{"id":67,"date":"2026-10-20T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:50:21","slug":"contract-execution-and-document-integrity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/business-processes\/contract-execution-and-document-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Contracts and Documents Legally Defensible"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"67\" class=\"elementor elementor-67\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab85ab3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-ab85ab3-a15e2db \" data-id=\"ab85ab3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ab85ab3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"ab85ab3\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8015a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-auto_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"a8015a1\" 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\">67<\/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\":\"67\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sovos.com\/taxapedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/\"}]}<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364e926 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-364e926-f558cb5 \" data-id=\"364e926\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"364e926\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"364e926\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cfb40 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-49cfb40-37b791d \" data-id=\"49cfb40\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"49cfb40\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"49cfb40\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e2d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e2d75\" 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 make contracts and delivered documents legally defensible?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc91adb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc91adb\" 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>A document is defensible when you can show who agreed to it, that it has not changed since, and that it existed in that form at a given moment. That means verifying identity before signature, binding the signature to the verified identity, and retaining the document with its evidence intact. Sovos provides identity verification, electronic signature, document management and certified timestamping in Chile, Peru and Mexico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e312697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e312697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e226e03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e226e03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa4a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3aa4a3d\" 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\" 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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-1de258e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1de258e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076a334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"076a334\" 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-772de51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"772de51\" 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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                Process covered\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Identity verification, signature, retention and later proof of\n                a document or agreement\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                The test that matters\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Not whether the document looks right today, but whether it can\n                be defended years later in a dispute or an audit\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Named capabilities\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Sovos Trust Services, Sovos Online ID, electronic signature,\n                document management, certified timestamping\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Geographic scope\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Chile, Peru and Mexico. This is a regionally scoped offering,\n                not a global identity or signature platform\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Legal standing\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                In Mexico, Sovos is a certificate services provider authorized\n                by the Secretariat of Economy under NOM 151\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Related but distinct\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Compliant e-archiving of tax documents runs through the Sovos\n                Compliance Network and covers 71 countries and territories\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Where specs live\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Product specifications are published on the Digital Trust page\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                As of\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                September 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-8ed393f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ed393f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"document-integrity\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When does document integrity actually get tested?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b6e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b6e58\" 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>Almost never at the moment of signing, and almost always years later, in one of four situations.<\/p><ul><li>A commercial dispute, where the other party denies agreeing to a term or claims a different version was signed.<\/li><li>A tax audit, where the authority asks for the document supporting a transaction and expects it in its original form.<\/li><li>A regulatory examination, where a supervised entity must evidence that a customer was properly identified before onboarding.<\/li><li>A fraud investigation, where the question is whether the person who signed was who they claimed to be.<\/li><\/ul><p>In each case the document itself is not the evidence. The evidence is the document plus everything attached to it: who was verified and how, when the signature was applied, and proof the content has not changed since. Organizations that treat signing as the end of the process discover at that point that they retained the document and not the evidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9115b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-1a9115b-15d29ce \" data-id=\"1a9115b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1a9115b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1a9115b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bcd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14bcd4c\" 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=\"#document-integrity\">When does document integrity actually get tested?<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin: 16.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"><a href=\"#lifecycle\">What does the lifecycle look like?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#electronic-signature\">What makes an electronic signature defensible?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#fit\">How does Sovos fit into this process?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#right-for\">Who is this 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-c8aed7d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-c8aed7d-77f85b0 \" data-id=\"c8aed7d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c8aed7d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"c8aed7d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c613958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c613958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"lifecycle\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the lifecycle look like?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83eca8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"83eca8b\" 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 has to happen<\/th>\n            <th scope=\"col\">What it produces<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n\n    <tbody>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Verify\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Confirm the person is who they claim to be, through biometrics\n                or validation of a government identity document\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                An evidentiary record of how identity was established\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Bind\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Apply a signature that is tied to the verified identity rather\n                than to an email address or a typed name\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                A signature that can be attributed to a person\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Seal\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Fix the content so any subsequent change is detectable\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Integrity of the agreed version\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr class=\"bg-row\">\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Timestamp\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Prove the document existed in that state at a given moment\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                A point in time that can be evidenced rather than asserted\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"label\">\n                Retain\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                Store the document with its evidence for the required period,\n                in a form that remains verifiable\n            <\/td>\n            <td>\n                A defensible record years later\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-ab097a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab097a4\" 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 step most often skipped is the first. A signature applied without identity verification proves that someone with access to an inbox agreed to something, which is a weaker position than it appears when the other party disputes it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bee43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9bee43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0919aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0919aa\" 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-26c07cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26c07cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"electronic-signature\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes an electronic signature defensible?