One Solution Provides Multi-Country Compliance Regulations throughout Latin America are inconsistent and frequently changing. Brazil’s new requirements under NFe version 3.1 look vastly different than what’s required in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and elsewhere throughout the region. Most on-premise solutions cannot support the full spectrum of these requirements and the processes that must be included to […]
Hybrid Cloud Model Streamlines Compliance Process and Frees Finance and Technical Staff On-premise compliance solutions require multiple staff positions to maintain internally, taking away valuable resources that could be focused on business innovation. Effective compliance requires input from sales and distribution, materials management, FICO analysts, business users, middleware architects, subject matter experts and ABAP developers. […]
District Court Injunction against Colorado Allowed to Stand On March 3, 2015 the United States Supreme Court announced its decision in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl (575 U.S. (2015). In this case, a trade association for retailers challenged legislation enacted by the state of Colorado in 2010 that required sellers that do not have a […]
With Peru’s latest round of 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 e-invoice connectivity. If you don’t understand how you will meet the certification process as well as how you will manage issues related to […]
Note: This blog has been updated as of April 3, 2015 with important information regarding Mexico eContabilidad. Once again the Mexico SAT announced a delay on the initial filings for Contabilidad Electronica until April 30th (Chart of Accounts and Trial Balances) and September 3rd for Polizas (Journal Entries). Since there have been lots of questions […]
*** Update on Puerto Rico Tax Reform Measures, April 30, 2015 ** The latest tax reform measure in Puerto Rico, known as the CoBYS (Tax on Goods and Services) failed to pass the House of Representatives—the first step needed to enact the law. CoBYS replaced the previously proposed VAT measure (known as IVA in PR) […]
Printed Books vs. E-books in France and Luxembourg: European Commission Cries Unfair Advantage in Violation of the EU VAT Directive – Update to previous post. Update 3/5/2015 Taxware, a Sovos Compliance Company (“Sovos”) has continued to monitor this issue very closely and would like to report on some major developments since our last blog posting. First, […]
Peru’s government (SUNAT) is putting time sensitive mandates into effect this year for multinational companies. Below is a comprehensive checklist of all mandates for this year in Peru: Libros Reporting: As of 2016, companies that did more than 3000 UIT (~4,000,000 USD) of revenue in 2014 must file This is requirement is […]
The Bahamas Finance Ministry has selected Convey Compliance (now a Sovos Compliance Company) and EY (Ernst & Young) to work in conjunction to put the country’s solution for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in place. The two companies will work with the Finance Ministry to create a secure process for submitting tax information for […]
We have a new name! As many of you already know, last year, Convey, Taxware and VAT Resource came together as one organization. We now have a new corporate name: Sovos Compliance. This new name represents a broader vision and scope for the combined business. The name Sovos is inspired by the roots of Greek words, […]
Hybrid Cloud Solutions Provide Real-Time Day-to-Day Support In the third part of our series examining how the transition to Brazil Nota Fiscal Version 3.1 can be simplified using a hybrid cloud compliance model, let’s review how managed services offer economies of scale to reduce annual support costs. On-premise solutions force you to monitor, design and […]
Shipping Issues and Audit Risks now back to 2009 are key areas of potential business impact Companies over the last 6 months have been working diligently on upgrading Brazil Nota Fiscal environments to version 3.1. And while the IT projects is almost over, the business impact has yet to begin. Are you at risk of not […]
Even in the initial years of a new tax information reporting requirement, filers hope to meet their obligations with as few errors as possible. However, one Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care exchange made a large mistake in sending 100,000 incorrect 1095-A forms, The Los Angeles Times reported. The error lies in a discrepancy for […]
The Hybrid Cloud Compliance Model Eliminates Failure Points and the Need for Constant Monitors As we continue to examine the benefits of leveraging a hybrid cloud model for Latin American e-invoicing compliance in preparation for the transition to Nota Fiscal (NFe) Version 3.1, let’s take a look at the traditional failure points that can be […]
The IRS has posted the latest edition of Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-sharing Plans, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Insurance Contracts, etc., as well as new instructions, which also cover Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information. The form has only one change, which is related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). […]
Understanding the Proposed Changes To the Puerto Rico Consumption Tax System On February 11, the Governor of Puerto Rico introduced PS 1304. The intent of this bill is to fundamentally change the Puerto Rico tax system. According to the Governor, dramatic change is necessary as the current tax system is considered to be rife with […]
The IRS doesn’t just say that it will fight cross-border tax evasion – it produces results from its enforcement actions. This was one key point from an IRS release recounting the success the agency has had thus far. “The recent string of successful enforcement actions against offshore tax cheats and the financial organizations that help […]
The deadline for the first data transmission under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is coming soon, and some countries are still scrambling to get their processes and agreements in order. India is among these jurisdictions, as it will soon try to extend its timeline for signing a formal intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. […]