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How e-invoicing and continuous transaction controls (CTCs) impact tax teams and compliance efforts: Part 2

How e-invoicing and continuous transaction controls (CTCs) impact tax teams and compliance efforts: Part 2

In the second installment of our three-part series on e-invoicing, we will explore how e-invoicing and continuous transaction control (CTC) regulations impact tax compliance, and examine some of the challenges and considerations that corporate tax teams may encounter. The purpose of this series is to help readers gain a better understanding of e-invoicing so that […] … Read More

The tortured journey of data: How tax technology speeds up tax compliance, provision, and reporting

The tortured journey of data: How tax technology speeds up tax compliance, provision, and reporting

Data is king in today’s fast-paced world of finance and tax. Yet, for many companies, the journey of data from disparate sources to financial close, tax returns, and reporting can be torturous. Data consolidation challenges, complex calculations, and reporting requirements can turn the trek into a daunting ordeal fraught with time-consuming inefficiencies and greater risk […] … Read More

E-invoicing basics for compliance professionals

E-invoicing basics for compliance professionals

As part of the transition to an all-digital economy, tax authorities around the world are implementing various forms of e-invoicing and/or continuous transaction controls (CTCs) to gain more control over—and insight into—business transactions, both within their borders and cross-border. In this three-part series, we will explain what e-invoicing/CTC is, how it works, why it is […] … Read More

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What are countries doing to implement OECD’s BEPS Pillar 2.0?

As the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) ground-breaking Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) framework for taxing the digital economy is being implemented, countries around the globe are beginning to roll out the second of the OECD’s two BEPS pillars—Pillar 2.0. Pillar 2.0 aims to end the ‘race to the bottom’ on tax rates […] … Read More

Should you consider an automated Indirect Tax System? 9 key questions to ask

Should you consider an automated Indirect Tax System? 9 key questions to ask

A company’s decision to introduce indirect tax (IDT) automation into its tax processes is often fraught with indecision and uncertainty. Every company’s tax technology journey is different, and it’s not always clear when and how tax automation should be incorporated or what the benefits will be. During their Synergy 2022 presentation, Joe Malloy and Chandra Wing from BDO’s Indirect […] … Read More

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