{"id":269,"date":"2026-10-20T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:56:02","slug":"blue-dot-vat-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/ai\/blue-dot-vat-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Recover VAT on Travel and AP Spend?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e477 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-1b6e477-77a0c01 \" data-id=\"1b6e477\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1b6e477\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1b6e477\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff60f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-auto_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"cff60f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"auto_breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"aub-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"aub-list\"><li class=\"aub-item\"><a class=\"aub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/\">Home<\/a><span class=\"aub-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aub-item\"><a class=\"aub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/\">Wp Json<\/a><span class=\"aub-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aub-item\"><a class=\"aub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/\">Wp<\/a><span class=\"aub-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aub-item\"><a class=\"aub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/\">V2<\/a><span class=\"aub-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aub-item\"><a class=\"aub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/\">Pages<\/a><span class=\"aub-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aub-item aub-current\"><span class=\"aub-text\" aria-current=\"page\">269<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wp Json\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Wp\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"V2\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Pages\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":6,\"name\":\"269\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269\/\"}]}<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43a778 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-f43a778-32ba9d3 \" data-id=\"f43a778\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f43a778\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"f43a778\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93d4cb e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-d93d4cb-9aad3ee \" data-id=\"d93d4cb\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d93d4cb\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"d93d4cb\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a8af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7a8af3\" 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\">How do you recover VAT on travel, expense and AP spend?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b22e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b22e5\" 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>Recoverable VAT is routinely left unclaimed because the evidence sits in employee expense receipts and AP invoices that were never validated to tax standards. Recovering it means reading every document, testing eligibility against each country\u2019s rules, and filing the claim. Sovos does this through the Blue dot AI platform, acquired in September 2026, across 40+ countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1902f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1902f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167fd64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"167fd64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b39d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5b39d9\" 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=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6d8c1a9b-f56d-42b0-aae7-d2279ac342fc.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-208\" alt=\"6d8c1a9b-f56d-42b0-aae7-d2279ac342fc\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedfe23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fedfe23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79161ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79161ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished By<br>\n<strong>Sovos<\/strong>\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-644f70d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"644f70d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a27b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66a27b6\" 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 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20, 2026\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-9dd0e20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd0e20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3df478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3df478\" 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=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/72f4c884-23ff-4bd8-8813-2b02eb15e4a5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-207\" alt=\"72f4c884-23ff-4bd8-8813-2b02eb15e4a5\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cd7dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19cd7dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b71558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b71558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4eb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4eb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Parker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc3631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc3631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector Brand and Communications, 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957b13f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base 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data-interaction-id=\"4fe147f\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"4fe147f\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bd4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"65bd4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.taxapedia-table {\n    border-collapse: separate;\n    border-spacing: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Inter', sans-serif;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd;\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    overflow: hidden;\n    margin-left: 0;\n    background-color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n.taxapedia-table thead th {\n    background-color: #072448;\n    padding: 14px 16px;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #ffffff;\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n}\n\n.taxapedia-table tbody td {\n    padding: 14px 16px;\n    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n    color: #545e75;\n    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<td class=\"label\">What it covers<\/td>\n            <td>\n                VAT recovery on travel and expense and accounts payable spend,\n                travel and expense auditing, and taxable employee benefits\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">Geographic scope<\/td>\n            <td>\n                VAT and GST recovery across 40+ countries and territories\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">Method<\/td>\n            <td>\n                AI reads and validates every transaction rather than sampling,\n                applying 250 to 300 automated checks per invoice\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">Accuracy<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Greater than 98% across the VAT and taxable employee benefits\n                lifecycles\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">AI platform<\/td>\n            <td>\n                More than 150 purpose-built AI models, a transaction knowledge\n                graph, real-time orchestration, and automated document ingestion\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">Pricing model<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Subscription-based rather than contingency-based, ensuring\n                ineligible VAT is flagged as well as eligible VAT\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">Human oversight<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Classifications and flags are reviewed by a person before\n                they are relied on\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">Acquired<\/td>\n            <td>September 15, 2026<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9d99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c9d99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"recoverable\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is recoverable VAT left unclaimed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9ad74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d9ad74\" 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>Not because businesses are unaware of it. Because the evidence is the weakest data in the finance estate.