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PART I Introduction to Digital Tax Compliance and SAP
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1 Navigating the Regulatory Landscape of Digital Compliance
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1.1 Introduction to Digital Reporting and Tax Mandates
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1.1.1 Evolution of Tax Authorities
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1.2 Continuous Transaction Controls and Digital Tax Controls
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1.2.1 Digital Tax Control Components
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1.2.2 Digital Compliance and Continuous Transaction Controls
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1.2.3 Transitioning from Traditional Control to Continuous Transaction Controls
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1.3.1 Post-Audit Model
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1.3.2 Interoperability Model
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1.3.3 Real-Time Reporting Model
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1.3.4 Centralized Exchange Models
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1.3.5 Decentralized Exchange Models
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1.3.6 Clearance Models
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1.3.7 EN16931 and Peppol Standards
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1.3.8 Networked Environments and Open Networks
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1.4.1 Real-Time Reporting
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1.4.2 Near-Time Reporting
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1.4.3 Tax Audit Reporting: SAF-T
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1.4.4 Other VAT Reporting: CESOP and DAC7
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1.4.5 VAT in the Digital Age
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1.4.6 The Transformation of Traditional Reporting
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1.5 Benefits of Embracing Digital Compliance
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1.6 Preparing for Implementation
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1.6.1 Understanding Your Implementation Context
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1.6.2 Implementation Phases
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1.6.4 Cross-Stream Integrations
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1.6.5 Scoping Your Project
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1.6.6 Building a Compelling Business Case
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2 Taxes in the SAP Landscape
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2.1 Enterprise Structure Elements for Taxes Within SAP S/4HANA
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2.1.2 Sales Organization
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2.1.4 Purchasing Organization
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2.1.6 Aligning Tax Reporting Structures with the Enterprise Structure
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2.2 Master Data for Tax Treatments
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2.2.1 Business Partner
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2.2.2 Maintaining Tax Number Categories
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2.2.3 Maintaining Tax Types and Tax Groups
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2.2.4 Assigning Tax Categories to General Ledger Accounts
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2.2.6 Material Master Data: Material Tax Classification
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2.2.7 Commodity Codes, Harmonized System of Nomenclature Codes, and European Article Numbers
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2.3 Transactional Data
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2.3.1 How Transactions Arise in SAP S/4HANA
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2.3.2 Financial Transactions
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2.3.3 Materials Management Transactions
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2.3.4 SAP S/4HANA Sales Transactions
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2.3.5 Reporting and Analysis Transactions
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2.4 Tax Determination
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2.4.2 Withholding Tax
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2.4.3 Excise Duty Management
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2.4.4 Custom Duties in International Trade
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2.4.7 Environmental Taxes
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2.5 Account Determination
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2.7 Tax Compliance in a Digital World
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2.7.1 Legal Obligation and Risk Mitigation
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2.7.2 Tax Transparency and Public Trust
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2.7.3 Tax Mandates as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation
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2.7.4 Global Tax Compliance
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2.7.5 Tax Compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility
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2.8 Electronic Invoicing
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2.9 VAT and Other Statutory Reports
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3 Introduction to SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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3.1 Key Frameworks and Architecture
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3.1.2 Overview and Core Components
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3.1.3 Deployment Options
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3.1.4 User Experience
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3.1.5 Integration Through SAP Business Technology Platform
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3.1.6 Integration Considerations
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3.1.7 Cybersecurity and Data Protection
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3.1.8 Performance and Scalability
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3.1.9 Troubleshooting and Error Resolution
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3.2 Electronic Document Processing
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3.2.1 Electronic Document Creation and Processing
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3.2.2 Electronic Document Types and Formats
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3.2.3 Non-SAP Document Integration
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3.2.4 Integration with SAP S/4HANA and Other Systems
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3.3 Statutory Reporting
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3.3.1 Real-Time Reporting
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3.3.2 Periodic Reporting
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3.3.4 Supporting Components
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3.4 User Roles and Authorizations
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3.5 Legal Change and SAP Notes Monitoring
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PART II Implementing SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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4 Configuring Electronic Documents
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4.3 SAP S/4HANA Mapping and Customization
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4.3.1 General Settings
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4.3.2 SAP Application Interface Framework Settings
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4.4 SAP S/4HANA Technical and Communication Customization
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4.4.1 Technical Objects and Business Add-Ins
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4.4.2 Process Settings
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4.4.3 Interface and Communication Settings
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4.5 SAP Business Technology Platform
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4.5.1 Component Activation
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4.5.2 Component Configuration
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4.6 Additional Integrations
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4.6.1 Integrations to Handle Incoming Documents
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4.6.2 Integrations with Other Systems in the SAP Ecosystem
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4.6.3 Integrations with External Non-SAP Systems
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4.6.4 eDocument Consistency
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4.7.1 Extensibility Using On-Premise SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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4.7.2 Extensibility Using SAP Integration Suite
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4.8 eDocuments Localization
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4.8.1 Last-Mile Connectivity
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4.8.2 E-Invoice Software Certifications
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4.8.3 Digital Certificate/Digital Signature
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5 Configure Periodic Reporting
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5.1.2 Packages and SAP Notes
