{"id":1968,"date":"2026-09-16T06:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/?page_id=1968"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:08:30","slug":"2026-state-of-tax-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Tax 2026 | Global Compliance Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1968\" class=\"elementor elementor-1968\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1168d4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1168d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f66ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55f66ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7c347 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba7c347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7c7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0b7c7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sovos-The-State-of-Tax-Compliance-Report-Hero-Animation-02.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b40c47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b40c47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2c242 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec2c242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">State of Tax 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8ec4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc8ec4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Acceleration of Mandates and Data-Driven Decision Making<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251170 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e251170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a0799 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a0799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced013a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ced013a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3cdd4 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a3cdd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619fb63 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"619fb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world of tax compliance has taken on a new level of complexity for businesses. This report combines the observations of Sovos\u2019 team of regulatory experts and data mined from the more than 70 billion annual transactions we conduct globally each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d9f4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29d9f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199a242 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"199a242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6668532 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6668532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How businesses are responding<br>\nto real-time data mandates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91146d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91146d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The compliance intelligence gap is not a future risk. It\u2019s today\u2019s operational reality for multinational<br \/>enterprises. To combat this, tax and finance teams need the same view of their data that the tax<br \/>authority has, continuously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d6b38 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d6b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4eb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e4eb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-time data is becoming the standard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e13555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e13555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real-time source data has replaced after the fact declarative reporting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79282b elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d79282b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2260\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2260\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Insight <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M25.7 14.3 14.4 25.6\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M25.7 25.7 14.4 14.4\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M20 12v16\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M28 20H12\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2260\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5fbbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d5fbbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6b760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6b760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today\u2019s reality is that the tax authority has more data about your business and transactions than you do. It is imperative that businesses track data the same way to dispute figures provided by the tax authority if needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c44e5 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1c44e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3fc39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd3fc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The global shift is accelerating<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c24b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c24b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The days of non-stop delays are over. Countries are now pushing deadlines up, not back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe9d0 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3cbe9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6360\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6360\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Insight <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M25.7 14.3 14.4 25.6\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M25.7 25.7 14.4 14.4\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M20 12v16\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M28 20H12\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6360\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77f2ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c77f2ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0810e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0810e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 60 countries are expected to add, update or modify tax compliance mandates in the coming year. These mandates will be centered around the need for more data, faster and through government approved technology systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3a537 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd3a537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83741eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83741eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The penalties for non-compliance are getting real <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c3312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c3312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The days of a minor slap on the wrist and a small fine are over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf573e elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7cf573e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1310\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1310\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Insight <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M25.7 14.3 14.4 25.6\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M25.7 25.7 14.4 14.4\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><defs><style>.st0{fill:none;stroke:#b6ffa0}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Group_1989\"><circle id=\"Ellipse_6895\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" style=\"fill:#093807\"><\/circle><g id=\"Group_1984\"><path id=\"Path_5435\" d=\"M20 12v16\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><path id=\"Path_5436\" d=\"M28 20H12\" class=\"st0\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82740e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82740e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a24167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a24167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tool at the disposal of government tax authorities used to be a post-filing audit. Today, with the advent of real-time, comprehensive reporting, that has all changed. Governments are accelerating penalties for non-compliance both in expediency and severity. What used to amount to a small fine today can result in the loss of licensure and the inability to operate within the jurisdiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b28752 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b28752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5152b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5152b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671eb85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"671eb85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eea072 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eea072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where the World is Focusing <br>\nRight Now<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2591edc e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2591edc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2ac74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b2ac74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf9852 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cf9852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fa1ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62fa1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e2478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71e2478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78eb43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78eb43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">France<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f3519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03f3519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444c402 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"444c402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14bbb8 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f14bbb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94005f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94005f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75de93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75de93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large and mid-sized companies must issue and receive e-invoices from 1 September 2026, routed through a government-approved Plateforme Agr\u00e9\u00e9e (PA).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb8d42 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb8d42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4be3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a4be3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4070234 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4070234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbd4c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cbd4c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc3ade e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfc3ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbf2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dbf2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05f3af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d05f3af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa0744 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8aa0744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b06457 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b06457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ba794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ba794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0836405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0836405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBusinesses with turnover above EUR 800,000 must issue e-invoices (XRechnung or ZUGFeRD formats being the most common German formats) from January 2027, but transmission method is not mandated \u2013 fundamentally different from France\u2019s clearance or Poland\u2019s centralized approach.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6187db3 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6187db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7115d8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7115d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d45f6 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98d45f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b3bc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72b3bc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5b82c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f5b82c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd34820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd34820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UAE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1969cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1969cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ece8b0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0ece8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da8632 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7da8632\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80c6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e80c6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7071b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7071b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarge businesses (AED 50m+ revenue) must comply from 1 January 2027 via a Peppol five-corner model with penalties of AED 5,000 per month from day one. Existing Compliance Network customers can extend to UAE through the same platform and have until 30th October 2026 to appoint their Accredited Service Provider (ASP).