Powering the Future of Indirect Tax: Connected Compliance, Driven by Intelligence


This webinar will take place on:
20 October, 2026
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM BST


VAT compliance is entering a new era, and it's a preview of what's coming across indirect tax more broadly. As eInvoicing mandates expand, tax authorities demand increasingly granular and real-time data, and businesses face greater scrutiny over the accuracy of their reporting, traditional approaches to VAT compliance are becoming harder to sustain.

For shared services and finance teams, the challenge is no longer simply preparing and submitting accurate VAT returns. The future of compliance requires organisations to connect the data, processes and controls that sit behind those returns, creating greater visibility, stronger reconciliation and more confidence in the data being submitted, turning raw compliance data into intelligence that finance and tax teams can act on.

This session will explore what the future state of VAT compliance looks like and how the concept of connected VAT compliance is emerging as a new approach. We will examine how eInvoicing, compliance data, reconciliation and VAT reporting are increasingly interconnected, and why organisations need to think beyond individual compliance processes towards a more joined-up, intelligence-driven model.

The discussion will explore how businesses can move from reactive compliance and manual controls towards a more proactive, data-driven approach that provides greater transparency across the VAT lifecycle.

Key takeaways include: 

  • Understand the future state of indirect tax compliance and how regulatory developments such as eInvoicing are changing the way organisations need to manage compliance data and processes.
  • Discover why reconciliation and connected compliance data are becoming critical to creating greater control, visibility and confidence in VAT reporting.
  • Learn how organisations can prepare for connected VAT compliance, moving away from fragmented, reactive processes towards a more proactive and data-driven approach.

Attendees will gain practical insight into the changing VAT compliance landscape, the role of connected data and reconciliation, and the steps organisations can take today to prepare for the future.


Speakers

Lisa Dowling Lisa Dowling
Chief Tax & Compliance Officer
Fintua

Specialising in International VAT Compliance solutions, Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge and insight in her dealings with a host of international clients ranging from start-ups through to multinationals. With 21 years VAT experience behind her, Lisa has managed VAT compliance issues and solutions globally for for over 11 years. Fintua have 12,000 + corporate clients in over 109 countries and many of these are members of the Fortune 500.

Máté Szimilkó Máté Szimilkó
Senior VAT Compliance Manager
Fintua

With a decade of experience in VAT compliance across both Big 4 firms and technology-driven service providers, Máté has progressed from preparer to manager, gaining deep insights into the sector’s challenges and opportunities. He consistently views complexity as a chance to improve quality and efficiency, leading projects and driving continuous advancement at Fintua in all aspects of VAT compliance, from sales discussions to return preparation and notifications

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Fintua