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Learning, Networking and Fun At Taxware Summit 2014 October 22nd – 24th Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Orlando, FL Mark your calendar as busy on October 22-24: they’re the official dates for the Taxware User Summit 2014. We are only two months away from sessions on tax, technology and training at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Grand […]

In previous articles, we discussed why on-premise applications do not make sense anymore in Latin America – because they offered no economies of scale.  Why would you try to be an expert on e-invoicing compliance in Latin America? Don’t you rely on tax experts and consultants to keep up with the changes? Why then would […]

Cambios En El Impuesto A Las Ventas De Puerto Rico – Lo Que Los Contribuyentes Necesitan Saber Para Mantenerse Al Día Also View in: Por efecto de la aprobación de las leyes 40 y 117 del 2013, y las leyes 18, 19 y 80 del 2014, el impuesto a las ventas y uso que aplica […]

Three Types of Indirect Taxation in India Understanding international indirect tax requirements can be daunting, especially for companies who are new to doing business in a country. India is one country that is particularly challenging because not only are there several federal level indirect taxes on both goods and services, but there are also state […]

With Chile’s electronic invoicing mandates set to take effect in only a few short months, it is important to understand that your solution selection criteria should include more than just the DTE connectivity. If you don’t understand how you will meet the 7 requirements for “Readiness” through the SII website, you could find yourself with […]

It is not all about risk when dealing with Latin America Compliance.   We still need to remember that there are huge profit potentials in this ever growing region and business will continue to expand.  As you do focus on Latin America growth, it is true that compliance is something that needs to be managed. […]

The good news is that many multinationals have realized that Enough is Enough and have moved or are moving away from a strategy that requires continuous changes to their ERP system to support the constantly changing Nota Fiscal requirements in Brazil   The Bad News is that there are still too many IT Execs who […]

Often in these articles, I describe the business process – but I wanted to look at Latin America E-Invoicing from an audit risk point of view. 

With the changes in Brazil set to take effect in December of 2014 and Chile mandates coming even earlier – November 2014, don’t forget about the other mandated countries – specifically Argentina.   There are currently more than 300,000 companies that were mandated to transition to electronic invoicing between April and August of 2014 and […]

The tax reform in China that replaces Business Tax with Value Added Tax (B2V) for the service industry continues to build momentum. A pilot program to apply Value Added Tax (VAT) to designated service sectors began on January 1, 2012 and has been expanding its scope ever since. As mentioned in a previous article, “China’s VAT Reform“, […]

The answer is easy – you would fix the leak, unfortunately that same attitude is not taken to country compliance updates including Brazil Nota Fiscal.

If your answer is one week and at no cost, then you are already a Sovos customer.

I wanted to give a quick update on the Manifestação do Destinatário business process in Brazil as there have been a lot of questions lately on the topic. For many companies, this is now becoming mandatory.  As one example, the legislation has been defined by the the states – both Rio Grande del Sul and […]

If you missed our Webinar on Indirect taxes in Brazil, you can view the recorded webinar at http://lnkd.in/dNyEmWi.       When traveling internationally, it is imperative to research your destination prior to departure. The same is true for those planning to conduct business internationally. Are you aware of the complex sales and use tax implications of doing […]

Electronic invoicing in Latin America is not just about operational issues, it is about risk and financial exposure.  Recently, Citigroup, Inc. announced that fraudulent invoices in their Mexico operation forced the company to adjust their 2013 profits by $235 million dollars.

When I mention Nota Fiscal, companies are often looking at the Account Receivable side of the operations due to the impact on Shipping and customer payments. However, there are many advantages that should and can be obtained in the Procure to Pay process. Often organizations explain to our teams that inbound validation is still manual. […]

In Mexico, many organizations implemented non-integrated solutions provided by local signature providers.  Now after the first 3 months, the problems we were alluding to are starting to show up.  In my previous blog, I wrote about the complexity of Addenda which continue to take on new forms of complexity. Today, I want to go back […]