Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal
Regulation of SAF-T Portugal – Background
SAF-T is an electronic schema developed for the efficient exchange of information between the tax authorities and companies. It was created by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2005 as a standard to be used globally to ensure consistency from country-to-country to facilitate exchange of data between tax authorities.
Portugal began using the communications channel in 2008, but it was in 2013, following a legislative change, that its use became widespread, with the obligation for companies to communicate their invoices and transport documents in this format.
The file requirements are expressed using XML, although the EU does not specify the exact file format. In Portugal, this XML is called SAF-T PT and recognises three types of files: tax, accounting and transport documents.
SAF-T is currently used in: Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Norway, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Austria.
Dates of implementation:
– Mandatory submission of the SAF-T accounting file as of 31 December 2025
The accounting file collects all the information necessary to make the Simplified Business Information / Annual Tax and Accounting Information Return. This declaration can be annual or monthly.
The electronic VAT return in SAFT-PT format must be filed before the 25th of each month.
In addition, VAT taxable persons are obliged to communicate the transport documents to the Portuguese tax and customs authorities, prior to the documenting of the goods.
The SAF-T PT accounting file must include the following information:
– Header
– Table of account codes (GeneralLedgerAccounts)
– Customer table
– Table of suppliers
– Tax table
– Accounting Movements (GeneralLedgerEntries)
– Receipt of issued documents (Payments), if applicable.
Submit of all necessary reports instead of Exchange of customer and supplier invoices
Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal ® is a solution that facilitates exchange of customer and supplier invoices from SAP systems (SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA) in XML structure FA to The National Ministry of Finance of Portugal (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira).
leverages global and standard solution
Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal ® service leverages global and standard solution to manage electronic business documents, real time and statutory reporting worldwide i.e. SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC).
always stay up to date
The advantages of using standard SAP Document and Reporting Compliance by Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal ® include central monitoring, always stay up to date with evolving document formats, the latest legal changes and only one solution across the entire enterprise.
utilise SAP Business Technology Platform
Yet another advantage of Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal ® is to utilise SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) Integration (SAP Integration Suite) which is a leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS).
SAF-T Portugal solution overview
Our solution follows the same approach and methodology as all eInvoicing and eReporting standard SAP projects. Specifically, we follow SAP standard solutions and adhere to the well-known eCompliance module SAP DRC. This approach ensures our customers receive the same look and feel as the standard SAP eDocument cockpit. Additionally, Code10 best practices for eCompliance include:
- All documents should be in the eDocument Cockpit therefore we leverage the eDocument framework which is used all across the board of SAP DRC
- Standard authorisation objects are used for segregation of duties e.g. to split by countries, company codes so e.g. Portuguese team does not access e.g. Italian invoices.
- You choose your infrastructure and middleware platform. Furthermore, we offer flexibility in middleware. Our solutions can be used with on-premise SAP PI/PO, SAP Integration Suite (formerly known as SAP CPI), Boomi, and soon MuleSoft.
- SAF-T PT is the legal requirement, but it should not be a problem. Additionally, Code10 always provides free one-year solution support to adapt to requirement changes common during the first year of legal obligations. After that, customers can extend support, ensuring the solution is always up-to-date and aligned with the latest regulations.
Benefits
The advantages of Code10 eReporting – SAP Integration with SAF-T Portugal ® are:
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flawless integration with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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use of standard SAP Document and Reporting Compliance transaction e.g., EDOC_COCKPIT
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rapid deployment and easy configuration
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seamless adjustment and updates to new XML formats and communication with Ministry of Finance platform based on subscription model license
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security managed by SAP Business Technology Platform (all transmissions are encrypted using HTTPS and TLS to ensure that sensitive information is protected during communication between systems)
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Polish speaking support and implementation team
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