navigating the compliance
NEWPINT AE 1.0.4 validation is live

UAE e-invoicing, navigated.

Shikara is an invoicing tool with e-invoicing validation built in. Create PINT AE invoices for your UAE business, with every rule checked before a document leaves your hands.

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Plans start from AED 150 a month.

Built on the standards behind the mandate

Every invoice you issue in the UAE will soon need to be structured, validated and exchanged electronically. Shikara handles the format, the rules and the network, so your finance team keeps working the way it already does.

The platform

One place for every document you bill with.

Tax invoices that pass first time.

Build standard, simplified and export invoices from your customer and product records. Shikara applies the right VAT category, emirate and currency, then renders the PINT AE document for you.

01Standard, zero-rated, exempt and reverse charge lines
02Foreign currency with AED equivalents
03Recurring schedules for retainers and rent
Tax invoice
INV-2026-00418
Validated
BuyerGulf Harbour Logistics
Buyer TRN100000000000103
Place of supplyDubai
VAT 5%AED 2,140.00
Total dueAED 44,940.00
Validation before issue

Catch the rejection before it happens.

Shikara checks each document against the PINT AE specification as you fill it in. When something is wrong, you get the field, the reason and the fix in plain language, not a schema error.

Seller details complete
Name, TRN and address match your organisation profile.
VAT totals reconcile
Line VAT, category totals and the document total agree.
Buyer TRN is missing
A standard-rated invoice to a VAT-registered buyer needs the buyer’s 15-digit TRN. Add it on the customer record.
Currency and exchange rate set
USD invoice with the AED equivalent at the rate for the issue date.
How it works

From draft to delivered in four steps.

01
Set up your organisation
Add your TRN, trade licence, emirate and numbering. Invite your team with the roles they need.
02
Create, import or connect
Write invoices in the portal, upload a spreadsheet, or send them straight from your ERP through our API. Customers and products are reused across documents.
03
Validate
Each document is checked against PINT AE before it can be issued, with clear guidance on anything that fails.
04
Exchange and report
Issued documents are produced as Peppol-ready PINT AE files for exchange through an accredited service provider, and the tax data is prepared for the FTA.
Roles and permissions
Decide who drafts, who approves and who issues, per organisation.
Currency rates
Keep daily exchange rates on file so foreign-currency invoices carry the right AED values.
Document numbering
Sequences per document type, with prefixes and year resets you control.
Recurring invoices
Schedule monthly or custom-interval invoices that are validated on every run.
Reports
VAT, sales and receivables reports built from the same data you invoiced with.
Multiple organisations
Run several entities or free-zone companies from one login.
Partner with us

Four ways to work with Shikara.

B2C
Direct subscription

Businesses subscribe to Shikara themselves and invoice from day one, with plans starting from AED 150 a month.

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White-label
Your brand, our platform

Accounting and tax firms run Shikara under their own name and logo for their clients, with the validation engine underneath.

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Referral
Introduce and earn

Refer clients who need to be ready for the mandate, and earn a fee on every subscription that signs.

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Reseller
Sell, onboard, support

ERP vendors, implementers and consultants who bundle Shikara into their own services and look after the rollout.

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Get ready for the mandate.

See Shikara with your own invoices. We’ll walk your team through set-up, validation and your first compliant invoice. Plans start from AED 150 a month.