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41d65c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f41d65c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edade8 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5edade8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c568a37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c568a37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a381c62 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a381c62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34593a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f34593a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6137699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6137699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da3f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9da3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Norway<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56473c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f56473c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f1d13 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"20f1d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07216fd e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07216fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fbe58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46fbe58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660a501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"660a501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mandatea Peppol-based e-invoicing from 1 January 2027. Norway accelerated its timeline by a full year \u2013 a signal that governments are pulling deadlines forward, not extending them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbff15 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfbff15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f889b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f889b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003c2db e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"003c2db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d134b08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d134b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590d134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"590d134\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44631ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44631ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovakia<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd44d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fd44d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c4c00 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"17c4c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6aa5b e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac6aa5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c14e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c14e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e00d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mandates Peppol-based e-invoicing from 1 January 2027.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965b85e e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965b85e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c9424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89c9424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f3c4 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb3f3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475411f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"475411f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869b042 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"869b042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ecb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ecb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poland<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b438c44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b438c44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117d32a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"117d32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80604c7 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80604c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1562b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1562b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582c9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582c9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All VAT-registered businesses must submit structured e-invoices through Poland\u2019s centralized KSeF platform \u2013 paper and PDF invoices are no longer valid for B2B.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afb268 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8afb268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9097e99 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9097e99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b491f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48b491f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a0758 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84a0758\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db0e11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3db0e11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0cf1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f0cf1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9431fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9431fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Singapore<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b553b8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b553b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d780a3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5d780a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483b060 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"483b060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6180508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6180508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbecb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cbecb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singapore\u2019s InvoiceNow program, built on Peppol\u2019s PINT-SG format, scales to all GST-registered entities by 2031.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797c920 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"797c920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3daa0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce3daa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5157a5c e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5157a5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a40d52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a40d52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c5c1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57c5c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857432a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"857432a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spain<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fcd38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38fcd38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e67e04 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0e67e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c54de e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31c54de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89cbbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d89cbbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e4a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0e4a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spain is evolving from a real-time reporting model to full mandatory B2B e-invoicing, building on existing frameworks such as SII and public sector e-invoicing requirements. Spain\u2019s Royal Decree establishing mandatory B2B e-invoicing was adopted in March 2026, with rollout mandated ~12 months after parliament approval (expected October 2026, meaning proposed go-live is estimated October 2027).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd75c00 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd75c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f76cb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f76cb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d939a0 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d939a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e8943 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7e8943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9303cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9303cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f9e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65f9e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brazil<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7454f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e7454f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c2049 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b9c2049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6086b e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d6086b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3119b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3119b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af30b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af30b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Law No. 227\/2026 does not impose immediate new obligations on taxpayers, however it confirms that IBS will operate under a centralized, standardized, and highly coordinated administrative model, with direct implications for audits, enforcement, and data cross-checking in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80d29c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b80d29c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f5c24 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2f5c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d48a20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d48a20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0642e6b e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0642e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e839003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e839003\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ef31d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4ef31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba384d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba384d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38acab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a38acab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6990f3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b6990f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9e4cc e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9e4cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6702e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de6702e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0827cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0827cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IRS is retiring Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) and replacing it with the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS). This isn\u2019t a surface-level system upgrade; it\u2019s the most significant structural change to U.S. information reporting in four decades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f0229 e-con-full country_block elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f0229\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e25dc e-con-full country_block elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55e25dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da41e34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da41e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec5bdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ec5bdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c449a1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c449a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perceptions of the biggest compliance risks in the next two to three years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f7657 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7f7657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on independent research, enterprise companies view these as the biggest risks and challenges facing their organization as it relates to tax compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373df8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5373df8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5006af e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5006af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227b2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"227b2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"61\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e664007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e664007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pace of new government mandates and regulatory changes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5ccda e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd5ccda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b48ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3b48ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"56\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8febdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8febdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Increasing complexity of global operations (e.g. expansion into new jurisdictions)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d13770 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d13770\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6efab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"c6efab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"42\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9de82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9de82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rising cost of compliance technology and