In short: What is SAF-T?
SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax) is an accounting format developed by the Norwegian Tax Administration. It makes it easier to export and share accounting data in a standardized way â for example for audit, control, or import into Accountflow.
đĄ All entities subject to bookkeeping requirements must be able to generate SAF-T files upon request from the Tax Administration.
Step by step: Use SAF-T import
1. Create a new company
Go to Company under Settings & Admin in the menu on the left.
Click Add company and select Add other systemsâŠ.
2. Fill in information
Complete all required fields and select SAF-T import as the accounting system.
Finish by clicking Save.
3. Go to the SAF-T portal
Once the company is created, go to import.accountflow.com to upload the SAF-T file.
Log in with your Accountflow user.
4. Select your file
Click Select file or drag and drop the file into the upload field.
If you want to upload several files, you can compress them into a ZIP file for faster upload.
đĄ The accounting data is automatically linked to the correct company based on the organization number in the SAF-T file.
5. Upload the file
Click Upload file.
The system processes the file automatically, and you can follow the progress directly in the portal while the import is running.
5. Check import status
When the import is complete, youâll see whether it was successful or whether any errors occurred.
If something fails, youâll get an error message with details about what went wrong.
6. Open import details or download report
Click See details to view detailed information about the selected import.
Here you can see the file name, timestamps, duration, and any errors or warnings.
You can also download the details as a PDF report by clicking Download report.
7. View previous imports in the history
Click See all history to open an overview of previous imports.
Here you can see the status of each import and open the details for each one.
