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What are APIs and how can they streamline tax provision calculations?

What are APIs and how can they streamline tax provision calculations?

Tax teams prepare tax provisions by gathering data, performing calculations, and entering the results into forms. However, corporate tax teams find it difficult to automate this process. With the help of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), these teams can revisit their year-end workflow with an eye to making it more efficient. What are APIs and how […] … Read More

Global Minimum Tax (GMT) and the Data Dilemma

Global Minimum Tax (GMT) and the Data Dilemma

The reality of Global Minimum Tax (GMT) (GloBE or OECD BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2) is here, as South Korea steps forward to be the first country to enact laws associated the OECD’s newly approved tax regime going into effect in January 2024. 137 countries covering 90% of the global economy signed a deal to enforce […] … Read More

E-invoicing and tax compliance in an increasingly complex, ever-changing world

E-invoicing and tax compliance in an increasingly complex, ever-changing world

Learn how the rapid pace of change in global regulations and reporting requirements is increasing the importance of tax compliance. Compliance may not be the most glamorous task facing indirect tax (IDT) teams, but the rapid pace of change in global regulations and reporting requirements is turning the humble compliance function into a rapid-fire gauntlet […] … Read More

How to reduce risks with tax software

How to reduce risks with tax software

Corporate tax teams are facing an array of risks, new and old, that complicate their ability to deliver an accurate and defendable tax provision within an ever-shrinking financial close window. These liabilities include new flexible work models; challenges accessing tax data and streamlining workflows; and regulatory developments, including global minimum tax, among other concerns. The […] … Read More

The future of Indirect Tax (IDT):  How to take charge of change

The future of Indirect Tax (IDT): How to take charge of change

In the past few years, indirect tax specialists have had to deal with the Covid pandemic, Brexit, an ever-changing landscape of rules and regulations, budget tussles, hiring difficulties, and numerous other challenges. The professional terrain is no less rocky heading into 2023.  In a recent panel discussion with Indirect Tax (IDT) experts hosted by Thomson […] … Read More

How to overcome the most common challenges of tax engine implementation

How to overcome the most common challenges of tax engine implementation

Though an automated tax engine will ultimately improve a company’s overall operations, a successful implementation process does place certain demands on a company’s personnel, some of which can be challenging if not addressed properly. Fortunately, most of these challenges can be overcome with sufficient planning and some awareness of what to expect. Every company is different, […] … Read More