staffing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9e6b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a9e6b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1122e3d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1122e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3994e elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7e3994e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"19\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8007d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8007d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of readiness in adopting AI-enabled solutions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905b90f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"905b90f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba31449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ba31449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"11\" data-from-value=\"5\" data-delimiter=\",\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fe8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fe8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inability to recruit or retain specialized compliance talent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71898a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b71898a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648e660 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"648e660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048e0ea e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"048e0ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f023e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3f023e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dbe5e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54dbe5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the World of Tax\nCompliance Views AI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47a405 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a47a405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artificial intelligence is emerging as a strategy for organizations to respond to regulatory speed and operational complexity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b7a76 e-con-full my-insight-btn-yellow-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1b7a76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154166a e-con-full my-insight-btn-brown my-insight-btn-yellow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"154166a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2b931 symbol-brown symbol-yellow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba2b931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3842026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3842026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-yellow\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e32aa0 e-con-full my-overlay-brown my-overlay-yellow animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e32aa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d5b0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49d5b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056609e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"056609e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42efcef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42efcef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent research indicates strong interest in AI enabled capabilities, prioritizing accuracy and precision over speed. Over half of respondents mentioned accuracy in data and insights as the most important AI capability, followed by balancing efficiency and security concerns, with approximately a third looking at factors like the ability to track changing regulations.<\/p><p>Responses also imply that AI could help with growth strategies and digital transformation initiatives. More than half of respondents said that tax and compliance systems influence decisions related to adopting or scaling AI enabled solutions in addition to strategic insights, such as expanding geographies and introducing new products to market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0ea9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb0ea9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25816d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25816d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e6f76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e6f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belief in how significant an impact AI agents<br>\ncan have on company workflows<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f0c75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f0c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Significant or moderate impact:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a893de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a893de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb4036 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb4036\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfd72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"edfd72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e61a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01e61a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accuracy of tax compliance insights<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3a2c0 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae3a2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df4580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"9df4580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"98\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0cc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed0cc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Providing data that informs business decisions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b43b9e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b43b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8649c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8649c00\" 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcbe2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3fcbe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"95\" data-from-value=\"10\" data-delimiter=\",\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8925883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8925883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alignment with regulatory requirements<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4961539 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4961539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b929d1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b929d1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c937d4 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c937d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9f2b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d9f2b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415655c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The US is on FIRE to <br>\nIRIS watch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754bc0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754bc0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IRS has officially confirmed a plan to sunset the FIRE system, marking one of the <br \/>most significant transformations in information return filing in decades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1e57c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f1e57c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b9a9c e-con-full my-insight-btn-blue my-insight-btn-blue-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16b9a9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ec3a8 symbol-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5ec3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e947dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e947dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After serving as the backbone of electronic tax reporting since the<br \/>1980s, the Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system<br \/>will be decommissioned in January 2027.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8809be6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8809be6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dd1999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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           key changes in IRIS information<br>\n            return filing requirements\n          <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n          <td>TCC Requirements<\/td>\n          <td>Separate TCC for 1099s &amp; 1042s<\/td>\n          <td>Separate TCC for API vs. manual filing<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n          <td>Validation<\/td>\n          <td>Post-filing (after acceptance)<\/td>\n          <td>Real-time (before acceptance)<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n          <td>Error Correction<\/td>\n          <td>Requires entire replacement files submitted<\/td>\n          <td>Supports targeted corrections<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n          <td>Testing Environment<\/td>\n          <td>Limited availability<\/td>\n          <td>Year-round visibility<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n      <\/tbody>\n\n    <\/table>\n\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a18907 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a18907\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dee8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5dee8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1cefd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f1cefd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e9e34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45e9e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Global Regulatory Landscape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bd988 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3bd988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c34fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11c34fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232f8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"232f8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"19000\" data-from-value=\"1000\" data-delimiter=\",\">1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef76712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef76712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global tax jurisdictions\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1016a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce1016a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851d4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"851d4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"14000\" data-from-value=\"1000\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The global tax landscape shifts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, forcing businesses to adjust in real-time to ensure compliance with all local tax laws for the regions where they conduct operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73566e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73566e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3eb5d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3eb5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d08e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d08e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Hot Spots<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1ffe1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5a1ffe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:300,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Component-471-\u2013-4-6.jpg\" alt=\"Component 471 \u2013 4 - 6\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Component-471-\u2013-4-7.jpg\" alt=\"Component 471 \u2013 4 - 7\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Component-471-\u2013-4-8.jpg\" alt=\"Component 471 \u2013 4 - 8\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><div 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data-src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Component-471-\u2013-4-11.jpg\" alt=\"Component 471 \u2013 4 - 11\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Component-471-\u2013-4-12.jpg\" alt=\"Component 471 \u2013 4 - 12\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 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e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0bf09d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"US\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1079ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1079ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cb9ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93cb9ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475b610 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"475b610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spotlight on the U.S. Regulatory Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a120b10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a120b10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d18e03 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d18e03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72df62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e72df62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f317465 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f317465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Size and Scope of U.S. Sales Tax<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a693cf e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a693cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116d590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"116d590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"13198\" data-from-value=\"12900\" data-delimiter=\",\">12900<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3814c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d3814c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jurisdictions supported<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef67597 