim as the ASP option. Confirm current availability and terms with Xero before onboarding. Check the live instructions, account eligibility, provider scope and charges before onboarding.
Worked examples

Start with the transaction, then define the control.

Fictional discussion scenarios, not tax advice.

Local sale

Consultancy invoice

A Dubai consultancy invoices AED 10,000. Confirm the customer legal name, address and e-Invoicing identifier, then check tax treatment and route through the configured connection.

Ask: Who checks a rejected invoice?

Open the customer invoice control walkthrough
  1. Confirm the legal entity, customer details and invoice identifiers.
  2. Review the invoice line, tax treatment and approval before sending.
  3. Check the provider response and resolve any rejection with the right owner.
  4. Match the settlement to the open invoice and retain the evidence.
Supplier purchase

Monthly software bill

A UAE company receives a bill for AED 2,000 plus assumed AED 100 VAT. AP checks the supplier and evidence, applies the approved tax code, schedules payment and reconciles the bank line.

Ask: What evidence supports input tax?

Open the supplier bill control walkthrough
  1. Check the receiving legal entity, supplier identity and duplicate status.
  2. Match the bill to the contract, order or delivery evidence where applicable.
  3. Have the authorised reviewer confirm the tax code and supporting evidence.
  4. Approve, schedule payment and reconcile the bank line when it clears.
B2G · government buyer

Contract milestone invoice

A UAE supplier prepares an invoice for a government entity under a contract milestone. The team verifies the buyer entity, contract or purchase-order reference, delivery evidence, invoice data and approval route; the tax reviewer confirms the applicable treatment.

Ask: Which ASP message status and procurement evidence must be retained? An e-Invoice does not replace any separate contract or procurement controls.

Open the government milestone control walkthrough
  1. Confirm the contracting buyer entity, purchase order and milestone trigger.
  2. Collect acceptance or delivery evidence and confirm the payable amount.
  3. Review invoice fields, tax treatment and approval before provider submission.
  4. Retain the ASP status, procurement evidence, accounting record and settlement trail.
International

Foreign currency invoice

A UAE business invoices an overseas customer in another currency. Confirm plan capability and accounting policy; ask an adviser to review place-of-supply and tax questions.

Ask: Who approves currency and tax decisions?

Official Xero videos

Watch product walkthroughs.

These videos are from Xero’s official YouTube channel. Interfaces change; use current Xero Central help for current steps.

Videos do not demonstrate UAE ASP onboarding. See Xero’s UAE e-Invoicing setup guide and confirm live steps with Xero and the selected ASP.
More Xero learning
Xero Central · learning and courses ↗Xero Central · bank reconciliation help ↗Xero UAE · VAT workflow ↗Xero UAE · e-Invoicing ↗

All sample data is fictional. Product information and Xero resources reviewed 21 October 2026.