This event is here to help you connect to those industry experts and to help build your network to improve your VAT reporting and better align the tax department with IT. Join us in November to hear case studies, meet industry experts and network with your peers on the key topics including:

Ensuring top-notch data quality. As VAT departments don’t have ownership of the data sources, how can you help ensure their is data accurate and complete? This event will address how you can incorporate both structured and unstructured data into your system so you have improved visibly for your reporting and audits.

Improving SAP Functionality for VAT. Gain insight and strategies to automate tax determination. If you feel that SAP’s current functionality isn’t meeting your needs, learn how others have overcome their issues and gain insight into the tools and tax engines available.

Mapping out complex VAT flows, including triangulation, and indirect exports

Gain insight into mastering the art of Intrastat reporting and understanding the SAP plants abroad functionality, and its limitations Establishing your VAT requirements to ensure effective reporting and compliance. With so many moving pieces, it can be difficult to communicate your requirements to IT, Finance, Procurement and the wider business. However unless you take the time to make your case to the key stakeholders, you’ll continue to fire-fight instead of driving continuous improvement. Learn how to establish and communicate your requirements to drive real improvements.

Organisational design for process excellence. What operational models can best help VAT align with the business and be as effective and efficient as possible? This event will look at Centres of Excellence for VAT, VAT in Shared Services and offshoring the transactional elements of VAT.