Resolving Errors in Generating the PT SAF-T File

The following are reasons why the PT SAF-T file cannot be generated successfully:

• Transaction– and account-related issues:

  • An account is associated with the wrong account grouping.

  • One or more GL accounts have not been mapped.

  • The mapping of an account to taxonomy code is invalid.

  • An account does not have an account number.

  • An account number has duplicates.

  • The closing debit and credit amounts in GA/AA or GR/AR accounts are not balanced.

  • Transactions are not GL numbered.

  For more information, see Resolving Issues Related to Transactions and Accounts.

• Missing required information, specifically:

  • Taxonomy Reference is not filled.

  • The vendor’s billing address does not contain the country information.

  • Tax code property and fiscal space are missing.

  For more information, see Resolving Missing Required Information.

• Invalid information, specifically:

  • The VAT registration number entered is invalid.

  • The commercial registration number is entered in the wrong format.

  For more information, see Resolving Invalid Information.

You are informed of issues relevant to you when you click Download on the PT SAF-T file on the Country Tax Report page and you see a TXT file instead of an XML.

The issues are caused by inconsistencies in the setup. For more information, see Setting Up for a Compliant PT SAF-T.

When all of the issues mentioned in the TXT file have been addressed, try generating the PT SAF-T file on the Country Tax Report page again.

Related Topics

• Portugal SAF-T for Accounting
• Portugal SAF-T for Billing
• Portugal SAF-T for Shipping
• Generating the PT SAF-T File in Portugal Localization SuiteApp
• Setting Up for a Compliant PT SAF-T

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