Education Sessions
Migrating from Q Series to O Series – Benefits and Best Practices
- Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28 | 2:30 p.m. CT
- Speakers: Gabe Marsal, Eric Olson, & Jason Davenport - Grant Thornton
If your business is still running Vertex L or Q series, you are likely beginning to feel the pain points that accompany aging software: maintenance and licensing costs continually increase, efficiency and accuracy slow, scalability becomes challenging and support fades. Migrating to Vertex O Series will create many efficiencies in your business and allows you to gain the benefit of cutting-edge tax engine technology. In this session, Grant Thornton will discuss the migration process and benefits of moving to Vertex O Series.
Executing for Speed to Value: Rapid Tax Calculation Automation with Vertex & Grant Thornton
- Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28 | 5:20 – 5:40 p.m. CT
- Speaker: Kushal Thakore - Grant Thornton
In today’s fast-paced business environment, speed to value is critical—especially when it comes to tax compliance. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how automation can streamline tax calculation in your ERP/Billing platform using Vertex, significantly reducing manual effort without compromising accuracy or quality. Leveraging te.x, our proprietary Vertex implementation platform, alongside Vertex's industry-leading tax engine, we enable rapid deployment and immediate ROI from your technology investments. When implemented by Grant Thornton, Vertex becomes a powerful solution for meeting your indirect tax compliance needs with confidence and efficiency. Join us to explore how this strategic combination delivers automation, accuracy, and agility—at scale.
ViDA and Ongoing EU VAT Reforms: Essential Policy Insights
- Date and Time: Monday, October 27 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT
- Speaker: Emma Broderick, Partner Indirect Tax, Grant Thornton
Description:
- Explain the expected impact and logic of core EU VAT reforms-particularly ViDA-on
- VAT compliance, real-time and near-real-time reporting, and emerging business models
- Describe the interplay between e-invoicing mandates, digital reporting, and traditional
- VAT obligations
- Apply strategic recommendations for aligning VAT policy, technology, and operational execution in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment
- Discuss how a comprehensive strategy that incorporates e-invoicing, VAT compliance, a tax engine and e-commerce/marketplace solutions can fortify operations against local
VAT Roundtable: Ask the Experts
- Date and Time: Monday, October 27 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
- Speaker: Emma Broderick, Partner Indirect Tax, Grant Thornton
Description:
- Identify key VAT issues related to policy, determination, audits, and implementations
- Describe best practices learned from Vertex experts and tax professionals from other companies
Celebrate with Grant Thornton! Take a break from the conference and unwind with us at Grant Thornton's Happy Hour! Stop by Moonshine Grill before heading to Vertex's big party Tuesday evening.
- Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. CT
