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Why Global Enterprises Choose Sovos Over SAP DRC for Tax Compliance

Regulatory mandates are accelerating across Europe, Latin America, Asia and emerging markets—tightening enforcement, shortening timelines, and increasing the penalties for non-compliance. Enterprises must choose between a fragmented solution on SAP Document & Reporting Compliance (DRC), or a complete, future-ready platform with Sovos.

This guide breaks down the critical differences between SAP DRC and Sovos and shows why leading global companies rely on Sovos to meet e-invoicing, VAT reporting and indirect tax requirements in 80+ countries.

Why Choose Sovos Over SAP DRC?

 

  • Complete Indirect Tax Lifecycle Management. VAT determination, e-invoicing, reporting, SAF-T, analytics, government archiving and reconciliation all on one platform.
  • Global Coverage That’s Ready Today. 80+ countries supported with certified, direct connections and regulatory teams who monitor global mandates in real time.
  • Lower Total Cost of Ownership. Go live in weeks, not years. Avoid the hidden costs and delays of SAP DRC’s multi-year rollouts and fragmented integrations.

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If your organization operates or plans to expand across multiple jurisdictions, this guide outlines the risks of relying on frameworks and the advantages of adopting a complete compliance platform. This resource is essential for:

  • CIOs and CTOs managing SAP S/4HANA transformations
  • Tax and finance leaders preparing for global e-invoicing mandates
  • IT and enterprise architects evaluating compliance solutions
  • Shared services and global operations leaders driving digital transformation

A Complete Compliance Platform Enterprises Trust Worldwide

Finance, IT and tax teams at the world’s largest organizations rely on Sovos to manage more than 16 billion transactions annually and maintain compliance across 100+ countries.

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Is Your Business Ready to
Mirror Local Tax Authority Data?

Prepare for the era of always-on, real-time tax compliance

Real-time reporting and government-level data insight have ushered in a new era where tax enforcement never sleeps. In this model, the burden has shifted: it’s no longer up to the government to challenge your filings—it’s up to you to prove they’re correct.

This creates significant risk for organizations that cannot quickly access, reconcile, and defend their source data. To avoid audits, penalties, and operational disruption, businesses must match the tax authority’s ability to analyze data with clarity, speed and granularity. Mirror Visibility™ is the key to bridging that gap.

Mirror Visibility™: Four Questions to Assess Business Readiness

This guide explores the four critical capabilities organizations must develop to stay compliant, agile, and protected as governments increase their visibility into business operations.

  1. Data access and visibility: Can your organization access and analyze the same source data governments use?
  2. Accuracy and audit confidence: How confident are you in your ability to validate or challenge pre-filled tax returns?
  3. Data harmonization: Do you have a unified data strategy that aligns systems for reliable reporting?
  4. Strategic alignment and scalability: How can you cost-effectively maintain compliance across jurisdictions without building a new local solution for each mandate?

Dive deeper into each of these readiness questions and learn how Mirror Visibility™ empowers organizations to stay ahead of global compliance changes, strengthen audit preparedness, and protect revenue in an always-on enforcement landscape.

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Why Trust Sovos for Mirror Visibility ™?

Sovos Mirror Visibility™ gives organizations real-time insight into how their data appears inside government systems, helping them detect issues before they escalate into enforcement.

Key capabilities include:

  • Duplicate detection that flags invoice submissions inflating tax liability
  • Vendor-buyer reconciliation to align third-party data with internal reporting
  • Real-time triangulation across transactional, declarative, and audit data
  • Early anomaly detection to prevent audits and reduce risk
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SAP Clean Core Strategy and Next Generation Approach to E-Document Solutions

SAP’s Clean Core approach offers a strategic framework that simultaneously addresses critical goals in digital transformation such as simplification, sustainability, and system compatibility. Sovos has developed its next-generation e-document solution on the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), fully aligned with this vision. Available on the SAP Store, this solution provides users with a simplified, modern, and sustainable structure.

In our newly published e-book, you will find a detailed exploration of the background of the Clean Core strategy, the role of SAP BTP within this framework, the solution alternatives Sovos delivers for the SAP ecosystem, and the next-generation integration model developed on SAP BTP.

Key features of the next-generation e-document solution:

  • All e-document processes are managed directly within ERP, without the need for a separate interface
  • Regulatory updates are centrally applied by Sovos
  • Operates without interfering with the SAP core, ensuring upgrade processes remain unaffected
  • Projects can go live in a short timeframe, with no additional costs required

Take a solid and sustainable step in your corporate transformation journey by exploring this guide.