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef67597\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c67d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0c67d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"2100\" data-from-value=\"1350\" data-delimiter=\",\">1350<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ffcd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ffcd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bills analyzed during the height of season<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdc1c6 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbdc1c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cefdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f9cefdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"1085\" data-from-value=\"1000\" data-delimiter=\",\">1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a8438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a8438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sales tax forms tracked<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bdb90 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0bdb90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4033686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4033686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"8100\" data-from-value=\"7000\" data-delimiter=\",\">7000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba68df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba68df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Total goods &amp; service codes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b086121 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b086121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7b303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"fa7b303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"490\" data-from-value=\"600\" data-delimiter=\",\">600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afd052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3afd052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entity\/use codes with exemption logic<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192dd00 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"192dd00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817f7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"817f7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"811\" data-from-value=\"600\" data-delimiter=\",\">600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4d90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e4d90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sales tax rate changes in 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a298b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2a298b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0473ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0473ea1\" 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It is the responsibility of the business to stay current.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe12b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2fe12b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() {\n  const buttons = document.querySelectorAll(\".my-insight-btn-blue\");\n  const overlays = document.querySelectorAll(\".my-overlay-blue\");\n\n  buttons.forEach((button, index) => {\n    const overlay = overlays[index];\n    const symbol = button.querySelector(\".symbol-blue\");\n\n    button.addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\n      overlay.classList.toggle(\"active\");\n      button.classList.toggle(\"active\");\n\n      \/\/ Toggle the symbol only\n      if (overlay.classList.contains(\"active\")) {\n        symbol.textContent = \"\u00d7\";\n      } else {\n        symbol.textContent = \"+\";\n      }\n    });\n  });\n});\n<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c08fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67c08fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fe2dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7fe2dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93aeb08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93aeb08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ecb12 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59ecb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When it Comes to Tax Reporting, Always Verify<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf9859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0cf9859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febe125 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"febe125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of all Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) submitted for verification were incorrect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f1efa elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"23f1efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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id=\"e-n-tab-content-1401837991\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1401837991\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-bafbc33 e-con-full steps_container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bafbc33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b49ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f4b49ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    const steps = ['.first_steps', '.second_steps', '.third_steps'];\n    let currentIndex = 0;\n\n    function showStep(index) {\n        \/\/ Hide all steps\n        $(steps.join(',')).slideUp(500);\n\n        \/\/ Show the target step and scroll parent to top after 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:400\">Demo<\/span><br>\nDemo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46381d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46381d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIN\/Name<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b1ead e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95b1ead\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b53fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b53fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIN(SSN\/EIN)<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2f646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b2f646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>457555462<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bf173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02bf173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd11d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fd11d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FULL NAME \/ COMPANY NAME<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41b5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f41b5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Todd Davis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8031ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8031ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f053966 elementor-button-info btn-cust elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f053966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run Check<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b23910 e-con-full second_steps e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b23910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd53ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd53ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60354a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60354a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c037b1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c037b1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d6fa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97d6fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ed59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ed59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRS TIN and name check<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182f822 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"182f822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4694b98 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4694b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Result Found<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200fb2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"200fb2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c6533 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c6533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85aa4b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85aa4b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd9bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd9bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EIN name check<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07636d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07636d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97af62 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c97af62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Result not Found<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f41d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84f41d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06222a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b06222a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbba37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdbba37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032d8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032d8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Death Master File check<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df8f78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4df8f78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebeb52 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ebeb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Possible Result Found<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9885ac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9885ac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9366c2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9366c2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188732c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188732c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65210d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65210d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16783a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b16783a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FATCA check<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e043cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e043cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e67949 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e67949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Data not provided<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f321f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f321f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264ac94 elementor-button-info btn-cust elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"264ac94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b578d e-con-full third_steps e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15b578d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e4b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7e4b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2502827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2502827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad96892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad96892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9cc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac9cc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&larr; 1 \/ 5  &rarr;<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3fe5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a3fe5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7906f97 elementor-button-info btn-cust elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7906f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TIN\/Name Check<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1401837992\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1401837992\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" 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steps.forEach((stepSelector, index) => {\n        $(stepSelector + ' a').on('click', function(e) {\n            e.preventDefault();\n            currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % steps.length;\n            showStep(currentIndex);\n        });\n    });\n});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53091c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e53091c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:400\">Demo<\/span><br>\nDemo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493c66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"493c66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2e176 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d2e176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a89b2b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6a89b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cloud-computing11\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5e70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be5e70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drag and Drop file here<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68c791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f68c791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">or<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d769299 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d769299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Browse Files<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c113a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71c113a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0fb29b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0fb29b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653e22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"653e22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Select