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5.2 Define Reporting Entities and Periodicity
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5.2.1 Create Statutory Reporting Entities
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5.2.2 Assign Report Categories to a Reporting Entity
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5.2.3 Set the Periodicity of the Report Category
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5.2.4 Set Properties of Reporting Activity
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5.2.5 Enter Parameters Specific to the Report Category
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5.2.6 Set the Validity of the Organizational Unit
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5.2.7 Assign the Organizational Unit to the Reporting Entity
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5.2.8 Enter Parameters Specific to Reporting Entities
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5.3 Report-Specific Key Configurations
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5.3.1 Value-Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax Reporting
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5.3.3 Standard Audit File for Tax
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5.3.5 Additional Reports
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5.4 Workflows in Statutory Reporting
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5.5 Statutory Reports and Extensibility
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5.5.1 Report Definition
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5.5.2 Reporting Activity
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5.5.3 Report Category
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5.5.4 Extend/Copy Reports
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5.5.5 Additional Technical Details
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5.6 Cleaning of Reports
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PART III SAP Document and Reporting Compliance for End Users
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6 Using SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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6.1 Introduction to the Business User Perspective
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6.1.1 User Roles and Personas
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6.1.2 Key Pain Points
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6.1.3 User Interfaces and Navigation
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6.1.4 User Experience Design Principles
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6.2 Getting Started: User Onboarding and Setup
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6.2.1 User Access and Authorization
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6.2.2 SAP Fiori Apps Reference Library
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6.2.3 Personalization Options and Preferences
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6.2.4 Logging In and Navigation
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6.3 Day-to-Day Operations: Document Compliance
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6.3.1 Creating and Processing Compliant eDocuments
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6.3.2 Handling Document Compliance Errors
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6.3.3 Document Status Monitoring and Tracking
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6.4 Day-to-Day Operations: Reporting Compliance
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6.4.1 Report Generation and Submission Workflows
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6.4.2 Data Validation and Quality Checks
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6.4.3 Handling Reporting Errors and Exceptions
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6.4.4 Report Status Monitoring
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6.4.5 Report Versioning and Corrections
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6.5 Advanced User Functions
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6.5.1 Compliance Dashboards and Analytics
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6.5.2 Ad Hoc Reporting Capabilities
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6.5.3 Exception Handling Processes
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6.5.4 Customizing Views and Reports
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6.5.5 Batch Processing and Scheduling
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7 Data Accuracy and Integrity
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7.1.1 Who Is Involved in the Transaction?
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7.1.2 What Is the Nature of the Transaction?
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7.1.3 When Does the Transaction Occur?
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7.1.4 Where Does the Transaction Take Place?
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7.1.5 How Does the Transaction Take Place?
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7.2 Granularity of Output
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7.2.1 VAT Report Output
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7.2.2 Withholding Tax Output
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7.2.3 Financial Output
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7.2.4 E-invoice Output
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7.3 Tax Control Framework Perspective
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7.4 Implementing Data Validation Rules
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7.4.1 Master Data Checks
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7.4.2 Transactional Process Checks
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7.4.3 Continuous Monitoring
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7.4.4 SAP Risk and Assurance Management
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7.5 Data Cleansing and Enrichment Techniques
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7.5.1 Data Cleansing: Correcting Inaccuracies
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7.5.2 Data Enrichment: Adding Context and Completeness
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8 Tax User Adoption and Change Management
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8.1 User and Leadership Buy-In
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8.1.1 System Implementation Versus Business Transformation
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8.1.2 Mindset and Behavioral Change
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8.1.3 The Role of Leadership
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8.1.4 Addressing Resistance to Change and Fostering Engagement
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8.2 Change Management
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PART IV Real-World Applications and Future Trends
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9 Case Studies for SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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9.1 Multinational Corporation: Streamlining Regulatory Reporting
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9.1.3 Outcomes and Benefits
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9.2 Global Retail Company: Streamlining Tax Compliance and Reporting
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9.2.3 Implementation Overview
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9.2.4 Outcomes and Benefits
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9.3 IT Services Organization: E-Invoicing for Customer Billing
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9.3.3 Outcomes and Benefits
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9.4 Multinational Healthcare Enterprise: E-Invoicing Across Countries
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9.4.3 Outcomes and Benefits
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9.5 Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned
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9.5.1 Statutory Reporting
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9.5.2 E-Invoicing/eDocuments
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10 Future Trends and Innovations
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10.1 The Evolving Landscape of Tax and Compliance
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10.1.1 Future Direction of Tax and Compliance Obligations
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10.1.2 Key Considerations Impacting SAP
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10.2 Emerging Technologies Impacting Compliance
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10.2.1 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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10.2.2 Blockchain Technology
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10.2.3 Robotic Process Automation
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10.3 Future Direction of SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
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10.4 Staying Ahead of the Curve: Continuous Learning and Adaptation
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10.4.1 SAP Universal ID, P-User, and S-User
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10.4.2 SAP Learning Site
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10.4.3 SAP Learning Hub
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10.4.4 SAP Certification
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10.4.6 SAP Support Portal
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