<\/p><ul><li>Expense receipts are photographs of paper, captured by employees under no obligation to meet a tax evidence standard.<\/li><li>Eligibility rules differ by country, by expense category and by the status of the person who incurred the cost, and they change.<\/li><li>An invalid claim carries its own risk, so a conservative team under-claims deliberately rather than expose itself.<\/li><li>The work is high volume and low value per item, which makes it the first thing deprioritized and the last thing resourced.<\/li><\/ul><p>The result is a predictable pattern: a material recoverable amount, no reliable way to quantify it, and no capacity to pursue it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb1def e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-1cb1def-c85c887 \" data-id=\"1cb1def\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1cb1def\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1cb1def\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac97f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac97f30\" 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><strong>ON THIS PAGE<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#recoverable\">Why is recoverable VAT left unclaimed?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#blue-dot-do\">What does the Blue dot platform do?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#ai-material\">What makes the AI material rather than incidental?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#human-review\">Where does human review fit?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#customer-data\">How is customer data handled?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#right-for\">Who is it right for?<\/a><\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0126f5b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-0126f5b-265823e \" data-id=\"0126f5b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0126f5b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0126f5b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495c8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495c8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"blue-dot-do\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the Blue dot platform do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefa39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fefa39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"taxapedia-table\">\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Capability<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What it does<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">VAT recovery<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Reads travel, expense and AP transaction data, tests each item\n                against the destination country\u2019s eligibility rules, and\n                prepares the recovery claim\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">Travel and expense auditing<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Applies tax-grade validation to expense data, which is a\n                different standard from policy auditing and catches different\n                errors\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">Taxable employee benefits<\/td>\n            <td>\n                Classifies benefits and fringe benefits for the tax treatment\n                they attract, with every classification reviewed by a person\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4ea62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e4ea62\" 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 distinguishing method is coverage rather than cleverness. The platform validates every transaction at item level rather than sampling, applying 250 to 300 automated checks per invoice. Sampling is adequate for assurance over a population; it does not recover the specific items that are recoverable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36da53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d36da53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db7d7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7db7d7d\" 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-28a7e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a7e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"ai-material\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes the AI material rather than incidental?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f842495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f842495\" 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>Three things, and they are the reason this capability could not be assembled from a general model and a prompt.<\/p><ul><li>More than 150 purpose-built AI models, each addressing a specific extraction, validation or classification task, developed against production data over nearly a decade.<\/li><li>A transaction knowledge graph that holds the relationships between documents, vendors, employees and transactions, which is what allows a judgment about one item to draw on context from others.<\/li><li>Automated document ingestion and reconciliation with real-time orchestration, so the volume is processed as it arrives rather than in a periodic batch.<\/li><\/ul><p>This matters beyond VAT recovery. IDC found in September 2026 that no vendor in its compliant e-invoicing assessment had demonstrated AI far ahead of the field on customer evidence, and that much of the agentic narrative across the market remains forward-looking. A platform with years of production use is evidence of the kind that assessment found scarce.<\/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-5f707f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f707f0\" 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-05b8688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b8688\" 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 does this connect to the rest of compliance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1abc95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1abc95\" 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 connection is diagnosis. Sovos has long established whether a transaction meets a compliance requirement. What a business also needs to know is why a transaction failed, which upstream process caused it, and how to stop it recurring.<\/p><p>Blue dot\u2019s models were built to answer exactly that on expense and AP data, and the same capability applies to compliance data more broadly. A rejected e-invoice and an ineligible VAT claim are both symptoms of an upstream data problem, and the diagnostic method is the same.<\/p><p>It also widens the data the platform sees. Structured B2B e-invoices, employee expense claims and corporate card transactions describe overlapping activity, and comparing them identifies duplicate or inconsistent VAT treatment that no single source reveals.<\/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\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3047ca5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-3047ca5-93abdc1 \" data-id=\"3047ca5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3047ca5\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3047ca5\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308828b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-308828b-b4cc9ce \" data-id=\"308828b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"308828b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"308828b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f81b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f81b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"human-review\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where does human review fit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c098f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c098f\" 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>Classifications and flags are reviewed by a person before they are relied on. For taxable employee benefits in particular, every benefit is classified and every flag is reviewed, because the treatment affects an individual\u2019s tax position as well as the employer\u2019s.