{"id":270,"date":"2026-10-20T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:51:46","slug":"agentic-finance-orchestration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/business-processes\/agentic-finance-orchestration\/","title":{"rendered":"Can AI Agents Run Finance Processes End to End?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"270\" class=\"elementor elementor-270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ad503 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-68ad503-24d1d41 \" data-id=\"68ad503\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"68ad503\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"68ad503\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1e1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-auto_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ec1e1c2\" 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\">270<\/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\":\"270\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270\/\"}]}<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4aa36 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-af4aa36-020a88c \" data-id=\"af4aa36\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"af4aa36\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"af4aa36\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d85961 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-9d85961-4c0a1d4 \" data-id=\"9d85961\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"9d85961\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"9d85961\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1009a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a1009a\" 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\">Can AI agents run finance and procurement processes end to end?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0912bdc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0912bdc\" 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>Increasingly yes, for defined processes with defined limits. AI agents can take a purchase from request through approval, matching, payment and reconciliation, working on top of the ERP rather than replacing it. Sovos provides this through Finance Orchestration Agents, powered by Flowie, acquired in October 2026, grounded in Sovos compliance and regulatory data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaf539 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfaf539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2534b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2534b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06da58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a06da58\" 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-82883a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82883a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f0d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f0d26\" 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-4fbac0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fbac0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759bedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"759bedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 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-dc7ef5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc7ef5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed934b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ed934b\" 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-c90f36c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c90f36c\" 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<thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Decision criterion<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Details<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                What it is\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Agentic finance and procurement orchestration: AI agents that\n                execute processes end to end rather than automating single steps\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Processes covered\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Accounts payable, procure-to-pay, contracts and approvals,\n                invoicing, collections, vendor and customer onboarding, expense\n                and travel, reconciliation, cash application, treasury and\n                spend analytics\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Where it runs\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                On top of virtually any ERP, rather than requiring migration or replacement\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                What makes it compliant\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Agents draw on Sovos tax compliance and regulatory data, so an\n                action is grounded in the rules of the jurisdiction it touches\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Named agents\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                AP Automation Agent and P2P Orchestration Agent are the primary\n                entry points, with further agents across the finance stack\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Underlying model\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                The Sovos Graph: Entity Network, Transaction Intelligence, and\n                Content and Regulatory Knowledge\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Availability\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Available to Sovos customers; operating as a platform since 2021\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Acquired\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                October 1, 2026\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n    <\/tbody>\n\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a199ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a199ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"automation\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between automation and orchestration?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97900bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97900bb\" 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>Automation executes a step that someone has specified. Orchestration pursues an outcome across steps, deciding the sequence as it goes.<\/p><ul><li>A rules engine routes an invoice according to conditions written in advance. If the case was not anticipated, it stops.<\/li><li>An agent is given the goal \u2014 this invoice should be matched, approved and paid correctly \u2014 plans the steps, and acts. An unanticipated case is a situation to handle rather than a gap in the rules.<\/li><\/ul><p>The practical consequence is integration effort. Connecting traditional applications to each other has historically meant months or years of custom interface work, because each connection has to be specified. An agent operating across systems does not remove the need for access, but it removes much of the need to specify every path through them in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a6b01 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-a9a6b01-1abace9 \" data-id=\"a9a6b01\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a9a6b01\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"a9a6b01\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b70cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b70cfc\" 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=\"#automation\">What is the difference between automation and orchestration?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#agentic-process\">Where do tax obligations sit in an agentic process?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#sovos-graph\">What is the Sovos Graph?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#agents-cover\">Which agents cover which processes?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#agentic-finance\">What does the published evidence say about agentic finance?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#customer-data\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">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-821c20e e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-821c20e-45a919f \" data-id=\"821c20e\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"821c20e\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"821c20e\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc6e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc6e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"agentic-process\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where do tax obligations sit in an agentic process?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3d341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c3d341\" 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>At the same points they always did, but the actor changes. An agent determining tax, validating an inbound invoice or issuing a cleared document is subject to the same obligations as a person doing it, and the same consequences follow from getting it wrong.