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Americans in charge of financial accounts overseas will have to report on those accounts to the Treasury Department a little earlier than expected next year. However, the flip side to that is that extensions are likely, making tax compliance a little easier. When President Barack Obama signed the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice […]

Seamless integration between business systems is critical to creating efficiency and profitability. To achieve this, it is crucial that adapters between different software programs work well. For instance, having an adapter that correctly links your enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform to your sales and use tax information reporting tool can help create vital data flow […]

Below is an update to our previous blog on Uruguay as the Tax Authorities (DGI) announced last month new requirements for electronic invoicing according to the Resolution 3012/2015. The Uruguayan Tax Authorities (DGI) recently announced the following mandates for electronic invoicing based on two deadline in 2016: All taxpayers whose revenue in 2015 is equal […]

The Bahamas is taking the last formal steps necessary to comply with the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act before the law’s reporting deadline of Sept. 30. The U.S. law requires foreign financial institutions to report certain information on accounts belonging to U.S. citizens. The information financial institutions are required to turn over includes identities, […]

Louisiana has a sales tax at both the state and the parish (county) level. The state rate is 4%, while the parish rates vary. In most states, the locals mirror the exemptions provided by the state, which makes compliance a bit easier. Louisiana is not one of these states. The parishes in Louisiana follow the […]

In recent weeks, we’ve examined the rapid expansion of business-to-government compliance in countries that rely on VAT tax income. While Latin America is the current hotbed for such legislation, similar mandates are cropping up worldwide as countries prove the effectiveness of financial legislation in maximizing tax revenues. The reach of these mandates is far – affecting […]

The 2015 reporting deadline for the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is Sept. 30, and governments around the globe are doing what they can to gather information of U.S. citizens who have accounts in their financial institutions and report it back to the U.S. government. FATCA, as it is commonly known, requires foreign financial institutions […]

The U.S. deadline for reporting financial information on accounts in foreign financial institutions is Sept. 30. Some foreign governments and financial institutions are in varying states of readiness (or lack thereof) as they attempt to comply.  The reporting is per the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. FATCA requires foreign financial institutions to report certain information […]

What is the AIR system? Why do you need to know what this is? How does it relate to tax information reporting? These are common questions human resource (HR) professionals, employers and many other people are asking themselves as they prepare for the first year of mandatory Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting. The AIR system […]

Recently, we’ve been examining the tidal wave of business-to-government regulations in emerging markets and their impact on business operations, including sales and procurement. Heavily involving both the accounts receivable and accounts payable teams, it’s clear that these mandates have significant implications on financial processes. However, recent legislation is adding a new operational unit to those […]

Sovos Compliance has been closely watching recent developments in the City of Chicago as it relates to the issuance of new guidance defining the proper scope of both their Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax as well as their Amusement Tax. Key rulings interpreting both taxes were scheduled to take effect on September 1, 2015. However, […]

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) driven business insight is critical for an effective finance operation, yet IT processes are not owned by finance, making it a necessity to align both functions. With important but very different specialized expertise between IT and finance, it can become a challenge to maintain common controls and provide accurate data to […]

Announcing the appointment of Andy Zupsic as COO and Jack Walsh as CFO Boston, MA. August 12, 2015 Sovos Compliance is proud to announce the additions of Andy Zupsic as Chief Operating Officer and Jack Walsh as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Zupsic and Mr. Walsh bring additional depth to an already experienced and seasoned leadership […]

This summit will be held at the Kensington Close Hotel from 25th – 27th November. If you are involved in the indirect tax compliance process in SAP, we would like to extend to you an exclusive Invitation to join us at the conference at a 25% discounted rate. Some of the key learnings that you might […]

European Union: Applicability of VAT to Bitcoin Exchange Transactions On July 16, 2015, the Advocate General (“AG”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a recommendation regarding the applicability of VAT to foreign exchange of the virtual currency “Bitcoin” against conventional currencies. The AG concluded that the activity of exchange of […]

There has been a recent development in the evolution of global information reporting and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reporting requirements. On August 7, 2015, the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) released the first version of a CRS Implementation Handbook, which is meant to provide practical guidance to assist government officials and financial institutions […]

Peru published new legislation on August 3, 2015 that mandates electronic invoicing as the standard starting in 2016.  Over the last few years, the SUNAT (Peru’s Tax Authority) has announced a number of e-invoicing waves; however, this latest legislation focuses exclusively on large and medium organizations classified as PRICOS (principal contribuyentes nacionales). Below is the […]

Offering another detailed webinar and supporting educational materials to help businesses with tax compliance and to mitigate new penalty increase exposure. MINNEAPOLIS, MN.  AUGUST 12, 2015 On June 29, an update was passed to the Trade Preferences Extension Act. H.R. 1295 (now PL 114-27). This legislative change more than doubles the penalty per record from […]