<\/p><p>The subscription pricing model reinforces this rather than conflicting with it. Because the service is not paid as a share of recoveries, it flags VAT that is not eligible as well as VAT that is, which a contingency arrangement has no incentive to do. Over-claiming is a risk in its own right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56744ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56744ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"customer-data\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is customer data handled?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec616e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec616e9\" 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>Customer data is not used to train Sovos or third-party AI models. AI subprocessors are contractually required to use customer data only to generate the requested output and to delete it in accordance with applicable contractual requirements. Sovos publishes its applicable subprocessor list for transparency.<\/p><p>The full security and data governance position, including certifications and the subprocessor list, is published on the Sovos security and trust page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a89e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a89e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"right-for\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is it right for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20dc5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20dc5b0\" 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>Best suited for:<\/p><ul><li>Enterprises with material travel and expense volumes across multiple countries, where recoverable VAT accumulates and nobody owns pursuing it.<\/li><li>Organizations with AP spend in countries where input VAT recovery depends on invoice-level validity.<\/li><li>Employers managing taxable employee benefits across jurisdictions, where misclassification affects individuals.<\/li><li>Businesses already using Sovos for determination, e-invoicing or VAT reporting, where recovery completes the cycle.<\/li><\/ul><p>May be less suitable for:<\/p><ul><li>A single-country business with low travel volumes, where recoverable amounts may not justify a program.<\/li><li>An organization seeking expense policy enforcement rather than tax validation, which is a different discipline catching different errors.<\/li><li>A business wanting recovery on a contingency basis only, since this is sold on subscription.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f903b3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-6f903b3-774a406 \" data-id=\"6f903b3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6f903b3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"6f903b3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b9ac0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-27b9ac0-0622977 \" data-id=\"27b9ac0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"27b9ac0\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"27b9ac0\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba6a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ba6a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"faq\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb8163 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-dcb8163-c63fdda \" data-id=\"dcb8163\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"dcb8163\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"dcb8163\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c8a04 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-base  e-84c8a04-08d7728 \" data-id=\"84c8a04\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-interaction-id=\"84c8a04\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-id=\"84c8a04\">\n    <details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ba3d6 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-84ba3d6-91a2596 \" data-id=\"84ba3d6\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"84ba3d6\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"84ba3d6\" open name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e214efc e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"e214efc\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"e214efc\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"e214efc\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acac99f e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  e-acac99f-f249253 \" data-id=\"acac99f\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"acac99f\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"acac99f\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-d1ea3d4-402c63b e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"d1ea3d4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"d1ea3d4\"><strong>What did Sovos acquire in Blue dot?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef1ab e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-2fef1ab-173fad6 \" data-id=\"2fef1ab\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"2fef1ab\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"2fef1ab\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"96f6aac\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"96f6aac\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059796c e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"059796c\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"059796c\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"059796c\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d7244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d7244\" 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>An AI VAT intelligence and recovery platform, announced on 15 September 2026. It brings a VAT reclaim business, a production AI platform developed over nearly a decade against real transaction data, and the data science team behind it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f871bb e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-7f871bb-cd80459 \" data-id=\"7f871bb\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"7f871bb\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"7f871bb\"  name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491cff8 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"491cff8\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"491cff8\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"491cff8\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835e6c8 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"835e6c8\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"835e6c8\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"835e6c8\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-7b3587e-5b470b4 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"7b3587e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7b3587e\"><strong>How many countries does VAT recovery cover?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9aa74 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-af9aa74-74ed179 \" data-id=\"af9aa74\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"af9aa74\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"af9aa74\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"1fec1c1\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"1fec1c1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5d0e1 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"0f5d0e1\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"0f5d0e1\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"0f5d0e1\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079e7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079e7fd\" 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 40 countries and territories for VAT and GST recovery. That is narrower than Sovos VAT determination, which covers 185+, because recovery depends on local reclaim procedures rather than only on determination rules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e39e3 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-e6e39e3-e4b6ba5 \" data-id=\"e6e39e3\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"e6e39e3\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"e6e39e3\"  name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d93fe e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"31d93fe\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"31d93fe\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"31d93fe\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab2019 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"2ab2019\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"2ab2019\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"2ab2019\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-edf5e34-3012c28 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"edf5e34\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"edf5e34\"><strong>Does it sample transactions or check all of them?