Feb 12, 2025
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Global Tax Management
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Key Technology Investments to Facilitate Indirect Tax: An Expert Interview with AvalaraSAP customers are increasingly investing in tax technology, emphasizing automation and AI to manage complex global regulations, with 63% of tax teams expanding their budgets, as highlighted in recent research indicating the need for seamless integration of tax transformations into ERP projects like SAP S/4HANA.
Feb 5, 2025
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Thomson Reuters Acquires Tax Technology Provider SafeSendThomson Reuters has acquired tax technology provider SafeSend for $600 million to enhance automation in tax and accounting workflows, aiming to simplify processes and improve compliance for tax professionals amid increasing regulatory complexities.
Jan 15, 2025
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Streamlining Tax Compliance within SAP S/4HANAAs SAP organizations complete the move to SAP S/4HANA, they are optimizing their overall SAP landscape to meet their business needs and drive innovation. These businesses need solutions that maximize this important investment, addressing critical requirements throughout vital workflows like tax and compliance. SAPinsider’s recent AI and Automation in Finance 2024 benchmark research report found […]
Dec 4, 2024
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Research Webinar: Global Tax Management 2024SAPinsider delves into the shifting priorities in taxation and technology, emphasizing the significant impact of digital transformation and the adoption of SAP S/4HANA on finance and tax functions. It reveals the key drivers shaping tax priorities and projects, highlighting new solutions tax professionals are investing in. The rapid changes in global tax regulations have made control and governance the primary concern for 43% of businesses, underscoring the challenges of compliance in a complex tax landscape. In 2024, integration and visibility are paramount for tax teams due to the multitude of business applications supported by SAP customers. Budgets for global indirect tax compliance remain stable or are increasing, with 63% of survey respondents affirming this trend. E-filing and tax control frameworks are increasingly being implemented, while investments in personnel and tax localization tools are growing to address the intricacies of local laws and meet global compliance demands through digital strategies.
Jun 30, 2024
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Global Tax Management 2024 – Benchmark ReportSAPinsider delves into the shifting priorities in taxation and technology, emphasizing the significant impact of digital transformation and the adoption of SAP S/4HANA on finance and tax functions. It reveals the key drivers shaping tax priorities and projects, highlighting new solutions tax professionals are investing in. The rapid changes in global tax regulations have made control and governance the primary concern for 43% of businesses, underscoring the challenges of compliance in a complex tax landscape. In 2024, integration and visibility are paramount for tax teams due to the multitude of business applications supported by SAP customers. Budgets for global indirect tax compliance remain stable or are increasing, with 63% of survey respondents affirming this trend. E-filing and tax control frameworks are increasingly being implemented, while investments in personnel and tax localization tools are growing to address the intricacies of local laws and meet global compliance demands through digital strategies.
Jun 28, 2024
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Vertex Creates Unified Tax Solution for Worldwide Tax VisibilityTo help companies with shifting tax burdens and responsibilities, Vertex recently announced that it is bringing together the North American tax Accelerator and its Vertex Chain Flow Accelerator for VAT/GST to offer a single, unified, worldwide accelerator, Accelerator+ for SAP ERP. The solution automates tax calculations based on these rates, so organizations consistently have an accurate view of their tax burden. Providing this window into tax requirements is a key priority for CFOs. Having real-time tax information allows finance leaders to set aside just what they need for taxes, freeing up capital for other investments within their SAP landscape.
May 16, 2024
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Webinar: Global Tax Management 2023 – Benchmark ReportLast year's research on global tax management confirmed the importance of digital transformation in finance and tax functions, facilitated by initiatives such as SAP S/4HANA migration, automation, and AI/ML. This report explores how the priorities of SAPinsiders in various aspects of taxation and technology have evolved and how organizations have adapted their global tax management strategies in this ever-changing landscape.
As global tax regulations evolve rapidly, control and governance challenges have emerged as the foremost concern for businesses, with 51% identifying it as a significant pain point. This suggests an intensifying struggle to maintain compliance in a complex tax landscape. While more SAPinsider organizations plan to adopt third-party tax engines, consistent integration with ERP and other applications remains challenging, slowing utilization and posing difficulties for aligning tax management with broader business systems.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 128 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your global tax management plans.
Aug 5, 2023
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Avalara’s Guide to Avoiding Five Common Sales Tax Registration MistakesSales tax can be burdensome for organizations of any size. Small businesses may face the largest struggle when it comes to sales tax registrations, as they likely do not have a taxation expert on their staff. Many small business owners who lack expertise are forced to comb through tax legislation to ensure they pay what they owe in each jurisdiction. Any errors in this process can lead to costly audits.
To help companies determine their correct sales tax registration, Avalara released a list of five common mistakes businesses commonly make when registering for sales taxes.
In this article, we will examine each of those mistakes and how to avoid them. Small businesses should always be cognizant of the different regulations in each state where they do business and stay up to date on filing registrations in new states. They should also deregister in states that they exit. Of course, one of the simplest ways to overcome these issues is to rely on an automated solution.
Jul 19, 2023
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Managing and Automating Payroll Tax DeterminationsOrganizations of all sizes can struggle to keep up with the pace of change in the tax landscape. Federal, state, and local regulations are constantly in flux, and some teams may struggle to keep up. Compounding these issues, many enterprises still rely on manual tax processes. This can cause errors and take excessive amounts of time to execute.
More and more, tax teams are searching for a digital transformation of tax and finance through solutions like automation, AI, and machine learning.
For help, organizations often turn to third-party partners like BSI and their TaxProfileFactory solution. The product can help maintain employee tax profiles for federal, state, local, and territory taxes. It also creates these profiles on-demand to eliminate any future adjustments.
To demonstrate how TaxProfileFactory can help organizations with their payroll tax onboarding processes, BSI shared a recent customer success story that highlights how versatile the solution is.
In this article, we will highlight the unique challenges faced by BSI’s client and the solutions they used to address their issues.
Jul 14, 2023
•2 minute read
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