lists to verify against<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9517b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9517b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIN\/Name Matching<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd5ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd5ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Death Master File<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7cb08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb7cb08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Watchlists<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e553002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e553002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c83c6 elementor-button-info elementor-align-right btn-cust elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37c83c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run Bulk Checks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e83299 e-con-full bulk_second_steps e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e83299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2525f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b2525f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a325d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64a325d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fff0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38fff0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f5239 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f5239\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4f9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4f9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&larr; 1 \/ 120  &rarr;<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5207e37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5207e37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa06d9 elementor-button-info btn-cust elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1aa06d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bulk Check<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06901f2 elementor-button-info elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06901f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tincheck.com\/?utm_source=state_of_tax&#038;utm_medium=report&#038;utm_campaign=tincheck\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try it for yourself at TINCheck.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05efc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c05efc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae9e45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bae9e45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb45c90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb45c90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7fb88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c7fb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 10 Reasons for State Sales Tax Audits in the U.S.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fa9da e-con-full panel_one_carousel custom-carousel-outer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85fa9da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4d69e e-con-full custom-carousel-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d4d69e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac1f71 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ac1f71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e2859 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30e2859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fc5fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fc5fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5d176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f5d176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-predictive-modeling-data-analytics-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-predictive-modeling-data-analytics-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-predictive-modeling-data-analytics.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b703b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b703b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f93c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f93c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Predictive Modeling and Data Analytics<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2365c80 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2365c80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c2b13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07c2b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c4066 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1c4066\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd77fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cd77fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blue-icon-industry-targeting.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1354\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2fdc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f2fdc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205eb0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"205eb0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry Targeting<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dfa1b e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69dfa1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a899c00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a899c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0905da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0905da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dbb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1dbb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-incongruous-periodic-returns-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1866\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-incongruous-periodic-returns-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-incongruous-periodic-returns.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a81b12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a81b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48ab4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a48ab4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Incongruous Periodic Returns<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9944ec6 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9944ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50b076 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d50b076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cb278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76cb278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8cdfad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8cdfad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blue-icon-inconsistent-filing-history.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1438\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6eae31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6eae31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edbed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5edbed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inconsistent Filing History<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1dba0 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d1dba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dff766 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dff766\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5484cb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5484cb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4927d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a4927d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blue-icon-inconsistent-filing-approach.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1437\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0ad58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f0ad58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e7889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e7889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inconsistent Filing Approach\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5715cc4 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5715cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc056c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fc056c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351eab8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"351eab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab98c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab98c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-flow-down-flow-up-audits-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-flow-down-flow-up-audits-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-blue-icon-flow-down-flow-up-audits.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abea957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abea957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a79f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a79f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Flow Down\/Flow Up Audits\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ff30c e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98ff30c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d1636 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91369fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bf717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24bf717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once identified as the target of an audit and the audit has commenced, these are the top five areas in which most businesses are flagged for noncompliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0eb460 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0eb460\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Audit\t<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9492ae0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9492ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ea56a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65ea56a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f24e7 section elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d4f24e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Sidebar and Map Container -->\n<div class=\"map-container\" style=\"display: flex; overflow: hidden; color: white; font-family: 'Inter', Arial, sans-serif;\">\n  <div id=\"sidebar\" style=\"width: 36%; padding: 20px; padding-left:0px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 15px; overflow-y: hidden; overflow-x: hidden; color:#0A0E33;\">\n    <p>If you reside or conduct 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf5d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9bf5d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blue\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeab8a4 e-con-full my-overlay-blue e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aeab8a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfa7e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcfa7e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f19e239 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f19e239\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b6274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b6274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although these four states are the most aggressive in their audit approach, increased audit activity is occurring across all 50 states due to advancements in technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0533737 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0533737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\" link=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/lnkd.in\/p\/e_eJmGKe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Share this stat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f908e2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f908e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e708a41 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e708a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9814fef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9814fef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b625b5b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b625b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 States Most Likely to Launch and Audit\t<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962da85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"962da85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baecbf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baecbf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c1110 section elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"07c1110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"audit-quiz\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Outfit&quot;; color: #0a0e33\">\n  <!-- Instructions -->\n  <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px\">If you reside or conduct business in one of these states, you have a higher likelihood of an audit being launched\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Skip Button -->\n  <button\n    id=\"audit-skip-btn\"\n    style=\"\n      background: white;\n      color: #0a0e33;\n      border: none;\n      font-family: Outfit;\n      border-radius: 12px;\n      padding: 12px 18px;\n      font-size: 16px;\n      font-weight: 600;\n      cursor: pointer;\n      text-align: left;\n    \"\n  >\n    Skip and reveal states \u2192\n  <\/button>\n\n  <!