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The Danish Business Authority has introduced SAF-T 2.0, an updated Standard Audit File for Tax that modernizes how accounting data is structured, shared, and reused between businesses, auditors, and public authorities.
This new version improves transparency, automation, and data consistency across Denmark’s financial reporting ecosystem.
What’s new in SAF-T 2.0?
- Transaction-level data standardization
The updated model allows more detailed and consistent accounting data sharing, improving audit trails and internal controls.
- Improved data exchange
Businesses can share financial data more easily with partners and public authorities, including the Danish Tax Agency.
- Foundation for automated reporting
SAF-T 2.0 supports future automated submissions to public bodies, such as:
- VAT reporting,
- Statistics Denmark reporting,
- annual financial statements,
- compliance and control filings.
These improvements strengthen data quality, transparency, and interoperability.
Implementation timeline:
- From January 1, 2027: Registered digital accounting systems must support SAF-T 2.0.
- Companies using non-registered systems may continue using SAF-T 1.0 and must comply with existing Bookkeeping Act requirements.
This phased rollout allows time for adaptation while maintaining legal certainty.
SAF-T 2.0 is publicly available via the Danish Business Authority’s new GitLab repository:
https://git.erst.dk/standard-filformater/standard-filformater/-/tree/master/SAF-T?ref_type=heads
SAF-T 2.0 is more than a technical upgrade. It supports Denmark’s broader goals to:
- enable data-driven supervision and compliance,
- reduce administrative burdens through automation,
- improve consistency and transparency across reporting.
Early preparation will help businesses and software providers avoid compliance risks and benefit from future automation.
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