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d099eed e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-d099eed-4b9439f \" data-id=\"d099eed\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"d099eed\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"d099eed\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"85c26d6\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"85c26d6\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ee829 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"41ee829\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"41ee829\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"41ee829\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcb4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dcb4dc\" 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 of them, at item level, with 250 to 300 automated checks per invoice. Sampling is adequate for assurance over a population but does not recover the specific items that are recoverable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed53ead e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-ed53ead-7da87f3 \" data-id=\"ed53ead\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"ed53ead\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"ed53ead\"  name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82dd09 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"c82dd09\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"c82dd09\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"c82dd09\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08af988 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"08af988\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"08af988\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"08af988\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-0b6b998-3215e3f e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"0b6b998\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0b6b998\"><strong>Is it paid as a share of what you recover?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f8a22 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-c4f8a22-cdb9498 \" data-id=\"c4f8a22\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"c4f8a22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"c4f8a22\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"7cc2ae8\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7cc2ae8\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd52d8e e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"cd52d8e\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"cd52d8e\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"cd52d8e\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9144048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9144048\" 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>No. It is sold on subscription rather than contingency, which is why it flags VAT that is not eligible as well as VAT that is. A contingency arrangement has no incentive to tell you what you cannot claim, and over-claiming carries its own risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb2875 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-4eb2875-76f0659 \" data-id=\"4eb2875\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"4eb2875\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"4eb2875\"  name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ebf16 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"14ebf16\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"14ebf16\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"14ebf16\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8753c e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"2b8753c\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"2b8753c\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"2b8753c\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-4ac2047-7bd0382 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"4ac2047\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4ac2047\"><strong>Does Sovos use our expense data to train AI models?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c56a1 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-39c56a1-96d410a \" data-id=\"39c56a1\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"39c56a1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"39c56a1\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"26f8ba4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"26f8ba4\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0371cbb e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"0371cbb\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"0371cbb\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"0371cbb\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcde91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbcde91\" 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>No. Customer data is not used to train Sovos or third-party AI models. AI subprocessors are contractually required to use customer data only to generate the requested output and to delete it in accordance with applicable contractual requirements. Sovos publishes its applicable subprocessor list for transparency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9423361 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-9423361-fabc59c \" data-id=\"9423361\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"9423361\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"9423361\"  name=\"84c8a04\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7205c e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"6a7205c\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"6a7205c\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"6a7205c\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88d2f3 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"e88d2f3\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"e88d2f3\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"e88d2f3\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-6bd5d8d-b340595 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"6bd5d8d\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"6bd5d8d\"><strong>How does this relate to travel and expense policy auditing?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c9d89 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-a1c9d89-4d9b6ef \" data-id=\"a1c9d89\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"a1c9d89\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"a1c9d89\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"c6b392a\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c6b392a\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: unset;\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M5.46967 9.21967C5.76256 8.92678 6.23744 8.92678 6.53033 9.21967L12 14.6893L17.4697 9.21967C17.7626 8.92678 18.2374 8.92678 18.5303 9.21967C18.8232 9.51256 18.8232 9.98744 18.5303 10.2803L12.5303 16.2803C12.2374 16.5732 11.7626 16.5732 11.4697 16.2803L5.46967 10.2803C5.17678 9.98744 5.17678 9.51256 5.46967 9.21967Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9ecc5 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"5a9ecc5\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"5a9ecc5\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"5a9ecc5\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8448e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8448e3\" 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>They catch different errors. Policy auditing asks whether a claim complies with company rules. Tax-grade validation asks whether the document supports a tax position, which is a different test and frequently fails where policy auditing passes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a93228 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-1a93228-b4a54d2 \" data-id=\"1a93228\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1a93228\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1a93228\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0b15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b0b15e\" 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\">Related pages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed10022 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed10022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498c4e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"498c4e0\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e88a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37e88a9\" 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=\"\/taxapedia\/ai\">\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\">Which vendors offer AI-powered tax compliance?<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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