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The Future of Indirect Tax

How Finance Leaders Are Staying Ahead of Changing Regulations

Whether you’re operating in five or 5,000 tax jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. Real-time e-invoicing mandates, digital VAT reporting, and electronic transaction controls are rapidly replacing traditional post-audit models.

This shift doesn’t just affect tax teams. It touches every part of the business—especially finance, operations, IT and compliance. The Future of Indirect Tax trends report, developed in partnership with CFO Dive’s studio ID to break down the most urgent developments in global tax compliance and businesses are preparing for this next wave of tax complexity.

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Inside the Future of Indirect Tax: Data, trends and global insights

Whether you’re expanding into new markets, preparing for upcoming mandates, or looking to modernize your compliance tech stack, this report is your roadmap to:
  • Respond to and prepare for evolving regulations—from From Europe’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) to real-time e-invoicing mandates around the world
  • Uncover key vulnerabilities in legacy tax processes and point solutions
  • Make the case for a unified compliance strategy supported by tax, IT, and finance leadership
  • Learn how peers are preparing for digital transformation and reducing risk across systems

2025 Trends in Global Tax Compliance

Every time a new country mandates real-time invoice reporting or introduces continuous transaction controls (CTCs), the burden on internal teams grows. What used to be a routine filing task is now an ongoing, always-on obligation.

  • 92% of tax and IT professionals expect digital mandates to accelerate within the next two years
  • 76% of leaders believe that noncompliance risk has increased over the past year
  • 71% of respondents report a lack of internal alignment across tax, finance, and IT teams

Don’t let legacy processes hold your business back. Discover what’s driving the next era of global tax compliance— and how to get ahead.

About the Report

Sovos and CFO Dive’s studioID surveyed 150 global leaders in February 2025. Roles included CFOs (27%), VPs of Finance (35%), and Finance Directors (39%) representing companies across financial services, manufacturing, tech, retail, healthcare and transportation. Majority reported annual revenues of $500M to $5B+.

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Tax Compliance 2025: Top Trends in Tax, Regulatory and Technology

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Traditional approaches to tax compliance are becoming obsolete as governments harness the power of advanced technologies such as real-time data collection, AI-driven analytics, and digital platforms. The result? A global push for transparency, faster enforcement, and an unprecedented level of regulatory complexity.

The stakes have never been higher. Falling behind in compliance means risking hefty fines, operational bottlenecks, and even reputational damage. But staying ahead is where businesses find their competitive edge.

The 2025 Tax Compliance Trends report is for the innovators and the forward-thinkers. It’s for those who see compliance as a strategic advantage, not just a legal obligation. Featuring expert insights from our tax and regulatory leaders, this guide compiles decades of experience into one blueprint for navigating the future of tax compliance.

Explore the most significant tax trends for compliance in 2025 and beyond, including:

  • What governments are doing to close tax gaps with real-time reporting and enhanced enforcement.
  • How new rules for digital assets and indirect taxes will affect businesses.
  • Why the Internal Revenue Service’s accelerated deadlines are forcing companies to scale faster than ever.
  • Strategies and technologies to transform compliance into a growth enabler.

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“It doesn’t matter if you are a Fortune 500 conglomerate or a small business. You have a set of obligations to meet, and compliance has become far too big and important to get wrong.”

– Eric Lefebvre, CTO

The Top Tax Compliance Trends for 2025

The Tax Compliance 2025: Top Trends eBook features insights from industry leaders and tax professionals with decades of experience in compliance, technology, and regulatory analysis. Each chapter is curated by a subject matter expert, offering valuable perspectives into the challenges and opportunities ahead.

 

I. The convergence of regulatory and technology

Steve Sprague – Chief Product and Strategy Officer

II. AI and its impact on tax and compliance

Eric Lefebvre – Chief Technology Officer

III. Trends in indirect tax digitization

Christiaan Van Der Valk – GM, Indirect Tax

Alex Pavel - HS

IV. Removing barriers for international expansion

Alex Pavel – Managing Director, APAC

V. How are governments replacing tax revenue

Charles Maniace – VP, Regulatory Analysis and Design

Wendy Walker

VI. Trends to watch in tax information reporting and withholding

Wendy Walker – VP, Regulatory Affairs

VII. Unclaimed property enters the spotlight: Three key trends

Freda Pepper – General Counsel, Unclaimed Property

VIII. The modernization of the beverage alcohol shipping marke

Alex Koral – Regulatory General Counsel, Sovos ShipCompliant

Plus, discover the global regulatory mandates and tax laws shaping the business landscape.

Don’t wait for regulatory changes to catch your business off guard. Download the eBook today.

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IDC MarketScape 2024
Value-Added Tax Management

Sovos has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Value-Added Tax Management.