-- Mobile States -->\n  <div\n    id=\"audit-mobile-states\"\n    style=\"margin-top: 20px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\"\n  ><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n  .audit-state-btn {\n    background: #0a0e33;\n    color: #fff;\n    font-family: \"Outfit\", sans-serif;\n    border-radius: 20px;\n    padding: 8px 14px;\n    font-size: 12px;\n    font-weight: normal;\n    border: none;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    gap: 6px;\n    transition: all 0.3s ease;\n  }\n\n  .audit-state-btn.correct {\n    background: #0078d6;\n    color: #fff;\n  }\n\n  .audit-state-btn.wrong {\n    background: #ffd7a5;\n    color: #9b4628;\n  }\n\n  \/* Check Icon *\/\n  .audit-state-btn .audit-checkmark {\n    width: 20px;\n    height: 20px;\n    border-radius: 50%;\n    background: #fff;\n    color: #0a0e33;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: center;\n    font-size: 12px;\n    font-weight: bold;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<script>\n  const auditSpecialStates = [\n    \"California\",\n    \"Texas\",\n    \"Pennsylvania\",\n    \"Massachusetts\",\n  ];\n  let auditSelectedStates = {},\n    auditWrongStates = {};\n\n  document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", () => {\n    renderAuditMobileButtons();\n    document\n      .querySelector(\"#audit-skip-btn\")\n      .addEventListener(\"click\", auditRevealStates);\n  });\n\n  function renderAuditMobileButtons() {\n    const mobileDiv = document.getElementById(\"audit-mobile-states\");\n    mobileDiv.innerHTML = \"\";\n    const allStates = [\n      \"Alabama\",\n      \"Alaska\",\n      \"Arizona\",\n      \"Arkansas\",\n      \"California\",\n      \"Colorado\",\n      \"Connecticut\",\n      \"Delaware\",\n      \"Florida\",\n      \"Georgia\",\n      \"Hawaii\",\n      \"Kansas\",\n      \"Kentucky\",\n      \"Louisiana\",\n      \"Maine\",\n      \"Maryland\",\n      \"Massachusetts\",\n      \"Michigan\",\n      \"Minnesota\",\n      \"Mississippi\",\n      \"Missouri\",\n      \"Montana\",\n      \"Nebraska\",\n      \"Nevada\",\n      \"New Hampshire\",\n      \"New Jersey\",\n      \"New Mexico\",\n      \"New York\",\n      \"North Carolina\",\n      \"North Dakota\",\n      \"Ohio\",\n      \"Oklahoma\",\n      \"Oregon\",\n      \"Pennsylvania\",\n      \"Rhode Island\",\n      \"South Carolina\",\n      \"Tennessee\",\n      \"Texas\",\n      \"Utah\",\n      \"Vermont\",\n      \"Virginia\",\n      \"Washington\",\n      \"West Virginia\",\n      \"Wisconsin\",\n      \"Wyoming\",\n    ];\n    allStates.forEach((name) => {\n      const btn = document.createElement(\"button\");\n      btn.className = \"audit-state-btn\";\n      btn.textContent = name;\n      btn.onclick = () => auditHandleMobileClick(btn, name);\n      mobileDiv.appendChild(btn);\n    });\n  }\n\n  function auditHandleMobileClick(btn, name) {\n    if (auditSpecialStates.includes(name)) {\n      if (auditSelectedStates[name]) {\n        delete auditSelectedStates[name];\n        btn.classList.remove(\"correct\");\n        btn.innerHTML = name;\n      } else {\n        auditSelectedStates[name] = true;\n        btn.classList.add(\"correct\");\n        btn.innerHTML = `<span class=\"audit-checkmark\">\u2714<\/span> ${name}`;\n      }\n    } else {\n      if (auditWrongStates[name]) {\n        delete auditWrongStates[name];\n        btn.classList.remove(\"wrong\");\n        btn.innerHTML = name;\n      } else {\n        auditWrongStates[name] = true;\n        btn.classList.add(\"wrong\");\n        btn.innerHTML = name;\n      }\n    }\n  }\n\n  function auditRevealStates() {\n    document.querySelectorAll(\".audit-state-btn\").forEach((btn) => {\n      const name = btn.textContent.replace(\"\u2714\", \"\").trim();\n      if (auditSpecialStates.includes(name)) {\n        btn.classList.add(\"correct\");\n        btn.innerHTML = `<span class=\"audit-checkmark\">\u2714<\/span> ${name}`;\n      }\n    });\n  }\n<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfaa8f e-con-full my-insight-btn-blue e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abfaa8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a45c5a symbol-blue elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a45c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21c744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f21c744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blue\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1647f43 e-con-full my-overlay-blue e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1647f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03915bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03915bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca34261 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca34261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3470723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3470723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although these four states are the most aggressive in their audit approach, increased audit activity is occurring across all 50 states due to advancements in technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc5ca6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fc5ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\" link=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/lnkd.in\/p\/e_eJmGKe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Share this stat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6e3c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee6e3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"EMEM-VAT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b181b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46b181b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e697e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90e697e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302f189 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"302f189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spotlighting EMEA and VAT Compliance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24fcbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e24fcbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305ec3c e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"305ec3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef0b28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ef0b28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ed51 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd8ed51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 Countries with the Most Frequent VAT Rate Changes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a692f83 e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a692f83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79315fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79315fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fd34d e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7fd34d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e318c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17e318c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04261aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04261aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb6a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fb6a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greece<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbfe2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bbfe2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a39e6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"39a39e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc4c99 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dc4c99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40e93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f40e93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduced:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88eec5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88eec5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 13, 2024<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8999b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8999b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temporary 13% reduced rate on transportation services, restaurant and catering services, non-alcoholic drinks, movie tickets, tourism; 6% reduced rate on face masks and gloves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc75f9b e-con-full country_block e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc75f9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fef88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4fef88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3666f35 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3666f35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"092b7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c060368 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c060368\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transportation and Logistics<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3604b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f3604b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    $('.custom-carousel-outer').each(function() {\n        const $carousel = $(this);\n        const $carouselInner = $carousel.find('.custom-carousel-inner');\n        const $items = $carousel.find('.carousal_item');\n        const totalItems = $items.length;\n        let currentIndex = 0;\n\n        function getItemsPerView() {\n            return $(window).width() < 768 ? 1 : 3;\n        }\n\n        function updateCarousel() {\n            const itemsPerView = getItemsPerView();\n           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<div class=\"progress-bar\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>        \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00487ec e-con-full accodrian-panel e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00487ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b98366 e-con-full accordion-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b98366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f39192 e-con-full accordian-one e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f39192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e1536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e1536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VAT is a complex tax system that places responsibility on the seller at each stage of the supply chain. Businesses in these industries are likely to face increased scrutiny from tax authorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b597ea7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b597ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5dfd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d5dfd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2295fc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2295fc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0332dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0332dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Countries with Highest Number of VAT-exempt Transactions<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f305d2 e-con-full accodrian-panel left-accordian e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f305d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18cc8d e-con-full accordion-container left e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d18cc8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea8de2 e-con-full accordian_panel e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ea8de2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c5fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c5fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many transactions are exempt from VAT. 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E-invoices filed too early, too late, or not meeting real-time standards will be rejected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965a363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965a363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bde69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34bde69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Most Common VAT Penalties and Fines Issued by EU Tax Agencies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9294f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a9294f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late VAT registration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe51e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe51e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late filing of the VAT Return<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060e79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060e79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late payment of the VAT due to the Tax Office<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c391176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c391176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Incorrect VAT treatment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b478227 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b478227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b776a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b776a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f93aa1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f93aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e408e32 e-con-full country_block e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e408e32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e6c5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56e6c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-id=\"2dff6e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c4032 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"24c4032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9ec00 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc9ec00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431abf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"431abf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">E-invoicing initially implemented<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36dcdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36dcdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2003<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7f2eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb7f2eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904fb94 