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If you’re an SAP user and you want to better understand your options in moving to S/4 in relation to tax compliance, this story should help.

An underappreciated revolution is underway. More and more countries are requiring businesses to comply with a new model of tax reporting and compliance.

In 2008, Brazil adopted a clearance electronic invoicing model in which the country’s tax authority must receive and clear an invoice before a supplier can issue it to a payer. More than a decade later, the Brazilian tax administration’s digitization has evolved so much that other tax administrations call Brazil the Google of fiscal goods. Current regulations include electronic invoices for: supplies of goods (NF-e), services (NFS-e), transport services (CT-e), freight (MDF-e), SPED, REINF and, more recently, for the supply of electricity (NF3e). This document provides an overview of the mandates and regulations in Brazil.

Mexico is a pioneer in electronic invoicing and VAT enforcement, having begun its digitization journey in 2010. Today, Mexico has
one of the most technologically advanced tax administrations in the world. Companies unaware of or unprepared for Mexican
e-invoicing mandates could face significant fines and penalties, along with supply-chain disruptions and cash-flow issues. This
document provides an overview of mandates and regulations in Mexico.

Failure to comply with business-to-government regulations in Latin America can impact critical business functions, not only resulting in millions of dollars in fines and penalties, but also shipping delays and operational shut-downs. In the most complex regulatory environments, such as Brazil, these mandates even affect sales, procurement and HR functions. Though the end goal of […]

Accounts payable tax compliance is a critical component of any SAP shop’s implementation strategy, including the move to SAP S/4HANA. AP leaders ignore it at their own risk.

What do all the Spanish words and phrases associated with Mexican e-invoicing mean, and what do companies doing business there need to know as they navigate around them? Here is a map to the Mexican e-invoicing universe.

Seeking to close a 35 billion euro tax gap, Italy has implemented a clearance e-invoicing model for domestic
transactions. Get the details in the mandate and the requirements it involves with this checklist.

Turn continuous tax compliance to your advantage with the first complete solution for modern tax.

Latin American compliance is a challenge for multinationals operating in the region. Inability to achieve or maintain compliance can cost companies hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each year. Colombia is a pioneer in electronic invoicing and VAT enforcement. For more details on the evolution and requirements of the mandate, fill out the […]

When initiating an SAP Central Finance project, tax compliance should be at the forefront of the decision to aid companies in navigating the complexities of global tax laws.

This paper outlines in detail the global trend towards real-time tax ‘clearance’ of invoices and how this impacts businesses in their day-to-day operations and business-to-business transaction automation strategies. Since the last edition, the trend towards compulsory transaction-oriented integration of e-business systems with public authorities has continued to accelerate. The growing consensus among e-invoicing and VAT […]

Mandated e-invoicing and tax reporting requirements in Latin America make SAP implementations in this region more complex than anywhere else in the world. Here we examine the Top 10 Hurdles to Implementing SAP in Latin America. Despite these challenges, it’s important that compliance is managed wholly within your ERP – housing data and reports elsewhere […]

On 1st July 2017 the Spanish Tax Authority (AEAT) introduced the Immediate Supply of Information (SII) on VAT – request of purchases invoices, sales invoices and intra-community operations within 4 days of issuing and capital assets annually. Suddenly more than 60,000 companies have become obliged to adapttechnology and adjust current Tax process and IT infrastructure […]

The 2018 Italian Budget Bill requires, starting January 2019, that companies operating in a business-to-business environment submit and approve/reject electronic invoices for goods and taxable services through the government’s electronic invoicing platform, the Sistema di Interscambio (SDI). This represents a drastic change in finance, accounting, compliance and reporting processes which demands technology. Luckily, Sovos was […]

Technology has transformed your business and your products, and it’s about to change your ERP. But, it’s also transforming tax, and it could have a significant impact on your plans for S/4HANA. Sovos keeps you ahead by offering the first complete solution for modern tax. And with more than two decades of experience with SAP, […]

The Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud sits on a unique cloud software platform that is built to bring previously disparate tax solutions and data together for use wherever your business operates—through a single platform. The S1 architecture allows Sovos to do the hard work for you, adapting to changes in technology requirements and government regulations – […]