Gain clarity and direction for your VAT compliance journey. Whether your goal is to streamline global compliance, integrate with existing ERP systems, or prepare for future tax challenges, this report serves as a comprehensive guide to evaluating the best VAT management solutions available today.

A New Standard for Global VAT Management

The IDC MarketScape illustrates Sovos’ position among key providers, reflecting a proven ability to combine strong global coverage with innovative, user-focused solutions.

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A New Standard for Global VAT Management

Why Businesses Choose Sovos for VAT Management

The Sovos Indirect Tax Suite stands out by offering businesses comprehensive, future-ready compliance solutions designed for global scale and local precision. With localized teams across multiple regions, Sovos enables our customers across the globe to overcome tax compliance challenges.

  • Global coverage with support for VAT compliance in 68 countries, as well as localized solutions for reporting, recovery, and e-invoicing.
  • Enterprise-ready, cloud-based platform seamlessly integrates with ERP and accounting systems, providing real-time insights and automation.
  • Advanced e-Invoicing compliance capabilities are designed to meet global mandates, reduce errors, prevent fraud and ensure regulatory readiness.

“Consider Sovos when you need a solution that seamlessly integrates with—and is increasingly already embedded in—accounting or transaction management software.”

– IDC MarketScape for Worldwide VAT Management, 2024

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The Role of Tax and Compliance In Your SAP Transformation Strategy

The Role of Tax and Compliance in Your SAP Transformation Strategy

Did you know: In a recent survey conducted by SAPInsider of 138 members of the finance and tax community, 64% percent of respondents were expecting to increase efficiency by implementing tax technology innovation?

Tax technology innovation is a top priority for SAP customers, driven by interconnected factors. Tax has also taken on an increased importance in the ERP transformation process, largely due to the increased complexity of compliance on a global scale.

Throughout this guide, we will provide answers to the most common inquiries we receive from customers who are going through their own SAP transformations. Download the e-book to learn how you can best navigate your own ERP and tax engine implementations.

SAP ERP Transformation eBook

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IDC MarketScape 2024
European Compliant E-Invoicing Vendor Assessment

Sovos has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for European Compliant e-Invoicing solutions.

Gain deep insights into the rapidly changing landscape of e-invoicing in Europe and see how Sovos can help your business navigate the complexities of compliance.

The European e-invoicing landscape is undergoing a transformative shift as new regulations reshape how businesses manage VAT compliance and reporting. As more countries implement mandatory e-invoicing requirements, staying ahead of these regulatory changes is essential for businesses operating across borders.

The 2024 IDC MarketScape report provides a detailed analysis of the key e-invoicing trends that will define the future of compliance in Europe, including:

  • Diverse B2B E-Invoicing Mandates Across Europe 
    Discover how the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age (VIDA) initiative is reshaping VAT compliance, enforcing real-time reporting, and helping combat VAT fraud. 
  • Expansion Beyond Traditional Use Cases 
    Learn how e-invoicing is evolving into a powerful tool for governments to gather real-time data on industry operations and influence national economic metrics, like GDP. 
  • E-Invoicing as a Driver for Process Automation 
    See how businesses are leveraging e-invoicing to streamline financial workflows, automate processes, and improve accuracy, unlocking significant efficiencies beyond compliance. 

Additionally, dive into the critical technological advancements shaping the future of e-invoicing systems, including the shift toward system consolidation and the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI).  

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Why Sovos?

As a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for European Compliant E-Invoicing Solutions, Sovos is the trusted partner for both multinational enterprises and SMBs when it comes to managing invoicing compliance and tax reporting. Sovos’ powerful S1 cloud platform offers a fully scalable solution designed to streamline the entire invoicing process — from automating accounts payable workflows to improving cash flow management through real-time tracking of invoice data and invoice status.  

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The Role of Tax and Compliance In Your ERP Transformation Journey

ERP Transformation: The Role of Tax and Compliance

Tax has taken on increased importance in the ERP transformation process. This is largely due to increasing complexity of tax and compliance regulations on a global scale. 

Businesses today are looking to streamline their processes and standardize on a single source of truth for all their compliance data across all the regions in which they operate.

This process is often complicated by the fact that a lot of existing ERPs are older, on premise or more monolithic. Meaning they don’t have the ability to interface with best of breed third parties for areas such as tax compliance. 

Modern ERPs, however, have the ability, via API, to interface with other systems. This is serving as a catalyst for businesses to begin identifying which data need to be moved and which partner is best suited to meet their organizational needs.

This eBook is intended to help guide businesses through the ERP transformation process as it relates to tax and compliance. 

