IBR-169-AE

PINT AE validation rule for UAE e-invoices

What it means

An exempt charge on the whole invoice must carry a reason code.

How to fix it

Add the reason code to the exempt document level charge.

The official wording of this rule is in the PINT AE specification published by OpenPeppol.

In Alya Books

Alya Books checks this before you submit and tells you what to fix.

بالعربية

See this rule in the interactive reference, or pre-check an invoice file.

Explanations are Alya Books's own. The PINT AE specification is published and owned by OpenPeppol. This page is a reading aid, not legal or tax advice. Checked against Schematron release 2026.5.