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Phase 3: all remaining VAT-registered businesses
Fawtara becomes mandatory for every remaining VAT-registered business in Oman, including SMEs. There are no permanent exemptions. Most readers of this page fall into this phase.
Updates
Fawtara updates from the Oman Tax Authority
A dated log of announcements and milestones, newest first, each with its source.
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Phase 2: all large VAT-registered taxpayers
Fawtara extends to all large VAT-registered taxpayers, beyond the initial directly notified group.
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Phase 1 begins for the first group of large taxpayers
Fawtara went live for roughly 100 to 150 large VAT-registered taxpayers, each directly notified by the Oman Tax Authority. Businesses outside that group are not yet in scope.
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Fawtara platform Release 2 and service provider accreditation
Release 2 of the Fawtara platform went live, and accreditation opened for service providers. Transmission to the Oman Tax Authority runs through an accredited provider, not directly from the taxpayer.
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OTA launches a VATIN-based rollout checker
The Oman Tax Authority published a checker that returns a business’s Fawtara phase from its VATIN. It is the authoritative way to confirm which phase applies to you.
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PINT OM technical specification published
The PINT OM specification was published, defining the Oman-specific Peppol invoice format. It is the structure accredited providers transmit.
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Oman Tax Authority becomes a Peppol Authority
The Oman Tax Authority became a Peppol Authority, confirming Fawtara is built on the Peppol network and a five-corner model rather than a bespoke national format.
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Draft e-invoicing data dictionary circulated
A draft e-invoicing data dictionary was circulated to selected taxpayers, setting out the fields an e-invoice would need to carry.