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6faaeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6faaeca\" 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 the image of a signature. Three things carry the weight.<\/p><ul><li>Can the signature be linked to a specific identified person, and how was that identity established? Verification by biometric or government document is a different evidentiary position from a click-to-accept.<\/li><li>Can you demonstrate the document has not changed since signing? This is a technical property of how the document was sealed, not a matter of storing it carefully.<\/li><li>Is the signature enforceable where it matters? Legal standing is set locally, so a signature valid in one country is not automatically valid in another.<\/li><\/ul><p>The third point is the one that surprises multinational organizations. A single global signature tool may be adequate for internal approvals and inadequate for agreements that have to hold up under a specific country\u2019s law, which is why regulated industries frequently run different arrangements by market.<\/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-0475576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0475576\" 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-032498b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032498b\" 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\">Why does certified timestamping matter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f9bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53f9bd7\" 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>Because dates are easy to assert and hard to prove. A file\u2019s metadata can be altered, and a counterparty in a dispute has every reason to question when a document came into existence.<\/p><p>Certified timestamping fixes the document in time through a trusted third party, so the moment it existed in a given state becomes evidence rather than testimony. In Mexico this is not optional for certain records: NOM 151 governs the preservation of data message integrity and requires certified timestamping and verifiable records.<\/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-b84ea9a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-b84ea9a-d53f434 \" data-id=\"b84ea9a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b84ea9a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"b84ea9a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51bf68 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-b51bf68-cc020c2 \" data-id=\"b51bf68\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b51bf68\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"b51bf68\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202bfbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202bfbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"fit\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Sovos fit into this process?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d5c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"60d5c4f\" 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-e08fc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e08fc9c\" 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>Verification and signature can be combined into one continuous flow through a single API, or verification can be integrated on its own where signing is already arranged. Sovos is a certificate services provider authorized by the Mexican Secretariat of Economy to certify electronic signatures and other forms of identification under NOM 151, which is an accreditation held with a government authority rather than a vendor claim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0418baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0418baf\" 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\">What is the geographic scope, and what is the related capability?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4174af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4174af8\" 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>Sovos Trust Services operates in Chile, Peru and Mexico. It is a regionally scoped offering rather than a global identity or signature platform, and an organization needing coverage across Europe, North America or Asia should scope that explicitly rather than assume.<\/p><p>A related but distinct capability is worth separating clearly. Compliant archiving of tax documents, including cleared electronic invoices, runs through the Sovos Compliance Network and covers 71 countries and territories, with retention periods, formats and integrity requirements set per country. That addresses document integrity for tax records specifically, and it is not the same thing as identity verification and signature for commercial agreements.<\/p><p>A multinational may therefore use compliant e-archiving broadly and trust services only in the three markets where they are available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4449a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4449a7\" 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\">What changes for the teams involved?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53333f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53333f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Legal acquires an interest in how identity is established, because it determines the evidentiary position in a dispute rather than merely the user experience.<\/li><li>Operations teams that run onboarding become responsible for evidence collection, not only for completing a form.<\/li><li>Records retention has to preserve the evidence alongside the document, since a stored file without its verification and timestamp data is weaker than it appears.<\/li><li>Where an agreement crosses borders, someone has to decide which jurisdiction\u2019s requirements govern, before the process is designed rather than after.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f845db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f845db\" 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 this right for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d47543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d47543\" 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>Banks, insurers, telecoms and retailers onboarding customers or signing agreements in Chile, Peru or Mexico.<\/li><li>Organizations in Mexico with records subject to NOM 151, where certified timestamping is a requirement rather than a precaution.<\/li><li>Organizations whose agreements are executed in branch and remotely, where the evidentiary standard must be the same in both.<\/li><li>Companies where impersonation fraud at onboarding is a measurable cost rather than a theoretical risk.<\/li><li>Organizations already using Sovos for e-invoicing or e-receipts in the same markets.<\/li><\/ul><p>May be less suitable for:<\/p><ul><li>An organization needing identity verification or signature across Europe, North America or Asia, since this offering covers Chile, Peru and Mexico.<\/li><li>A business needing a general-purpose signature tool for internal approvals and routine documents, where a mainstream signature product is proportionate.<\/li><li>Organizations whose requirement is contract lifecycle management, meaning drafting, negotiation and clause management, which is a different category of product.<\/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-472660b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-472660b-a22f854 \" data-id=\"472660b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"472660b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"472660b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb9ce0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-ebb9ce0-91472c9 \" data-id=\"ebb9ce0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ebb9ce0\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"ebb9ce0\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c0682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02c0682\" 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-170225b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-170225b-914fed4 \" data-id=\"170225b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"170225b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"170225b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29df26e e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-base  e-29df26e-01e5300 \" data-id=\"29df26e\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-interaction-id=\"29df26e\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion\" data-id=\"29df26e\">\n    <details class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d1338 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-c9d1338-ee2c050 \" data-id=\"c9d1338\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"c9d1338\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"c9d1338\" open name=\"29df26e\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee09f1 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"aee09f1\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"aee09f1\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"aee09f1\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7b8a3 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  e-ab7b8a3-987c187 \" data-id=\"ab7b8a3\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"ab7b8a3\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"ab7b8a3\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-8494424-acb8c9f e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"8494424\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8494424\"><strong>Is an electronic signature legally binding?