Key topics covered include:

  • ERP Cloud, hybrid and on-prem and what the future holds
  • The advantages to adding a tax engine to your ERP 
  • The unique qualities of tax and compliance systems
  • When to involve tax in our ERP implementation or migration
  • The role of the tax technologist and whether you need one
  • A maturity model for tax compliance and how to identify where you are as a business

Not including tax early in your ERP transformation process can prove troublesome and expensive down the road.

Download the guide today to ensure you are on the correct path.  

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The CFO’s Daily Checklist:
10 Key Strategies for Success

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The CFO role now requires a more strategic, hands-on approach. How can you maximize productivity and stay well-informed despite your tight schedule? Beyond the essential daily tasks, which activities are most effective in advancing the business and building your reputation as a strategic leader among executives and teams?

We consulted with CFOs and executive coaches to create a checklist for optimal efficiency. While you don’t need to complete every task daily, addressing a few regularly can significantly enhance your career and contribute to your company’s long-term success. Below are 10 key strategies for success.

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Tax Automation:
Integrating Cloud VAT and E-Invoicing Solutions into Your SAP S/4HANA Migration

In today’s business landscape, integrating cloud solutions with ERPs is essential for efficiency and compliance. SAP customers facing challenges with on-premises tax solutions are finding relief through specialized third-party vendors. Streamlining VAT and e-invoicing processes during cloud migration and SAP S/4HANA adoption not only frees up teams but also reduces business risks. In this era of ERP transformation, staying agile and compliant is key to success.

In this eBook, Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) and Sovos make the case that your ERP transformation is the perfect opportunity to free up resources by utilizing automation for tedious processes.

Readers will get a comprehensive view of:

  • The repercussions of inaccurate tax solutions
  • How a centralized global point of contact will be a source of business growth as e-invoicing mandates continue to spread
  • The importance of collaboration between tax and IT teams

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IRS Modernization

With over 40-years of tax law changes built into hundreds of legacy applications, the Internal Revenue Service has been embarking on an IT modernization journey for many years. With the introduction of digitization, the IRS began making significant strides these past few years in terms of modernizing some of their 800+ systems, bringing immense benefits to taxpayers and the tax authority alike.  

But with significant changes come growing pains. New systems often have bugs and associated quirks that keep it from functioning the way it was intended in the early stages of implementation.  

As a result, business users of IRS systems can struggle to access systems to file required information because of new authentication and administration processes. Elimination of paper return processing requires businesses to undertake projects to format data in specific electronic layouts for filing in multiple IRS systems. Adding to the hardships are tangential issues including new tax laws changing the tax reporting requirements and the continuing residual impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

As the IRS modernize its technology over the next five to 10 years (and Congress continues to adopt new tax reporting requirements), businesses need to adopt transformation strategies to ensure they can scale tax withholding and information reporting processes to meet the new compliance requirements. 

This white paper walks through the most impactful transformations that organizations are experiencing due to IRS Modernization efforts. Additionally, it offers insights from our experts on how businesses can effectively strategize for future changes and maintain compliance.   

  • The Taxpayer First Act & Business System Modernization 
  • Top priorities for IRS modernization 
  • New IRS Systems – The change from FIRE to IRIS and the impacts for filing 
  • IRS’ Focus on electronic filing & What’s Next? 
    Helpful strategies for future changes 

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The Role of IT in the Face of New Regulations and Mandates

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As global regulations and mandates evolve at an increasingly fast pace, IT is now an important piece to the puzzle of meeting those standards. But what exactly does IT need to do? Why can tax no longer be an afterthought?  

KPMG and Sovos experts met to review how businesses and IT need to approach the urgency and complexity of governments moving to close the tax gap. Read the key points of their discussion now.  

The push for tighter regulatory controls and more comprehensive mandates is expanding across all parts of the globe. For multinationals, this is especially important as the number of different compliance obligations required to operate is accelerating, and the timelines required to meet them are becoming tighter. 

Tax is now an always on function, not an afterthought. This means that data quality becomes an operational imperative – whereas in the legacy world of slow-moving periodic summary reports, many smaller errors or inaccuracies in invoices would go unnoticed. Due to their urgency and complexity, meeting the data requirements of new standards and mandates has become the domain of IT.

An organizational strategy that considers all aspects of regulatory compliance, ranging from internal planning for cross functional support, operational impact, resources and technology is critical in building a sustainable program that builds upon past successes while accounting for new mandates and challenges.

Don’t embark on this journey alone. There are a multitude of resources and expertise that can help you with every element of building a successful regulatory compliance program for your business. Focus on your own areas of expertise and bring in partners who are experts in all things compliance. 

