Vat news and trends

Proposed EU Customs Reform Increases Online Platforms’ Responsibilities for Imported Goods

February 02, 2025
VAT4U Adds AI-Powered Capabilities to VAT Management Platform
Artificial Intelligence // October 24, 2024

VAT4U has added generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capabilities to simplify value-added tax (VAT) processes. The upgraded VAT4U SmartAI engine focuses on helping businesses manage VAT for accounts payable (AP) and travel and expenses (T&E), the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 24) press release. “With...

Global Embrace of eInvoicing Targets Fraud
B2B Payments // September 19, 2024

Businesses want to be paid in a timely manner. Governments want tax revenue. The advantages of cutting down on paper — and, specifically, paper invoices — can improve supply chain dynamics across any number of B2B verticals. Automating invoicing, with the rise of digital options...

Stripe Debuts Stripe Tax for Platforms to Help Cross-Border Sales
Taxes // August 02, 2023

Stripe says it is offering its Tax tool to its platform clients to boost their global commerce sales. “Help with sales tax and VAT has been our platform users’ most commonly requested feature,” Michael Carney, product lead for the tool, known as “Stripe Tax,” said in a news...

Voxel and Booking.com Launch Invoice Collection Tool for Travel Industry
Travel Payments // February 10, 2023

Voxel has partnered with Booking.com to deploy an invoice collection tool for the travel industry. TravelDailyNews reported Friday (Feb. 10) that the Spanish B2B payments firm and the travel website developed a tool to automate invoice collection to streamline reconciliation processes and ensure that invoices meet the legal requirements of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

January 03, 2020
There are certain years (and events) that represent significant shifts in business, where there was a way things were done — until everything changed. In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara, said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model […]

Brexit And Beyond: Crossing The International eCommerce Tax Rubicon

October 11, 2019
In the digital age, it’s become easier than ever for companies of all sizes to broaden their reach and sell to new markets. But along the way, global digital sales...

Quick Reads
Proposed EU Customs Reform Increases Online Platforms’ Responsibilities for Imported Goods

February 02, 2025
A proposed customs reform in the European Union would reportedly shift the responsibility of being an importer from individuals who purchase goods online to the online platforms that sell them. This change is included in a draft proposal that is set to be published Wednesday (Feb. 5), though it could be altered before then, the […]

VAT4U Adds AI-Powered Capabilities to VAT Management Platform

October 24, 2024
VAT4U has added generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capabilities to simplify value-added tax (VAT) processes. The upgraded VAT4U SmartAI engine focuses on helping businesses manage VAT for accounts payable (AP) and...

Stripe Debuts Stripe Tax for Platforms to Help Cross-Border Sales

August 02, 2023
Stripe says it is offering its Tax tool to its platform clients to boost their global commerce sales. “Help with sales tax and VAT has been our platform users’ most commonly...

Voxel and Booking.com Launch Invoice Collection Tool for Travel Industry

February 10, 2023
Voxel has partnered with Booking.com to deploy an invoice collection tool for the travel industry. TravelDailyNews reported Friday (Feb. 10) that the Spanish B2B payments firm and the travel website developed a tool to automate...