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Indirect Tax Compliance Platform

Abacus is a powerful VAT compliance platform that simplifies global tax compliance, helping businesses manage registrations, filings and reporting across multiple jurisdictions.

Global compliance,
simplified for you.

Abacus is your central hub for global VAT compliance, bringing together filing, reporting, and analytics in one intuitive platform that makes indirect tax easy to manage.

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Global compliance,
simplified for you.

Global compliance,
simplified for you.

Meet Abacus, your central hub for global VAT compliance.

From filing to reporting and analytics, Abacus makes indirect tax easy, intuitive, and intelligent.

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What Abacus does.
Prepare

Standardise and validate data across systems using structured tax compliance software

Calculate

Ensure accurate VAT reporting aligned with local regulations across jurisdictions

File

Automate submissions with compliance software built for multi-country filing

Control

Manage approvals, workflows and reporting in one centralised VAT software platform

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How it works

See every VAT filing across all jurisdictions in one unified dashboard. From submission, with live status updates as your filings progress.

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Upload your Excel, CSV, or TXT files and any supporting documents. Abacus automatically assigns them to the correct filing period.

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Open any filing to review, approve, or reject. Every action is logged for full visibility and a complete audit trail.

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Stay compliant with automated rules, threshold alerts, and statistical monitoring for VAT and Intrastat obligations.

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One platform.
Every VAT need.

Where global VAT compliance gets complex, Abacus simplifies.

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The ChallengeOur Solution
Managing VAT compliance across multiple countriesA centralised VAT compliance platform supports global reporting and filings
Handling large volumes of transactional dataScalable tax compliance software processes high data volumes efficiently
Keeping track of deadlines across jurisdictionsBuilt-in tracking ensures timely submissions across all regions
Maintaining control over compliance workflowsApproval processes and dashboards provide full visibility and oversight
Managing VAT compliance across multiple countries A centralised VAT compliance platform supports global reporting and filings
Handling large volumes of transactional data Scalable tax compliance software processes high data volumes efficiently
Keeping track of deadlines across jurisdictions Built-in tracking ensures timely submissions across all regions
Maintaining control over compliance workflows Approval processes and dashboards provide full visibility and oversight

Managed Service or Saas: which is right for you?

Abacus is available as a managed service, a self-serve SaaS platform, or a combination of both depending on your needs. With our managed service, VAT IT’s compliance experts handle your filings, registrations, and submissions on your behalf. With SaaS, you get direct access to the platform to manage your own compliance workflows. Whichever model you choose, the difference is simply in who does the work.

Frequently asked questions.


Abacus provides support for multiple filing types across the globe — from Intrastat and One Stop Shop filings in Europe to Sales Tax Returns in the United States. We provide coverage across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America.

Abacus is built to support your organisation's structure, whether that means multiple registrations sitting under a single entity, or multiple entities sitting under a single account. However your business is set up, Abacus can accommodate it.

Yes, in many jurisdictions. Where an API connection with the tax authority exists, submissions are handled automatically with no manual intervention required. In other jurisdictions, Abacus generates automated XML or CSV documents to simplify the submission process and reduce the risk of human error. For jurisdictions that still require manual submission, our managed service clients have this handled entirely by our dedicated Filing Team. SaaS clients manage their own submissions directly within the platform, though we can also accommodate filing on behalf of SaaS clients where needed.

Abacus supports a wide range of file formats, including CSV, XLS, PNG, PDF, and TXT, among others. Whether you're uploading transaction data or providing invoices directly, Abacus is built to handle it.

The My Compliance Overview gives you a centralised summary of your current filings — providing a global view of what is outstanding, in progress, and filed within the current month. It also simplifies monitoring by clearly indicating where action is required and where none is needed.

When filings are set up, deadlines are configured accurately from the outset. Our team of Tax Managers continuously monitor jurisdiction rules and requirements, ensuring that all filing deadlines remain current and up to date.

Yes. As standard, a dedicated Tax Associate prepares each filing and sends it through for client review and approval before any submission is made.

Yes. Abacus processes millions of transactions every month with no upper limit on volume — it is built to scale alongside your business, however large or complex your compliance needs become.

May
28
WEBINAR
If your organisation is paying VAT on international invoices and writing it off as a cost of doing business, this webinar will show you exactly how to claim it back, and how much you could be leaving on the table.
May
12
WEBINAR

This webinar explains how US businesses can identify and recover foreign VAT, breaking down key concepts like reciprocity and showing where refund opportunities are often missed.