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Greece made an important step to digitize its tax system and introduce an innovative platform for taxpayers to fulfil their tax obligations. The new platform will offer businesses a collaborative environment where the data they provide to the Greek Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) will not only affect their own books but will also […]
We get this question almost every day through our support line. Nearly every state requires relationship code values on the records you are reporting. I’ll explain what they are, how to find them, and how to use them. NAUPA has a list of standard relationship code values. They can be found here on page 23. States have […]
Many organizations are choosing to say “so-long” to manual withholding processes to gain operational efficiencies allowing finance and accounting teams to focus on business critical tasks rather than repetitive tasks with limited value-add to the organization. In addition, eliminating manual withholding processes can mitigate process, compliance and security risk associated with managing multiple spreadsheets used […]
Caroline Bruckner is the managing director of the Kogod Tax Policy Center at the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, DC. She is actively-engaged in consulting with Congress on tax policy and in 2016 published the study Shortchanged: The Tax Compliance Challenges of Small Business Operators Driving the On-Demand Platform Economy. Sovos […]
The threshold for reporting income on Form 1099-K is increasingly proving to be too high for reducing the tax gap at both state and federal levels, and the problem will only get worse as the gig economy grows. Form 1099-K and California gig workers dominated discussion at the mid-September GCS conference in San Francisco. The […]
On September 26, Sovos held a webinar, “How a Modern Approach to Sales and Use Tax Safeguards Your SAP S/4HANA Transition.” You may now view a recording and download the slides. VP of Regulatory Analysis & Design Chuck Maniace and Sales Engineering Manager Tim Roden shared reasons why tax compliance needs to play a role […]
The House this week passed a bill that could lead to an increase in 1099 reporting volume for financial institutions. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would provide a safe harbor from federal investigations or prosecution for financial institutions that take on cannabis businesses as customers in states where cannabis sales are legal. […]
Back in June this year, many heads were turned when the French Minister of Public Accounts and Action, Gérald Darmanin, went on record stating that the French Government has the intention of making e-invoicing mandatory also for B2B transactions. Now it seems that the Government – spearheaded on this topic by Minister Darmanin as well as by the Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire – has moved from word to […]
A new wrinkle in Mexican electronic invoicing adds complexity to the e-invoicing process for maquiladoras, or foreign-owned factories operating along the US-Mexico border. Compared to some other countries in Latin America, Mexico has kept its core electronic invoice, the CFDI, relatively simple. Whereas an invoice in Chile has 250 fields or more of required information, […]
A substantial number of companies are unaware of the full challenges around tax compliance and their procurement processes. Part of the challenge is that tax compliance must functionally sit with procurement and other business functions in the enterprise that own the data interchange, while the ultimate responsibility for tax compliance remains with the tax department. […]
In less a weeks’ time, on 1 October, all purchase orders associated with the Italian National Health System (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, SSN) will be exchanged through the public administrations’ Purchase Orders Routing Node platform (Nodo di Smistamento degli Ordini), commonly referred to as NSO. Although the new e-order mandate won’t affect the collection of VAT, […]
What is unclaimed property? Companies that don’t know could be putting themselves at risk for costly audits and financial penalties. Danielle Herring, compliance manager for unclaimed property reporting at Sovos, explains what unclaimed property is and how companies should manage it. Sovos: Unclaimed property seems like a misunderstood or maybe completely unfamiliar concept for a […]
Many companies like to report unclaimed property as soon as it shows up as abandoned on their books. I understand the desire to get the records reported to the state and out of your hair, but you may wish to slow down and let those records age. Why is this important? One reason is that […]
In these modern times, security of sensitive data is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Clients, vendors, and employees should be able to trust that their sensitive data such as social security numbers and account numbers are safe in your hands. You most likely have protocols in place within your company to maintain data security. […]
AP automation is supposed to save SAP customers money, but developments in digital tax could derail its benefits and actually create further liabilities. With tax authorities all over the world seeking to increase revenues and close tax gaps, IT professionals and AP system administrators face new challenges in indirect tax compliance. Among those challenges are […]
In the increasingly complex world of IPT, understanding, assessing and applying the right taxes to new insurance products can be a challenge for insurers when complying with fragmented regulations. As new risks continue to emerge, so do new insurance products. But how can insurers ensure insurance premium tax (IPT) is correctly applied? The three questions […]
It’s very possible that US companies are breaking laws governing storage of electronic invoices in the EU without realizing they’re putting themselves at risk for financial penalties. The EU is an entity that, as the Brexit debate has shown, can frustrate and baffle its own citizens. In the US, the EU is frequently misunderstood. The […]
The tax information reporting event of the year is coming in October! Sovos will present the 2019 GCS Intelligent Reporting Summit in San Antonio Oct. 28-30. You can’t afford to miss it! Here’s why: NEW! Unclaimed Property Regulations: De-mystify unclaimed property reporting and learn how to protect your company from risk you might not even […]