<\/p><p>That is the reason grounding matters more here than in an assistant. An agent acting on an unsupported answer does not pause to consider whether it is well founded. Finance Orchestration Agents draw on Sovos tax compliance and regulatory data, so an action is evaluated against the rules of the jurisdiction it touches rather than against a general model\u2019s recollection of them.<\/p><p>Determination, clearance and filing remain Sovos platform capabilities. The agent layer runs the business process around them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e34be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e34be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"sovos-graph\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Sovos Graph?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ea84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ea84c\" 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 model that sits beneath Sovos applications and agents, mapping the connections between business processes, systems, data sources and the mandates and compliance rules governing each transaction. It has three components.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305736c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"305736c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"taxapedia-table\">\n\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Component<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What it holds<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Entity Network\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                The suppliers, contractors, customers and employees a business\n                interacts with, and how they relate across its ecosystem\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Transaction Intelligence\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                A unified view of buy-side and sell-side transactions, letting\n                agents automate downstream work and catch upstream errors\n                before they compound\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Content and Regulatory Knowledge\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                The Sovos dataset of tax rules, schemas, mandates and\n                jurisdictional requirements, maintained by the Sovos regulatory\n                function and connected directly to tax authorities\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n    <\/tbody>\n\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42d76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42d76b\" 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 second component is what distinguishes an orchestration platform from a workflow tool. Seeing both sides of a transaction is what allows an error to be traced to its cause rather than handled where it surfaced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26145b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26145b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"agents-cover\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which agents cover which processes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85c259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c85c259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"taxapedia-table\">\n\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Agent<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What it runs<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Who it is for<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                AP Automation Agent\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                The buy side: invoice capture, purchase order matching,\n                approval routing and payment execution\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Shared services, accounts payable and procurement leaders\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                P2P Orchestration Agent\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                The full procure-to-pay cycle: purchase requests through\n                purchase order creation, three-way matching, approvals and\n                payment, across every ERP\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Finance leaders in multi-ERP environments\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Further finance agents\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Treasury, period close, accounts receivable and collections,\n                expense and travel, reconciliation, cash application and\n                spend analytics\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Controllers and finance leaders consolidating point tools\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n    <\/tbody>\n\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba91d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba91d9\" 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>Alongside these, Sovi Agent Studio provides compliance agents handling goods and service code mapping, e-invoice error diagnosis and data reconciliation. The two layers are complementary: one runs the business process, the other establishes and corrects its compliance position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a3502 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35a3502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7588a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7588a8\" 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-7e411b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e411b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"agentic-finance\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the published evidence say about agentic finance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641b1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"641b1b2\" 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 points to a material opportunity and should be read as a market estimate rather than a Sovos projection.<\/p><ul><li>EY estimates end-to-end agentic AI implementation can deliver cost savings of up to 40%.<\/li><li>PwC estimates agents can deliver 90% time savings in selected finance processes.<\/li><li>Boston Consulting Group reports that companies adopting AI can see forecasts 20% to 40% more accurate.<\/li><\/ul><p>Flowie was assessed as a representative vendor in Gartner\u2019s Innovation Insight on Procurement Orchestration Platforms, published September 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-5741a67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5741a67\" 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-4df2467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4df2467\" 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\">Where does human review fit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b4481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b4481\" 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>Agentic execution does not alter liability. A tax position remains the taxpayer\u2019s responsibility regardless of what produced it, so an agent that acted without approval on a filing position would not transfer liability; it would remove the last opportunity to catch an error.<\/p><p>What an agent may do on its own and what requires approval is defined per process rather than left to configuration, and each step is recorded, so the sequence can be reconstructed rather than only the outcome observed.