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How Manufacturing Leaders Overcome Sales and Use Tax Audit Challenges – INFOGRAPHIC

The current regulatory environment for manufacturers is laden with risk. In a recent Aberdeen Group survey, 50 percent of manufacturers indicated they saw a significant increase in audit scrutiny and frequency over the past two years, with another 60 percent believing audit frequency and scrutiny will continue to accelerate over the next three to five […]

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2017 Marks Year of Changes in Brazil (Part 1): Brazil Overhauls NFe and CTe

A Closer Look at NFe 4.0 Nota Fiscal (NFe) version 4.0 marks the first new release of Brazil’s e-invoicing schema in two years, and companies can expect a major change from their previous compliance processes. NFe 4.0 requires a new XML structure, new fields, new data, new communication protocols and new web services, impacting both […]

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What Tax Professionals Need to Know about the Dark Web

If you don’t know much about the dark web, you’re not alone. Maybe 5 percent of internet users are on it (at a stretch), but it’s anywhere from 6 to 500 times larger than the consumer web. And it can definitely affect your job as a tax professional. Anything and everything is for sale on […]

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2017 Marks Year of Changes in Brazil: Brazil Overhauls NFe and CTe

Already known as a worldwide leader in technology-driven tax compliance, Brazil has announced several changes and additions to its requirements starting in 2017. These changes, designed to close reporting loopholes and gather even more information to improve validations, affect Brazil’s e-invoicing and transportation tracking processes, as well as introduce new measures to monitor social security […]

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Hungarian Invoice Data Reporting – Real-Time in 2018?

Earlier this year we reported about the soon-to-be Hungarian invoice data reporting export requirement, and more importantly, about unanswered questions at the time. This summer, a draft regulation (modifying Decree 23/2014. (VI. 30.) NGM) was published, shedding some light on many of those questions: When is the obligation entering into force? As expected, the previous […]

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Webinar Recap: Your Sales Tax Amnesty Questions Answered, with James Thomson of The Prosper Show

By Alex Koral, Sovos Industry Outreach Adviser  This week begins the 2-month open application period for Sales Tax Amnesty. During this window, ecommerce sellers can apply to have more than 20 states waive back taxes, penalties and interest. In a live webinar earlier this week, James Thomson of the Prosper Show joined me to answer […]

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PATH Act Deadlines Create Problems for Financial Institutions

Financial institutions are having to deal with a new set of challenges in tax information reporting. Cheryl Riedlinger, noted tax attorney and head of the Tax Reporting Group, recently identified three new headaches for tax professionals: Changes to IRS policy regarding W-8 forms, which are causing FIs to repaper their client bases New developments in […]

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An Update on the Global Dialogue of Real-Time Government Controls

We have been writing about the rapid emergence of ‘clearance’ systems worldwide for some time now. Our annual white paper and the 2017 Billentis market report provide more detailed analysis of different real-time controls that tax administrations are experimenting with. It’s happening everywhere, from Rome to Rio and from Seoul to Saint Petersburg. Some call […]

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Financial Institutions Struggle with First UK CRS Transmittal

The first round of UK CRS filings didn’t go quite as well as some tax professionals at financial institutions thought it would. Just before the filing deadline, a survey of FIs revealed an air of confidence about the first transmittal, despite the fact that the first FATCA filing in the US was challenging. But participants […]

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How Tax Leaders Can Propel Client Service and Optimize 1099 Reporting

Financial services companies are now forced to tackle a new breed of 1099 reporting requirements for corporate clients. Federal and state governments are increasing audit frequency and requiring more detailed data, and new rules are putting companies’ reputations on the line. Tax leaders at financial services companies have bigger burdens on their shoulders these days, […]

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How Manufacturers Keep Pace with Global Tax Compliance – Infographic

It’s no surprise that the acceleration of regulatory complexity is increasing manufacturers’ risk of being negatively impacted by sales and use tax compliance in ways that can hinder their growth. See INFOGRAPHIC Below Manufacturers Burdened with Regulatory Complexity 2017 has been the year that manufacturers began moving from design and concept for cloud technologies, IoT […]

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NAFTA Discussions Leave Multinationals in Mexico Uncertain

The first talks on renegotiating NAFTA begin this month, and with continual discussions of a U.S.-first trade agenda, multinational companies with operations in Mexico are left uncertain on what these talks might entail. While no one knows exactly where these negotiations may land, multinationals should have some answers by the end of 2017, as all […]

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Senate “Skinny Repeal” Fails: Mixed Messaging Lingers for Next Steps

Amidst questions coming out of last week’s Senate vote-a-rama, one thing is clear: Information reporting obligations for Applicable Large Employers and providers of health insurance coverage will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Congress and the Administration are divided on how to proceed after multiple health care bills failed last week in the Senate. […]

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Press Release: Sovos Acquires Largest eReceipt Compliance Solution, Paperless, Creating First Global Solution for Business-to-Government Reporting

With the acquisition, Sovos adds eReceipts to its real-time tax reporting solution, expands its presence in Brazil and extends Latin American operations to Chile, Colombia and Peru. Wilmington, Mass. – Global tax compliance and reporting software leader Sovos announced today that it has acquired Chile-based Paperless to expand its real-time government reporting capabilities with electronic […]

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Eight Points to Assess Your Readiness Level for Globally Compliant E-Invoicing

To ensure globally compliant e-invoicing on an ongoing basis, you should keep a close eye on the following eight functional domains: Technical and legal document rules: Are there mandatory technical rules for the file format? What is the minimum required content for an invoice? Do you have means to ensure the correct calculation of all […]

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Sovos adquire a maior solução de conformidade de e-Receipt, criando a primeira solução global para relatórios modernos entre as empresas e o governo

Temos prazer em anunciar a aquisição da Paperless, que amplia nossas capacidades de relatórios governamentais em tempo real com Cupom Fiscal Eletrônico eReceipts e relatórios fiscais de pontos de venda do consumidor, ampliando a nossa presença na América Latina. A Paperless, com sede em Santiago do Chile, no Chile, é a maior empresa no segmento […]

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Sovos adquiere la mayor solución de cumplimiento fiscal en facturas electrónicas, creando la primera solución global para modernos informes de transacción en el ámbito B2G

Nos complace anunciar la adquisición de Paperless, que amplía nuestras capacidades de informes al gobierno en tiempo real con boletas electrónicas e informes fiscales de puntos de venta al consumidor y extiende nuestra presencia en América Latina. Paperless, con sede en Santiago, Chile, es la mayor compañía del mundo en facturas y documentos electrónicos, procesando […]

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Sovos Acquires Largest eReceipt Compliance Solution, Creating First Global Solution for Modern Business-to-Government Reporting

We’re excited to announce the acquisition of Paperless, which expands our real-time government reporting capabilities with electronic receipts and consumer point-of-sale tax reporting – and extends our presence in Latin America. Paperless, which is based in Santiago, Chile, is the world’s largest eReceipts and eDocuments company, processing more than two billion transactions last year across […]

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