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b900668 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-b900668-8018715 \" data-id=\"b900668\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"b900668\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"b900668\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"5a66f90\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5a66f90\"><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-e230ade e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"e230ade\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"e230ade\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"e230ade\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a334c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a334c\" 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 depends on the jurisdiction and on how it was produced. Attribution to a verified identity, demonstrable integrity of the content, and compliance with local requirements are what carry the weight. A signature enforceable in one country is not automatically enforceable in another.<\/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-6bc0d07 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-6bc0d07-9720387 \" data-id=\"6bc0d07\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"6bc0d07\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"6bc0d07\"  name=\"29df26e\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3f2b1 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"ec3f2b1\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"ec3f2b1\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"ec3f2b1\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f7d4c e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"49f7d4c\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"49f7d4c\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"49f7d4c\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-f5f4e7e-4b45755 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"f5f4e7e\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f5f4e7e\"><strong>Why verify identity before signing rather than after?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd8177 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-4bd8177-f5c1728 \" data-id=\"4bd8177\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"4bd8177\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"4bd8177\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"6869f23\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"6869f23\"><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-de7d7a3 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"de7d7a3\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"de7d7a3\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"de7d7a3\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d597d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d597d8\" 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>Because a signature applied without verification proves that someone with access to an inbox agreed to something. Verification before signature is what allows the signature to be attributed to a specific person, which is the position that matters when the other party disputes 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-d7c4962 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-d7c4962-5b5c1ce \" data-id=\"d7c4962\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"d7c4962\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"d7c4962\"  name=\"29df26e\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2754c56 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"2754c56\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"2754c56\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"2754c56\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d95099 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"6d95099\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"6d95099\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"6d95099\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-f9b81c2-00f8c15 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"f9b81c2\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f9b81c2\"><strong>What is NOM 151?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe3d06 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-bbe3d06-244a58f \" data-id=\"bbe3d06\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"bbe3d06\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"bbe3d06\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"3650c13\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3650c13\"><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-2690d17 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"2690d17\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"2690d17\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"2690d17\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11b65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11b65a\" 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>A Mexican standard on preserving the integrity of data messages. It requires certified timestamping and verifiable records, which is why timestamping is a requirement rather than a precaution for records in its scope. Sovos holds certificate services provider authorization under 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-d5df4da e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-d5df4da-56b3a28 \" data-id=\"d5df4da\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"d5df4da\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"d5df4da\"  name=\"29df26e\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d84d92 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"4d84d92\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"4d84d92\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"4d84d92\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b3e4f e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"a9b3e4f\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"a9b3e4f\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"a9b3e4f\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-960a51a-5092b33 e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"960a51a\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"960a51a\"><strong>Which countries does this cover?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673b871 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-673b871-c5c7ec5 \" data-id=\"673b871\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"673b871\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"673b871\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"3d2fbdf\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3d2fbdf\"><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-4f28fb4 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"4f28fb4\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"4f28fb4\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"4f28fb4\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cce8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cce8b\" 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>Chile, Peru and Mexico. It is a regionally scoped offering rather than a global platform. Compliant archiving of tax documents is a separate capability covering 71 countries and territories.<\/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-1e6543c e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-base  e-1e6543c-12d991b \" data-id=\"1e6543c\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-interaction-id=\"1e6543c\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item\" data-id=\"1e6543c\"  name=\"29df26e\">\n    <summary class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a3cd7 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-header-base  \" data-id=\"67a3cd7\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-interaction-id=\"67a3cd7\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-header\" data-id=\"67a3cd7\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72014ce e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-title-base  \" data-id=\"72014ce\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-interaction-id=\"72014ce\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-title\" data-id=\"72014ce\">\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"e-46102e1-fac630d e-paragraph-base e-default-span\" data-interaction-id=\"46102e1\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"46102e1\"><strong>Is this the same as archiving our e-invoices?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/span>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49934c1 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-icon-base  e-49934c1-26134d7 \" data-id=\"49934c1\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-interaction-id=\"49934c1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-icon\" data-id=\"49934c1\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"e-svg-base e-default-div\" data-interaction-id=\"0e84a7f\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0e84a7f\"><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-bd5d807 e-con e-atomic-element e-accordion-item-content-base  \" data-id=\"bd5d807\" data-element_type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-interaction-id=\"bd5d807\" data-e-type=\"e-accordion-item-content\" data-id=\"bd5d807\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b562d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b562d96\" 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, and the distinction matters. Compliant e-archiving retains tax documents in the form each country requires, through the Sovos Compliance Network, across 71 countries and territories. Trust services address identity verification and signature for commercial agreements, in three markets. Many organizations need both, for different purposes.<\/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-f64c7b6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-e29ecac \" data-id=\"f64c7b6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f64c7b6\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"f64c7b6\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8789c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8789c4\" 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-5d3a274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d3a274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162c6e3 e-flex 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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-f647621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f647621\" 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\/solutions\/e-invoicing-ctc\/\">\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\">What is the best platform for global e-invoicing and CTC 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9c6b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a9c6b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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