{"id":40453,"date":"2021-07-09T09:04:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T07:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/?p=40453"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:54:57","slug":"how-to-achieve-saf-t-compliance-using-sap-acr-for-s-4hana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-achieve-saf-t-compliance-using-sap-acr-for-s-4hana\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieve SAF-T compliance with SAP ACR for S\/4HANA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40453\" class=\"elementor elementor-40453\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6cf3f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6cf3f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5eb0db\" data-id=\"d5eb0db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7ab9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7ab9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many countries have determined their own tax and accounting reporting regulations and require companies to report this information digitally to local tax authorities. Due to widely varying accounting systems, standardization is needed to identify and prevent tax fraud. SAF-T, the Standard Audit File for Tax, is an international standard file for electronic transfer of accounting and tax data from businesses to tax authorities or external auditors that need to review this data.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this blog post,\u00a0I will explain how SAF-T works\u00a0and\u00a0which kind of SAP\u00a0solutions\u00a0exists\u00a0to manage\u00a0country-specific SAF-T requirements.\u00a0Moreover, I will provide you with the functional and technical process of SAF-T, explain the differences between\u00a0the SAP solutions covering\u00a0SAF-T and E-invoicing and explain how SAP ACR can be used for SAF-T purposes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f77e65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f77e65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b08640\" data-id=\"1b08640\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfe1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cfe1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SAF-T roadmap and timeline <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cae7879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cae7879\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70b9249\" data-id=\"70b9249\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e901b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e901b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAF-T is an electronic file type format based on the XML standard, that was created in 2005 by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).\u00a0The aim was to create guidance\u00a0for the audit file itself as well as guidance on tax compliance.\u00a0The SAF-T is standardized in terms of format and meaning, however, there can be some\u00a0small\u00a0country-specific\u00a0elements that differ from country to country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAF-T is already mandatory for VAT compliance in quite some countries, in Europe and even\u00a0outside of Europe.\u00a0In other countries it can be used on a voluntary basis,\u00a0but we expect\u00a0it to become mandatory in more countries in the future.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6cde20 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e6cde20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ee529\" data-id=\"75ee529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be453dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be453dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40463\" alt=\"SAF-T implementation timeline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-1-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b87348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b87348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5347ec4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5347ec4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-875f44f\" data-id=\"875f44f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8318a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8318a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Portugal\u00a0was\u00a0the first European country to implement SAF-T in 2008.\u00a0Later\u00a0countries such as\u00a0Luxembourg,\u00a0Poland, Norway\u00a0and\u00a0Angola\u00a0followed.\u00a0There are already some countries on the\u00a0roadmap\u00a0for mandatory SAF-T requirements\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0Hungary\u00a0(no fixed date)\u00a0and Romania.\u00a0Hungary is planned for late 2021 or early 2022, while Romania\u00a0intends to introduce SAF-T in 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is important to note that\u00a0France and the Netherlands\u00a0have implemented other audit files, which\u00a0cannot be categorized under the\u00a0SAF-T\u00a0format.\u00a0France introduced\u00a0the\u00a0FEC\u00a0file\u00a0(Fichier\u00a0d\u2019Ecritures\u00a0Comptables)\u00a0and the Netherlands introduced\u00a0an\u00a0own\u00a0financial\u00a0audit file.\u00a0Both\u00a0formats are not based\u00a0on the OECD\u00a0standard.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc46327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc46327\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-745168f\" data-id=\"745168f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ae10d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ae10d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The SAF-T file format <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caca47a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caca47a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c72c872\" data-id=\"c72c872\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e6d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e6d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAF-T\u00a0was created to help companies by submitting only a single standard reporting file instead of having to file multiple reports in local formats. This way, businesses can minimize their compliance costs across multiple jurisdictions. SAF-T captures data from different areas found in a common business accounting system. Typical elements of a SAF-T file will include the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">General Ledger \u2013 Journals<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accounts Receivable \u2013 Customer Master Files, Sales Invoices &amp; Payments<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accounts Payable \u2013 Supplier Master Files, Purchase Invoices &amp; Payments<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fixed Assets \u2013 Asset Master Files, Depreciation &amp; Revaluation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inventory \u2013 Product Master Files &amp; Inventory Movements<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-068369e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"068369e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03c7c15\" data-id=\"03c7c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5364d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5364d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How ACR can provide the right solution for your SAF-T requirement <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74783e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74783e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9feb8ca\" data-id=\"9feb8ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ef3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ef3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to ensure\u00a0SAF-T\u00a0compliance, I recommend\u00a0the SAP Advanced Compliance Reporting\u00a0(ACR) solution for SAP S\/4HANA.\u00a0SAP ACR\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0SAP-integrated, global compliance reporting solution that helps you to create, generate, and submit compliance reports periodically (e.g.\u00a0monthly\/ quarterly\/ annually) to the governments on time and in the correct file format. It is a strategic solution, not only for SAF-T purposes but also for other tax\u00a0and legal\u00a0requirements.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAP ACR focuses on Statutory Compliance requirements and includes the following\u00a0most important\u00a0features\u00a0to ensure\u00a0long-term, global compliance:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the preparation and submission of the required reports by:<\/span><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collecting the required SAP summary data,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">generating the different required tax reports,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">converting these reports into the legally required file format (XML, XBRL, TXT, JSON, PDF, \u2026).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAP OSS notes to ensure 100% long-term compliance in case of legal updates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SAF-T files are generated in a common readable and\u00a0easily-exportable\u00a0format regardless of the software used according to a defined set of accounting records.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within\u00a0Advanced\u00a0Compliance Reporting\u00a0(ACR), the tool collects\u00a0all the required\u00a0tax and invoice data automatically.