<\/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-fccb620 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-fccb620-24d46f8 \" data-id=\"fccb620\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"fccb620\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"fccb620\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c843cd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-5c843cd-6db291e \" data-id=\"5c843cd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5c843cd\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"5c843cd\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8a17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8a17a\" 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-9b33001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9b33001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"taxapedia-table\">\n\n    <thead>\n        <tr>\n            <th scope=\"col\">Step<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What Sovos provides<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Verify\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Sovos Online ID performs identity verification using fingerprint\n                biometrics, facial recognition, face versus document matching\n                against a government ID, and face versus token matching against\n                an enrolled reference\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Bind and seal\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Electronic signature that produces legally valid, traceable\n                agreements, integrable through an API or run through a hosted portal\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Timestamp\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Certified timestamping, including for records subject to NOM 151 in Mexico\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Retain\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Document management with storage, retrieval and long-term integrity\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n    <\/tbody>\n\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2e188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b2e188\" 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-bafabf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bafabf6\" 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-be026d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be026d0\" 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>Organizations running several ERPs across entities, where orchestrating across them is harder than automating within any one of them.<\/li><li>Finance and shared service functions where invoice approval and matching are substantially manual.<\/li><li>Businesses that have accumulated multiple point tools across the finance stack and want one layer rather than more integrations.<\/li><li>Organizations facing clearance and e-invoicing mandates, where the process and the compliance obligation have to agree transaction by transaction.<\/li><\/ul><p>May be less suitable for:<\/p><ul><li>An organization with one ERP, modest volumes and processes that already run largely touchless, where the gain is smaller than the change.<\/li><li>A business that has just implemented a procurement or AP platform and is unwilling to revisit that decision.<\/li><li>Organizations whose governance does not currently permit automated action on financial transactions, where the oversight model needs establishing before the technology.<\/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-87943ac e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-87943ac-29a8c75 \" data-id=\"87943ac\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"87943ac\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"87943ac\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2274d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-cd2274d-a6da296 \" data-id=\"cd2274d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"cd2274d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"cd2274d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6657124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6657124\" 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-83c0294 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-83c0294-7dc4f3f \" data-id=\"83c0294\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"83c0294\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"83c0294\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0210fe0 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-base  e-0210fe0-d584abf \" data-id=\"0210fe0\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-interaction-id=\"0210fe0\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-id=\"0210fe0\">\n    <details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fa932 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-e2fa932-b35d8da \" data-id=\"e2fa932\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"e2fa932\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"e2fa932\" open name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d61a9 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"e2d61a9\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"e2d61a9\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"e2d61a9\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13002a5 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  e-13002a5-c5506c2 \" data-id=\"13002a5\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"13002a5\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"13002a5\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-9bf6530-f1fd4a3 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"9bf6530\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9bf6530\"><strong>Does this replace our ERP?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9055de e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-d9055de-2a2ab80 \" data-id=\"d9055de\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"d9055de\" 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data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"aeb4766\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"aeb4766\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bb70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17bb70c\" 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. The agents operate on top of virtually any ERP rather than replacing it. The ERP remains the system of record; the agent layer runs the processes around it, which is what removes the need for a migration project.<\/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-25a7ccf e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-25a7ccf-52c33a3 \" data-id=\"25a7ccf\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"25a7ccf\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"25a7ccf\"  name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00d055 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"e00d055\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"e00d055\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"e00d055\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea549e e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"3ea549e\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"3ea549e\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"3ea549e\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-33aebe3-44a106c e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"33aebe3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"33aebe3\"><strong>Does this replace our AP or procurement platform?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f1491 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-f9f1491-73c8b8f \" data-id=\"f9f1491\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"f9f1491\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"f9f1491\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"67d3c1e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"67d3c1e\"><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-f4f32b8 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"f4f32b8\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"f4f32b8\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"f4f32b8\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb319f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb319f4\" 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>It can. Agents run accounts payable and procure-to-pay end to end, which is why the platform is described as letting organizations retire surrounding applications. Where a business prefers to keep its existing AP platform, Sovos also integrates with the major AP and procurement platforms as a compliance layer inside them. Both models are supported and the choice is the buyer\u2019s.<\/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-7d4c5b2 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-7d4c5b2-83d323a \" data-id=\"7d4c5b2\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"7d4c5b2\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"7d4c5b2\"  name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1519829 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"1519829\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"1519829\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"1519829\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5a08b e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"ad5a08b\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"ad5a08b\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"ad5a08b\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-2f40d82-1277380 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"2f40d82\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2f40d82\"><strong>What makes an agentic process compliant?