Tax & Accounting Blog

How does the U.S’s new Superfund Excise Tax impact European businesses?

How does the U.S’s new Superfund Excise Tax impact European businesses?

Unbeknown to many companies outside of the United States, the US has reinstated a long-dormant environmental tax known as the Superfund Excise Tax, which impacts certain companies in the EU and UK — especially those involved in the chemical, gas, and petroleum industries. Reinstated as part of the (IIJA), the Superfund Excise Tax was originally […] … Read More

How tax automation software can help e-commerce platforms with EU VAT reforms

How tax automation software can help e-commerce platforms with EU VAT reforms

Last year, e-commerce businesses and marketplaces doing business in the European Union (EU) were given access to an innovative indirect tax regime that introduces new value-added tax (VAT) rules on goods being sold to EU customers. The One-Stop-Shop (OSS) and Import One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) regimes are optional, and companies must register through an online portal to […] … Read More

The corporate tax department business case: Making the final tax technology pitch

The corporate tax department business case: Making the final tax technology pitch

For corporate tax departments, making the tax technology pitch for an automated solution is a relatively simple one. 1—It will save money by: reducing tax errors and over-payments making the department’s overall operations more efficient reducing IT maintenance costs and reliance on third-party outsourcing   2—It will protect the organisation against: fines and penalties for […] … Read More

Digitalise the indirect tax life cycle to future-proof your organisation

Digitalise the indirect tax life cycle to future-proof your organisation

Improvements in technology have fundamentally changed tax authority expectations on how much data a company can provide and when. For many companies, digitalisation is the only way to stay compliant as authorities migrate to a real-time, digital indirect tax environment. In a recent webinar organised by Thought Leadership Global in partnership with Thomson Reuters, a  […] … Read More

How digitisation affects VAT compliance

How digitisation affects VAT compliance

The ongoing changing landscape of indirect tax processes and reporting obligations has seen the digitisation of tax authorities around the world gather pace. However, that brings, a corresponding impact on tax functions, giving them little time to adapt to this change. From a compliance point of view, there are challenges as multinationals try to address […] … Read More

Top 20 FAQs about the EU VAT One-Stop Shop

Top 20 FAQs about the EU VAT One-Stop Shop

The European Commission’s latest value-added tax (VAT) regulations for online sellers and marketplaces amount to countless pages of legislation, which could take a good deal of time to review, digest, and implement. If your e-commerce business-to-consumer (B2C) organisation is still trying to keep pace with the July 2021 changes, we have compiled a list of […] … Read More