Tax & Accounting Blog

Global business challenges of tax and trade compliance in 2024

Global business challenges of tax and trade compliance in 2024

The complexities of understanding and managing indirect taxes when doing business within the UK can be daunting. In addition to a plethora of ever-evolving domestic regulations and requirements complicated by Brexit, businesses in the UK must also consider challenges in complex areas such as customs and exports. Compliance becomes more challenging every year with tax […] … Read More

Strategies for dealing with upcoming e-invoice mandates

Strategies for dealing with upcoming e-invoice mandates

Over the next few years, dozens of countries will be rolling out mandates for e-invoicing and continuous transaction controls (CTC) as part of a global trend toward the complete digitalisation of tax reporting and remittance. Multinational companies need to be prepared when these regulatory changes go into effect, but the path to compliance isn’t exactly […] … Read More

The impact of open banking on auditors

The impact of open banking on auditors

In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, open banking has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionising the way financial institutions operate and interact with their customers.  Particularly prominent in the UK, open banking signifies a modernised method of sharing financial information and services through standardised APIs. It encourages collaboration and competition in the financial sector, giving customers […] … Read More

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