Tax & Accounting Blog

Tips for manufacturers to maximise VAT recovery

Tips for manufacturers to maximise VAT recovery

How can manufacturers maximise VAT recovery with indirect tax automation software? Recovering as much value-added tax (VAT) as possible is a sound business practice for multinational manufacturing companies. VAT rates are typically much higher than the consumption tax rates in the US. For example, Hungary has a 27% VAT rate, the highest in Europe. VAT […] … Read More

Interview: Why does the tax engine matter in 2021?

Interview: Why does the tax engine matter in 2021?

As 2021 gets underway, and everyone is looking forward to a brighter year, we took the opportunity to catch up online with Toby Gallington, Head of Germany and Austria, Tax Technology, and Jeroen van Asch, Sales Specialist Nordics, from Thomson Reuters.  We wanted to speak with them about the challenges facing tax professionals, how that […] … Read More

Tax data analytics for the modern indirect tax department

Tax data analytics for the modern indirect tax department

Indirect tax departments large and small are in constant need of accurate tax data analytics to comply with ever-evolving global tax regulations. What’s changed is the speed these requirements have come into effect. Historically, manual data analysis – time permitting – has been the only option for corporate indirect tax professionals. Still, advances in data […] … Read More

How indirect tax technology can shape tomorrow’s tax departments

How indirect tax technology can shape tomorrow’s tax departments

2020 has been a very different year compared to what we all expected. From an indirect tax perspective, the phase two deadline of MTD for VAT was on the horizon for 2020. Planning for Brexit, whilst uncertain, was definitely on the radar. The pandemic upended all of this and took everyone into a daunting and […] … Read More

Phase two of MTD will require digital links and an uninterrupted digital journey

Phase two of MTD will require digital links and an uninterrupted digital journey

HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) is about more than just introducing new rules; it’s about the digital transformation of tax. This agenda is creating a new, digitalised tax environment beyond indirect tax that all businesses will need to navigate going forward. It presents many opportunities for management through a new line of sight across the […] … Read More

End-to-end VAT lifecycle software is the backbone of digital tax reporting

End-to-end VAT lifecycle software is the backbone of digital tax reporting

As technology advances, so too does the reality of tax authorities wanting to drill into an organisation’s indirect tax processes to assess its compliance and controls. Failure to comply with tax legislation and demonstrate adequate controls can have a range of consequences, including penalties levied by authorities. Having end-to-end value-added tax (VAT) compliance software for […] … Read More