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"904fb94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adc20c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6adc20c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f279f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f279f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3dbe5 e-con-full country_block e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3dbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1995<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f750f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2f750f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab88999 e-con-full country_block e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab88999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d687c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d687c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c2ec5 e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c2ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ade92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01ade92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d03339 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d03339\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0222df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0222df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peru<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1e4da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce1e4da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477b86f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"477b86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5407d98 e-con-full hover_conte e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5407d98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa4d39 e-con-full country_block e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daa4d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75351c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75351c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674ca3d e-con-full cntry_title e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"674ca3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f2f56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28f2f56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d230dc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d230dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e75acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e75acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mexico<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2dd40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce2dd40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fead5 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"91fead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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implemented<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3fae9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3fae9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2004<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7415bdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7415bdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833f763 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"833f763\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c19d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32c19d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7877ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7877ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Common Challenges of Multinational Companies within SSA<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ba832 e-con-full custom-carousel-outer brown-theme e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69ba832\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06862e6 e-con-full custom-carousel-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06862e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baf98b e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0baf98b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bade09d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bade09d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5330f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc5330f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a41e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a41e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-compliance-complexity-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1872\" alt=\"\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Reasons Your Business Will be Audited in a LATAM Country<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfba77f e-con-full custom-carousel-outer orange-theme e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfba77f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e26fb e-con-full custom-carousel-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e26fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea5bee e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eea5bee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7550c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f7550c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1df742 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1df742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac4375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dac4375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-inconsistent-reporting-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-inconsistent-reporting-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-inconsistent-reporting.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faed39d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faed39d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76500f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76500f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inconsistent <br>Reporting<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b588e e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94b588e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff84d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cff84d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9b7a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa9b7a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f2043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54f2043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-high-refund-claims-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-high-refund-claims-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-orange-icon-high-refund-claims.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9e5e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae9e5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0a1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d0a1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High Refund <br>Claims<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac88021 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac88021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13cf2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d13cf2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363e541 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"363e541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7d632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a7d632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orange-icon-non-compliance-with-e-invoicing-regulations-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1528\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437fa40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437fa40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b3ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27b3ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-compliance with E-invoicing Regulations <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7db17 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed7db17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa6f95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fa6f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44e75a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c44e75a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbbeb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfbbeb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orange-icon-unusual-transaction-patterns-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1531\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c853cee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c853cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b957d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b957d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unusual Transaction Patterns<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7756b01 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7756b01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f97b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67f97b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2da187 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2da187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30a510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b30a510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orange-icon-industry-specific-risks-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1527\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc094d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc094d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7897f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7897f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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<div class=\"progress-bar\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>        \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n    \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3732da0 e-con-full accodrian-panel e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3732da0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779e18f e-con-full accordion-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779e18f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9a321 e-con-full accordian-one e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c9a321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b1034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b1034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discrepancies in sales and purchases, large VAT refund claims, non-compliance with e-invoicing, irregular transaction patterns, and high-risk industries like construction or pharmaceuticals can trigger audits to verify legitimacy and prevent fraud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e908b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08e908b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"BRAZIL\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5f242 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca5f242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0902b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0902b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce31ac elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce31ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brazil Stands Alone in the World of Global Compliance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd3926 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cd3926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88923a5 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88923a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e6858 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06e6858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e81ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e81ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Big are the Penalties for Failure to Pay Taxes in Brazil<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6499556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6499556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">Up to <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"225\" data-from-value=\"100\" data-delimiter=\",\">100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cedc51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cedc51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a72519 e-con-full my-insight-btn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a72519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7811f94 symbol elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7811f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a826170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a826170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54e7bd e-con-full my-overlay e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d54e7bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48b4c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b48b4c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bf99d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83bf99d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14a5cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14a5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The standard penalty for unpaid taxes in Brazil is 75%, increasing to 115%, 150%, or 225% if fraud or lack of cooperation is found.