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261022f e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-261022f-f91edf5 \" data-id=\"261022f\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"261022f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"261022f\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"8fb4691\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8fb4691\"><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-e6f04fc e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"e6f04fc\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"e6f04fc\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"e6f04fc\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52ef99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52ef99\" 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>Grounding. Agents draw on Sovos tax compliance and regulatory data through the Sovos Graph, so an action is evaluated against the rules of the jurisdiction it touches. An agent acting on an unsupported answer does not pause to question it, which is why grounding matters more here than in an assistant.<\/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-e48e5bb e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-e48e5bb-fcd4463 \" data-id=\"e48e5bb\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"e48e5bb\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"e48e5bb\"  name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d91c6e e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"4d91c6e\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"4d91c6e\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"4d91c6e\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c793f6 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"0c793f6\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"0c793f6\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"0c793f6\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-4ccd829-6d6cced e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"4ccd829\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4ccd829\"><strong>Can an agent pay an invoice or file a return without approval?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4f19d e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-0f4f19d-eeb53cc \" data-id=\"0f4f19d\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"0f4f19d\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"0f4f19d\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"58f1b30\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"58f1b30\"><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-b3084c9 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"b3084c9\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"b3084c9\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"b3084c9\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d175566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d175566\" 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>What an agent may do on its own and what requires approval is defined per process. A tax position remains the taxpayer\u2019s responsibility regardless of what produced it, so approval steps on compliance-bearing actions are a design property rather than a setting.<\/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-55d80c9 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-55d80c9-b821a45 \" data-id=\"55d80c9\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"55d80c9\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"55d80c9\"  name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9080105 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"9080105\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"9080105\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"9080105\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead6894 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"ead6894\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"ead6894\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"ead6894\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-43e8fcd-7a6b467 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"43e8fcd\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"43e8fcd\"><strong>Is this available now or on a roadmap?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d08fe8 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-1d08fe8-92ec306 \" data-id=\"1d08fe8\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"1d08fe8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"1d08fe8\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"26adc1b\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"26adc1b\"><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-4e7cf7d e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"4e7cf7d\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"4e7cf7d\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"4e7cf7d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856bb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"856bb9f\" 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>Available. Flowie has operated as a platform since 2021 and is available to Sovos customers following the October 2026 acquisition.<\/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-42bc84d e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-42bc84d-3a26144 \" data-id=\"42bc84d\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"42bc84d\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"42bc84d\"  name=\"0210fe0\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad3d6f e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"bad3d6f\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"bad3d6f\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"bad3d6f\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a0f32 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"05a0f32\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"05a0f32\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"05a0f32\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-ca9ce83-672bdf8 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"ca9ce83\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"ca9ce83\"><strong>How is it priced?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a900a e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-50a900a-cd6c033 \" data-id=\"50a900a\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"50a900a\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"50a900a\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"68db6a2\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"68db6a2\"><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-f36f58f e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"f36f58f\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"f36f58f\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"f36f58f\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d30468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d30468\" 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>Separately from the Sovos tax compliance platform. Existing Sovos agreements are unaffected. Pricing should be confirmed with a Sovos account representative for a specific scope.<\/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-56b5957 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-56b5957-3378cc4 \" data-id=\"56b5957\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"56b5957\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"56b5957\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b53f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b53f7b\" 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-dd48d87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd48d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c10d86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c10d86\" 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-1cd3070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1cd3070\" 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\/business-processes\/\">\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\">Where does tax compliance fit in your finance processes? <\/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 elementor-element-d73a6f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d73a6f8\" 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-47deaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"47deaa9\" 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\/business-processes\/compliant-accounts-payable\">\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\">How do you make accounts payable tax-compliant? <\/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 elementor-element-3b57044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b57044\" 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-371fe93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"371fe93\" 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\/business-processes\/procure-to-pay-p2p\">\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\">How do you handle tax across procure-to-pay? 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Increasingly yes, for defined processes with defined limits. AI agents can take a purchase from request through approval, matching, payment and reconciliation, working on top of the ERP rather than replacing it. 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