{"id":137441,"date":"2026-05-10T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%85%d9%84%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b6%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:40:34","slug":"generating-and-exporting-tax-audit-files","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/generating-and-exporting-tax-audit-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Generating and Exporting Tax Audit Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The system provides a dedicated section for generating and exporting UAE Tax Audit Files in the FAF format approved by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). This section includes two separate reports: the &#8220;<strong>VAT Audit File<\/strong>&#8221; and the &#8220;<strong>Excise Tax Audit File<\/strong>&#8220;. This guide explains how to access the section, generate each file, and export it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Before You Start&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779094532027{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Make sure the following requirements are completed before generating Tax Audit Files:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The account country is set to United Arab Emirates.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;<strong>UAE E-Invoice<\/strong>&#8221; app is activated.<\/li>\n<li>Tax transactions exist in the system during the required period.<\/li>\n<li>You have permission to access &#8220;<strong>Tax Audit Reports<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;alert-warning&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-exclamation-triangle&#8221;]The FAF export option is no longer available from invoice pages. It is now available only under the UAE Tax Audit Reports section in Reports.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Accessing the Tax Audit Report Section&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779094685286{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the main menu, click &#8220;<strong>Reports<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Go to &#8220;<strong>Sales Report<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Open the &#8220;<strong>Tax Audit Reports<\/strong>&#8221; section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You will find the following reports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VAT Audit File<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Excise Tax Audit File<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-12134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1368\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-12134.png 1368w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-12134-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-12134-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-12134-768x335.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;First: Generate the VAT Audit File&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779095759737{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>VAT Audit File<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>Start date<\/strong>&#8221; for the required period.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>End date<\/strong>&#8221; for the required period.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>View Report<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Download FAF File<\/strong>&#8221; to generate and download the &#8220;<strong>VAT FAF file<\/strong>&#8221; to your device.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-8833.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-8833.png 1191w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-8833-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-8833-1024x162.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-8833-768x121.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-book&#8221;]This file includes only &#8220;<strong>VAT<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0transactions for the selected period and excludes any &#8220;<strong>Excise Tax<\/strong>&#8221; data.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Second: Generate the Excise Tax Audit File&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779099838932{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Excise Tax Audit File<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>Start date<\/strong>&#8221; for the required period.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8220;<strong>End date<\/strong>&#8221; for the required period.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Show Report<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>The system automatically generates and downloads the &#8220;<strong>Excise Tax FAF<\/strong>&#8221; file to your device.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-151443.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1197\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-151443.png 1197w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-151443-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-151443-1024x192.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-151443-768x144.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-book&#8221;]This file includes Excise Tax transactions and the Excise Stock Movement table (Stock File) within the selected period. If there are no excise stock movements during the period, the table displays only a beginning row and an ending row.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Difference Between The Two Files&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779100389385{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 186px;\" width=\"920\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>VAT Audit File<\/th>\n<th>Excise Tax Audit File<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Included Data\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>VAT transactions only<\/td>\n<td>Excise transactions and stock movements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stock Movement Table<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Included<\/td>\n<td>Included automatically<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Counterparty Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Customer and supplier data<\/td>\n<td>Warehouse and excise product data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>VAT periodic tax filing<\/td>\n<td>Excise Tax periodic filing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;alert-warning&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-exclamation-triangle&#8221;]Make sure to select the correct date range before exporting any file to ensure the audit data is complete and matches the tax return submitted to the FTA.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-book&#8221;]For more details, refer to the related guides: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/vat-audit-file-report\/\">Generating a VAT Audit File<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/excise-tax-audit-file-report\/\">Generating an Excise Tax Audit File<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/complete-setup-of-uae-electronic-invoicing\/\">Complete UAE Electronic Invoice Setup<\/a>.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"author":17,"template":"","categories":[2036,9686],"tags":[10122,10121,10123,10002],"class_list":["post-137441","user_manual","type-user_manual","status-publish","hentry","category-sales","category-e-invoicing-uae","tag-create-faf-file","tag-export-faf-file","tag-taxes-reports","tag-uae-taxes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Generating and Exporting Tax Audit Files - Daftra Knowledge Base<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/generating-and-exporting-tax-audit-files\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Generating and Exporting Tax Audit Files - Daftra Knowledge Base\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The system provides a dedicated section for generating and exporting UAE Tax Audit Files in the FAF format approved by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). 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