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b46949 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b46949\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60af30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f60af30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a9fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54a9fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">% of Businesses Using Automated Tax Compliance vs. Manual Methods<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44fb13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"c44fb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"20\" data-delimiter=\",\">20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524c2f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"524c2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adee23a e-con-full my-insight-btn e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adee23a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd2a1d symbol elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd2a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cd1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"74cd1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Insight<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb80dc5 e-con-full my-overlay e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb80dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331c465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"331c465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe99a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fe99a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348fab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348fab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brazil&#8217;s tax environment is the most complex in the world, requiring businesses to use automated systems for compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed11212 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed11212\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cada2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cada2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b215f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b215f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7f24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb7f24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Reasons for NF-e and NFS-e Rejections by Tax Authorities in Brazil<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89a0c9 e-con-full custom-carousel-outer green-theme e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d89a0c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8f016 e-con-full custom-carousel-inner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac8f016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9254dee e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9254dee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed8637 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ed8637\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c9889 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68c9889\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61643b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c61643b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/green-icon-errors-in-the-digital-signature-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1507\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaba784 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaba784\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c037b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c037b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Errors in the digital signature<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8ba8 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3f8ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793fbea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"793fbea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a8dd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46a8dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9c0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da9c0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/green-icon-inconsistencies-in-product-or-service-codes-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1508\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02949f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02949f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a420f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a420f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inconsistencies in product or service codes<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d2ee4 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06d2ee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabdff2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eabdff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042e079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"042e079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea7cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ea7cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-green-icon-incorrect-or-missing-recipient-information-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-green-icon-incorrect-or-missing-recipient-information-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/@2x-green-icon-incorrect-or-missing-recipient-information.webp 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b194259 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b194259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a41eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a41eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Incorrect or missing recipient information<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b766d9 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b766d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf64ad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf64ad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5920311 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5920311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a9444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27a9444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/green-icon-discrepancies-in-tax-calculations-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1506\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5625431 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5625431\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d97fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d97fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discrepancies in tax calculations<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7fe91 e-con-full carousal_item e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a7fe91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3d74c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed3d74c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a94af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7a94af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657576b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"657576b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/stateoftax\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/green-icon-non-compliance-with-the-required-xml-schema-standards-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1510\" alt=\"\" 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accordion-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0246579\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2f226 e-con-full accordian-one e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c2f226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f73183 accordion-label elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f73183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e345f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e345f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21ed5b e-con-full accordian_panel e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e21ed5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f8bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f8bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brazil has some of the tightest compliance controls globally. Any inconsistent, erroneous, or potentially fraudulent data will be flagged, resulting in transaction rejection and increased audit potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b441f8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b441f8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e098617 e-con-full overlay-main-container-full-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e098617\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c9ce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1c9ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2602697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a2fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b5a2fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-to-value=\"95\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5f1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5f1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of leaders say ensuring accurate real-time data reporting within and outside of their company is critical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a150b41 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a150b41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bacfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e0bacfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-a9ff10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ff10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCustomers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcedeed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcedeed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ebf1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"65ebf1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"250\" data-from-value=\"100\" data-delimiter=\",\">100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0069991 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0069991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6b09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b6b09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fortune 500<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf70e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cf70e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62dbfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b62dbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+ Billion<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2576599 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2576599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5250c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5250c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransactions Conducted Per Year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdecc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cdecc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761f7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"761f7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"19000\" data-from-value=\"2000\" data-delimiter=\",\">2000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf4e9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaf4e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0080fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0080fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTax Jurisdictions Monitored\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1322c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e1322c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0797f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0797f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c688b5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c688b5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf4863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf4863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUptime for Global Tax Determination\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbc080 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fbc080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6790d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6790d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"99.99\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2888e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f2888e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5664cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5664cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUptime for Integration Adapter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685040f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"685040f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da2c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6da2c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89705b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89705b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b322841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b322841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOf All Transactions in Brazil Flow Through Sovos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abafa25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abafa25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0113f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0113f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"300\" data-from-value=\"50\" data-delimiter=\",\">50<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">Million<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3352e79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3352e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5c0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc5c0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLine Items Processed on Black Friday\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f850d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7f850d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e0879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"08e0879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"300\" data-from-value=\"100\" data-delimiter=\",\">100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">Million<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef9d0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ef9d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a932d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a932d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Line Items Processed on Cyber 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