\u00a0It generates the\u00a0required\u00a0XML\u00a0SAF-T file in accordance\u00a0with\u00a0the country-specific requirements.\u00a0The Dashboard\u00a0within ACR will connect\u00a0via web services to the tax authorities\u00a0and generate a direct interface if\u00a0required by law.\u00a0In this case, the system\/dashboard\u00a0will be\u00a0then\u00a0updated\u00a0by\u00a0status\u00a0notifications\u00a0straight\u00a0from the\u00a0tax authorities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2e2455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2e2455\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de400fe\" data-id=\"de400fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e438c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e438c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40469\" alt=\"ACR process\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-2-300x44.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-2-768x113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-2-600x88.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93a9e6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93a9e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f44408\" data-id=\"8f44408\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdcc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bdcc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">It is important<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">to note that ACR is only available within S4HANA<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0and not in ECC.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.support.sap.com\/#\/notes\/2480067\">note 2480067<\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">you can find a list of reports which are available in ECC<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0but which are not supported anymore since a specific date. This is because these reports are now delivered with ACR<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0and SAP does not maintain these old reports in ECC anymore.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">For you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">, this means that you can still use the reports in ECC<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0they will not be maintained anymore in case of updates o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">r changes in the required reports.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">Of course, this<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">sky approach.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">Nevertheless, SAF-T reports were never available in ECC and will only be covered in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189258967 BCX9\">\u00a0ACR.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW189258967 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a8f7d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c6a8f7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeba79a\" data-id=\"eeba79a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68489c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68489c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e7588\" data-id=\"c1e7588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4489f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd4489f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Meeting\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755139b bdt-icon-type-image elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"755139b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-icon-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-icon-box-title ep-title-\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tLet's talk about your SAF-T compliance strategy for SAP\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest a web meeting with one of our experts and find out how we can help you prepare your own SAP system compliant to SAF-T requirements using ACR. During this meeting we would like to talk about:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Our services to ensure compliance in the countries you are active in<\/li>\n \t<li>SAP ACR as a strategic solution for SAF-T<\/li>\n \t<li>Your strategic roadmap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"activecampaign-inline-container \"><div class=\"activecampaign-inline-form\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"active-campaign-email-marketing-form\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nX2Zvcm1fMjgwJz48L2Rpdj48c2NyaXB0IHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczovL3Bpa29uLmFjdGl2ZWhvc3RlZC5jb20vZi9lbWJlZC5waHA\/c3RhdGljPTAmaWQ9MjgwJjZBOEJDM0VCRTc5NjQmbm9zdHlsZXM9MCZwcmV2aWV3PTAnPjwvc2NyaXB0Pg==\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-b brlbs-cmpnt-cb-ac-email-marketing\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/bct-mailchimp-vanilla-main.png')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>Active Campaign<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"activecampaign-inline-button\"><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"#\">Request a web meeting<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69dc7bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69dc7bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5da269e\" data-id=\"5da269e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d168cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d168cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key differences between ACR (SAF-T) and SAP Document Compliance (e-invoicing) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e09bf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e09bf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c681a8a\" data-id=\"c681a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff586c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eff586c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As described in the previous section,\u00a0we recommend\u00a0using\u00a0Advanced Compliance Reporting\u00a0(ACR)\u00a0available in S4HANA to ensure compliance with the SAF-T requirements.\u00a0Here, a difference must be\u00a0made with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/sap-document-compliance-legal-requirements\/\">SAP Document Compliance<\/a>\u00a0which is also\u00a0a\u00a0SAP standard solution for ensuring compliance with local legal requirements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">The table below<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u00a0briefly summarize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u00a0the key differences between ACR<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">which\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u00a0used for VAT reporting, EC Sales Lists<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">SAF-T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW168024184 BCX9\">etc<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u2026<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW168024184 BCX9\">SAP Document Compliance which is used for requirements such as E-Invoicing, E-Payments and Transport Registration.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW168024184 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b7cd05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b7cd05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c09c258\" data-id=\"c09c258\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797282d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"797282d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-3-768x546.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40466\" alt=\"ACR vs. Document Compliance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-3-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-3-600x426.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blog-animation-3.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e4e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e4e19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-040ddf0\" data-id=\"040ddf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069491a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"069491a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As you can\u00a0derive from the table above, SAP ACR is\u00a0especially for those reports which must be reported monthly,\u00a0quarterly or even yearly.\u00a0This is in contrast with SAP Document Compliance which is developed for legal requirements\u00a0which must be reported in real-time such as e-invoicing.\u00a0In this case, high volume of data must be submitted directly to the tax authorities and hence in this case we also need a direct interface\u00a0with the tax authorities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As SAF-T is a report which must be submitted\u00a0periodically (not in real-time), this is covered with SAP ACR.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd4477 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dd4477\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa58855\" data-id=\"fa58855\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f8f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4f8f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How PIKON could help you <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ebc23 elementor-section-boxed 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