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50 Unusual Tax Laws

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50 Unusual Tax Laws

Who says that tax laws are boring? Each year, thousands of tax regulations are enacted, amended or taken off the books. Attempting to stay up to date on these changes can be stressful and doesn’t leave much time to appreciate the more peculiar examples.  

From taxes on beards to ice cream exceptions, get ready to be amazed by just how fascinating the world of taxes can be. In this eBook, Sovos’ regulatory experts rank the 50 strangest, quirkiest and weirdest tax facts that will leave you scratching your head.  

Download your complimentary copy to learn the tax implications of: 

  • Turning 100 in New Mexico
  • Buying a bicycle in Colorado Springs
  • Opting for fountain instead of bottled soda in Chicago
  • And so much more. 

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The Definitive Guide to Incorporating Sales Tax on Your S/4HANA Journey

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Accounting for Sales Tax with SAP S4/HANA

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA can be a complicated process for your organization, but it also represents a tremendous opportunity to update and align your tax strategy to meet the challenges and needs of modern sales tax. The process of migrating enables better business flexibility, allowing organizations to adapt rapidly to changing business conditions. It can also provide real-time visibility into business operations, including a company’s tax strategy.

This eBook will take you through all things tax when it comes to your SAP S/4HANA migration and strategies you can implement to reduce the pressure on your finance and IT teams.

Download this eBook for more information on: 

  • The importance of migrating to the cloud for modern organizations
  • Integrating tax in your SAP S/4HANA migration journey
  • Using your S/4HANA migration plans to simplify tax 

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Sovos Unclaimed Property Newsletter: The UPdate

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Your Trusted Resource In Unclaimed Property

Stay up to date on what is happening in the unclaimed property space with Sovos’ unclaimed property newsletter, the UPdate. Relevant unclaimed property news and insights are discussed, including compliance insights and articles from subject matter experts.

Sovos research found that there is nearly $77 billion in unclaimed assets. Businesses in various industries need to understand the basics to keep themselves compliant, especially as regulations and reporting requirements evolve. That’s why we created a newsletter to keep you informed.

In the QT1 edition, you’ll find:

  •  Why data matters in unclaimed property reporting
  • Ohio House Bill 96: Seizure of unclaimed funds for a football stadium
  • NAUPA III format update
  • Delaware’s new guidelines for reporting “illicit property”
  • Michigan appellate court ruling on collection powers

Stay informed on the changes that matter most to your business. 

Download the Newsletter to learn more.

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What Is VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)

and How Does it Impact My Business?

What Is VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)?

In this eBook

  • What is ViDA? 
  • Data and the technology impact 
  • How and when is ViDA likely to impact my business? 
  • Where do businesses go from here?

The EU Commission has proposed the VAT in the Digital Age plan for fair and simple taxation. It emphasizes how tax authorities can use technology to fight tax fraud and benefit businesses while evaluating whether current VAT rules are appropriate for business in the digital age.

To help you keep pace with all of the rule changes being proposed and evaluated, Sovos has put together this eBook in conjunction with our regulatory experts. Inside you will learn about the key elements of ViDA, why it’s being proposed and its potential impacts on your business.

This VAT in the Digital Age eBook includes a deeper dive into the technology implications of ViDA and why technology is front and center of the discussion. It also includes a Q&A with world renowned regulatory expert, Christiaan van der Valk who breaks down some of the most frequently asked questions to date. 

This eBook is intended to provide you with a high-level overview of all things ViDA. As new developments become available, Sovos will be providing new content and analysis, so please bookmark our content library and check back frequently for updates. 

In the meantime, should you have any questions regarding ViDA and your businesses ability to adapt and manage any part of this program, don’t hesitate to contact us and speak with one of our regulatory experts or visit our regulary updated guide for VAT in the Digital Age.

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Is It Time to Rethink Your E-Invoicing Strategy with SAP?

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I’m an SAP user who needs a solution for e-invoicing. What are my options?

When it comes to implementing an e-invoicing solution, SAP customers are basically confronted with two options: build your own tools on SAP architecture or select an end-to-end provider.

These are two distinct approaches with very different paths towards your end goal.

Which is best for your business? This eBook explores the different paths available to you and the key considerations for each.

Issues covered and to be considered include:

  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
  • What’s involved with the do it yourself (DIY) approach
  • The importance of getting e-invoicing right
  • Consequences of getting it wrong
  • What technology is available and how does it help?

No two businesses are exactly the same. Each has its own unique needs and access to different resources.

For SAP users it’s a big decision with the potential to have far-reaching impact across the business operation.

This guide is intended to provide you with the complete picture and overview of your options as you work to solve your e-invoicing dilemma.

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