Sponsor: Vertex

If SAP customers address what’s needed for tax compliance early in their planning, they can keep their systems up to code and ready to meet the demands of the changing tax laws worldwide. In this white paper, learn how your company can reduce risk, improve efficiency, and lower costs through more-accurate tax calculations.

Vertex Indirect Tax O Series, powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, is a strategic collaboration that enables companies who are running their Oracle applications on OCI, to leverage Vertex Indirect Tax O Series, a best-in-class enterprise indirect tax solution, on the same platform.

During this webcast, learn how our joint customers can build, deploy, integrate, and extend Vertex tax solutions in the Oracle Cloud. We will also discuss how we ensure that rigorous security and performance standards are and continue to be met.

When selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, executives often overlook the power it holds today and the importance of tax compliance. Some organizations still believe that the operational systems that have supported their companies in the past, will help to do business in a new way as they grow. However, ERP can be a significant impediment to modernization if the processes encoded in the software are inflexible or bind the company to outmoded ways of doing business.

In this white paper, learn about factors which IT leaders should consider when planning for an ERP transformation along with business transformation, the significance of choosing a tax-aware ERP and how the right ERP solution can accelerate the pace and benefits of transformation.

In this new normal, many companies are evolving their business models to keep up with the ever-changing times. In this webcast, Vertex and Deloitte thought leaders discuss how they helped transform Arcadis’ Accounts Payable and Purchasing processes by implementing Vertex tax automation for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. Hear from Arcadis, a leading global design & consultancy firm, as they share their challenges and how with the help of tax automation, were able to eliminate tedious, time-consuming, and repetitive processes that allowed their staff to focus on higher-value work.

Viewers will learn how an automated tax solution can give their organization scalability and flexibility while helping improve the accuracy of sales, use, and value added tax calculations on transactions, ultimately reducing audit risk.

The world of indirect tax never stands still. With constantly changing tax rates and rules, tax automation technology can help companies keep up to date and stay compliant. Understanding the need to streamline the tax engine integration process and ongoing updates to tax content, we developed the Vertex® Indirect Tax Accelerator for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. Our tax integration solution leverages an intuitive user experience design and is available for on-premise, on-demand, and Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP.

In this webcast, hear insights on this exciting new release and learn how companies can:

• Realize the full potential of the Vertex® Indirect Tax Accelerator for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
• Benefit from the basic setups and advanced activities like rules-based parameter mapping
• Utilize the import master data setup from Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP to accelerate implementation time and reduce data entry risks
• Understand how our simplified and comprehensive tax integration solution will allow intuitive monitoring of various transaction flows

The retail sector has been hit hard by an abrupt change in business. Those organizations that were able to pivot to an online sales model have greatly improved their chances at survival and even growth. With these changes, tax becomes an important piece in your new business strategy.

In this on-demand webcast, we’ll explore evolving consumer behaviors, legislative changes, and the emerging business landscape within the retail industry. We’ll cover how these shifts affect indirect tax and the importance of cloud-based solutions for tax collection, reconciliation, and reporting. To put it all together, we’ll share use cases and best tax practices for retailers that can help industries across the board as they adapt to this new reality.

Common Misconceptions About Outsourcing Sales Tax Compliance

As we talk to tax executives across the U.S. about sales and use tax returns outsourcing, we’ve found there are a number of misconceptions that prevent companies from considering this option. Understanding the truth about the issues and the marketplace offerings will prove that outsourcing compliance can be a valuable alternative for a tax department, allowing you to re-focus valuable resources within your business while remaining budget conscious.

With the right provider, outsourcing returns can produce substantial benefits to your tax function—hiring an expert services provider enables you to hand off the administrative tasks of returns preparation, filing and treasury management, while staying firmly in control of compliance.

Download our white paper to learn about some of the misconceptions surrounding outsourcing returns and discover why outsourcing returns can be a valuable alternative for a tax department.

Returns Outsourcing: What's It All About?

With changing market conditions, companies are looking to adapt quickly and efficiently. These plans can include re-visiting business plans, reducing costs, refocusing staff, implementing new work processes, and much more. By choosing to outsource with us, businesses can regain critical resources which are typically drained by returns preparation, re-focus their tax staff on more value-added work, reduce time spent on the administrative aspects of compliance, and more.

We provide scalable returns services by producing signature-ready PDF returns or you can outsource the entire returns function. Send us your company's tax data and we can handle the returns preparation and filing, communicating with tax authorities in all jurisdictions, managing funds and payments, credit handling, and resolving notices.

Like the IRS, a number of state and local taxing authorities extended income tax filing deadlines for businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, state and local taxing jurisdictions have not necessarily extended deadlines for reporting and paying sales and use tax. Those taxing jurisdictions that have extended deadlines also stipulate a variety of conditions, not only for waiving penalties but also for qualifying for relief and requesting payment plans. In this report, we cover what CFOs need to know about COVID-19 filing deadlines and relief.

Many times, a company will use multiple platforms within their technology stack such as CRM, e-commerce, point-of-sale, and many others instead of operating with just one software. That is why it is important to ensure a tax technology solution can integrate and flow in-between multiple platforms seamlessly. This white paper will outline the importance of relying on a tax technology vendor who has a long track record of expertise, deep partnerships with application vendors, and integrations that are tested, certified and fully supported so that risks of implementation are minimal.

If your organization collects and remits sales and use tax, there is a strong possibility that you can benefit from implementing a tax automation solution. As tax regulations have become increasingly complex, the time and number of resources needed to navigate these complexities has increased which may also take away from other critical business initiatives. Read this e-book to learn how sales and use tax automation can help streamline business processes and mitigate the risks of errors that can catch the attention of auditors.

Digital transformation initiatives are changing the way businesses operate to deliver value, enhance operational efficiency, and support innovation. When it comes to tax, many businesses are looking into cloud-based tax automation solutions that can mitigate the risks of inaccuracies and penalties. Whether you are considering migrating your existing tax system to the cloud or starting off with a cloud-based model, there are many benefits a cloud-based solution can bring to your business.

Read this e-book to learn more about the complex world of indirect tax, reasons for considering tax automation, determining a digital strategy for tax and why and how to migrate to the cloud.

When selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, executives often overlook the power it holds today and the importance of tax compliance. Some organizations still believe that the operational systems that have supported their companies in the past, will help to do business in a new way as they grow. However, ERP can be a significant impediment to modernization if the processes encoded in the software are inflexible or bind the company to outmoded ways of doing business.

In this white paper, learn about factors which IT leaders should consider when planning for an ERP transformation along with business transformation, the significance of choosing a tax-aware ERP and how the right ERP solution can accelerate the pace and benefits of transformation.