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The VAT detective nobody wants to become
Every month somewhere in a finance department, someone puts on a metaphorical trench coat, grabs a magnifying glass, and starts hunting through Oracle screens for the missing VAT clue. It shouldn't have to be this way.
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VAT in the Digital Age, is your company sufficiently prepared?
With VAT in the Digital Age, the European Commission is committed to digitisation and harmonisation of the VAT system. Are you prepared for this new reality?
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Why do you need a powerful tool for VAT compliance and streamlining your VAT reporting process?
VAT compliance is paramount for businesses and authorities alike. As VAT requirements will be more complex, the right tech solution is needed to remain compliant.
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22 of 22- VAT in Europe, the future of VAT reporting, and the challenges it brings
VAT in Europe is poised for radical changes and numerous challenges in the coming years. Is your business ready?
· 4apps group - The bumpy road to mandatory e-invoicing
Despite the original intention of the EU to harmonize the local legislation of its member states, local rules and requirements…
· 4apps group - VAT changes are closer than they appear
Every now and then we find ourselves driving our car on the highway when another car appears in our side-view…
· 4apps group - Absenteeism and the impact on your VAT declaration process
Many years ago, one of our customers (a glass factory) depended on just one man for the entire planning of…
· 4apps group - VAT reporting: stuck in the Middle Ages?
For many complex processes like VAT reporting leading up to a declaration, financial experts still cling on tightly to Excel….
· 4apps group - (Bulk) VIES validation is simple, customer data management not so much
Fasten your seatbelts! We are going on a holiday. And we all buckle up, since we all want to arrive…
· 4apps group - Oracle EBS and why good ingredients not always make great ice cream…
It’s summertime so most of us will be visiting ice cream parlours on hot days. Before you know it, you…
· 4apps group - Are we looking through rose-tinted glasses or is it the tax managers?
The VAT gap in the European Union, the difference between the expected VAT revenue and the amount actually collected, was…
· 4apps group - Life isn’t fair
Of course life isn’t fair. If life were fair, then you and I would probably be sitting on a tropical…
· 4apps group - How to survive a VAT audit
Compliance. With numerous laws and regulations to abide by, it has become a sensitive word to be spoken with caution,…
· 4apps group - JPK_VDEK: goodbye to VAT returns in Poland
There is a certain risk of important VAT developments in the EU remaining underexposed….
· 4apps group - Taxes can be evaded, tax technology can’t
Along with other business processes, taxation is finally well on its way to be highly automated. Being a typical ‘uncool’…
· 4apps group - Will I invest in bitcoins, German state bonds or taxnology?
Given the opportunity to invest in bitcoins, German state bonds or taxnology (tax technology), some of you would instinctively put…
· 4apps group - Don’t waste your ‘diamonds’ on VAT reconciliation
With yet another year consigned to oblivion, we couldn’t stop thinking of some powerful lyrics from ‘time waits for no…
· 4apps group - E-Invoicing: only one ‘fiscal’ road leads to Rome
Many organizations will remember 2018 as the ‘year of compliance’. After all, the implementation of GDPR regulations didn’t exactly go…
· 4apps group - VAT ’s the way, uh-huh uh-huh, I like IT
VAT and fun. It sounds contradictory but with the right approach they can actually become friends. In fact, it constitutes…
· 4apps group - The 7 control wonders of the accrual process
We are all looking for controls in our processes to make sure we do the right thing. Especially when it…
· 4apps group - How we solved a challenging VAT audit request
In November 2017, we were contacted by an international manufacturer of communication equipment because its German branch had been selected for a VAT audit….
· 4apps group - Real-time invoice reporting: a new chapter in the battle against VAT fraud
After the shock last year, when Spain dictated a near-time invoice reporting (within 8 days, now within 4 days), all…
· 4apps group - VAT requirements for Romania are now supported by itax4apps
In itax4apps release 2.4, legal VAT requirements for Romania have been added to support the Romanian VAT declaration process. Romania…
· 4apps group - Are you ready for SAF-T? We are!
Talking with our customers about tax reporting from Oracle e-Business Suite, we continuously emphasise the fact that VAT regulations are…
· 4apps group - Using Oracle e-Business Suite and struggling with VAT reporting?
4apps offers itax4apps, a unique complete VAT reporting solution for Oracle e-Business Suite. Using one clear VAT dashboard you: can…
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