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What is a VAT/GST tax engine? Why VATCalc is different

12 November 2026 in

Goods and Services Tax

A VAT tax engine automatically determines the correct VAT or GST treatment of transactions. As ViDA, mandatory e-invoicing and digital reporting transform tax compliance, businesses increasingly need real-time determination, independent auditing and reconciliation. VATCalc delivers these capabilities through one modern, affordable platform, without traditional enterprise

AI Tax Classification: are tax technology providers solving the wrong problem?

8 November 2026 in

item classification

AI is making product tax classification faster and smarter But automating individual compliance tasks won’t resolve the underlying complexity of fragmented tax technology VATCalc's AI item classification uniquely provides live engine call classification inside of just the set-up phase Find out more The tax technology

E-Invoicing risks becoming a Continuous Digital VAT Audit

2 November 2026 in

Continuous Transaction Controls

Businesses discover real-time invoicing and transaction reporting do more than digitise VAT compliance They give tax authorities the data to test it continuously World's only single tax engine & reporting platform, fully reconciled B2B e-reporting to VAT returns Find out more E-invoicing is usually

Austria proposes 2027 initial ViDA VAT law

29 October 2026 in

Austria

Draft ViDA legislation updates platform and OSS rules, prepares for Single VAT Registration end of call-off stock simplification The world's only single tax engine, e-invoicing and VAT reporting platform, pivoting to Austria and other countries' ViDA changes without costly system rebuilds Find out more

Italy ViDA implementation 2027 to 2030 update

29 October 2026 in

Italy

Italy is implementing the first stage of ViDA, with OSS, e-commerce and call-off stock changes from 2027. The major Single VAT Registration, platform economy and digital reporting reforms follow 2028-30 The world's only single tax engine, e-invoicing and reporting platform, pivoting to Italian and other

Spain ViDA implementation 2027-30

2 October 2026 in

Spain

Spain has started transposing the ViDA, beginning with technical OSS and e-commerce changes from January 2027 The major Single VAT Registration, platform economy and digital reporting reforms still to come The world's only single tax engine, e-invoicing and reporting platform, pivoting to Spanish and other

JD Edwards: modern tax engines for VAT determination & returns

2 July 2026 in

Tax engine

From CNC to Cloud: integrating JD Edwards ERP with modern VAT engines How VAT helps JDE enterprises achieve real-time VAT automation without leaving EnterpriseOne Oracle's JD Edwards (JDE) remains the quiet workhorse of European and global mid-market ERP — still powering thousands of manufacturing, logistics,

The e-Invoicing mistake everyone is making

5 June 2026 in

e-invoicing

VATCalc automatically reconciles e-invoicing, e-reporting and VAT returns because it determines all three from the same tax engine The e-invoicing market has spent years solving transmission, but is overlooking the bigger compliance challenge. VATCalc's e-Reconciliation automates the identification and resolution of differences between e-invoices, e-reporting

Agentic AI in VAT: moving to an execution layer for compliant outcomes

27 April 2026 in

Agentic AI

Unimpressed with VAT chatbots? Good. Compliance agentic AI brings control, not conversation. At VATCalc, we have been using generative AI since 2022. Our move into agentic AI for VAT is not branding – it’s engineering. The objective is simple: improve the accuracy and auditability of

Pre-filled VAT returns e-Reconciliation

26 April 2026 in

e-invoicing

VATCalc automates validation of pre-filled VAT returns against transaction-level data Tax authorities are moving to pre-filled VAT returns built from e-invoicing and e-reporting data. In Europe, countries like Italy and Spain lead the way, with many more coming as their domestic e-invoicing regimes launch. Your

Author: Colin Matthews

What is a VAT/GST tax engine? Why VATCalc is different

AI Tax Classification: are tax technology providers solving the wrong problem?

E-Invoicing risks becoming a Continuous Digital VAT Audit

Austria proposes 2027 initial ViDA VAT law

Italy ViDA implementation 2027 to 2030 update

Spain ViDA implementation 2027-30

JD Edwards: modern tax engines for VAT determination & returns

The e-Invoicing mistake everyone is making

Agentic AI in VAT: moving to an execution layer for compliant outcomes

Pre-filled VAT returns e-Reconciliation

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