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  1. SAP Concur Blog

    June 30 Approaches: Have You Filed to Reclaim VAT?

    A SAP Concur blog post reminds companies that travel and expense is the second largest annual budget item after payroll, and a significant portion may be recoverable through Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaims. VAT recovery is possible in more than 40 countries, but the process is complex and time-consuming. An OECD survey found that over 70% of businesses found reclaim procedures difficult to navigate, and 20% were unable to recover any VAT. The article recommends simplifying the process through integrated solutions in the SAP Concur App Center.

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    U.S. Companies: UK VAT Reclaim Deadline Approaching

    SAP Concur blog reminds that under the 13th VAT Directive, the deadline for non-EU countries to reclaim VAT from UK business travel expenses incurred between July 1, 2017 and June 20, 2018 is December 31, 2018. There is no scope for late returns, so missing the deadline means losing the refund. The article suggests checking eligibility via SAP Concur App Center partner Taxback International.

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    Do Governments Have a More Holistic View of Your Spending? An Intelligent Spend Management Perspect…

    A SAP Concur blog post argues that governments are actively capturing, storing, and analyzing corporate spending data from travel, expenses, and invoices to increase tax revenue and enforcement. Citing experts from EY and Goldman Sachs, the article states that governments are rapidly analyzing this data to generate higher revenues. It notes that U.S. state governments share data to ensure proper taxation, and 34 countries are engaged in the OECD's BEPS project. The article also mentions a case where an executive was detained for five days at an airport due to his company's unpaid taxes.

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    How to Reclaim More VAT on Corporate Travel Expenses

    SAP Concur blog post discusses VAT recovery on corporate travel expenses. It cites GBTA data that over 480 million business trips are taken annually and notes a €137 billion VAT gap in the EU. The article recommends using automation and digitalization to improve VAT compliance and recovery efficiency, citing examples of Electrolux and Citrix Systems achieving significant VAT recovery increases through automation.

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    Four Necessary Actions to Prevent T&E Fraud

    According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, businesses lose more than $3.5 trillion each year to fraudsters. Any employee reimbursement program carries fraud risk. The article recommends four measures: specify which apps employees may and may not use and update expense policy; implement a corporate card program to integrate T&E data and tighten controls; go beyond automation to integration for real-time visibility and tamper prevention; and conduct regular reviews and audits of the expense management system.

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    SAP Concur Highlights Digital Spend Management for Volatile Times

    SAP Concur published an article emphasizing that in the economic volatility caused by the pandemic, businesses need to digitalize spend management to monitor costs and cash flow. The article notes that finance teams need deep insight into every aspect of company spend, and SAP Concur solutions integrate, automate, and make spend management processes accessible on any device. It also cites an AMI Partners study showing SAP Concur solutions lead to 25% greater cost savings on travel and expense management (US$40,000 per year) and 16% more time saved (122 hours per week) compared to major competitors, and 21% greater cost savings on invoice management ($42,000 per year) and 35% more time saved…

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    SAP Concur and Groupize: A Blueprint for Democratizing Meeting Planning

    In an SAP Concur podcast, Groupize co-founder Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien discusses how Concur Event Management democratizes meeting planning. The platform targets occasional planners, offering venue bidding, automatic cost comparison reports, registration with vaccination card upload, real-time communication, budget tracking, and post-event reconciliation. The conversation notes that group meetings account for about 43% of T&E spend, and about 43% of workers are contingent, whom the platform can manage as non-profile travelers. Research shows the solution can save 23 hours per event.

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    SAP Q3 2018: Global Companies Adopt Network and Spend Management Cloud Solutions

    SAP SE announced that companies worldwide are adopting its end-to-end network and total spend management cloud solutions. In Q3 2018, SAP's cloud revenue surged 41% year-over-year at constant currencies, and new cloud bookings grew 37%. Companies including KIO Networks, Delivery Hero, iLoLay, and Grupo Energía Bogotá adopted SAP Ariba, SAP Concur, and SAP Fieldglass solutions. Ariba Network connects over 3.6 million companies with more than US$2.28 trillion in annual commerce. SAP Concur solutions processed over 258 million transactions in the past four quarters, and Concur TripLink covers more than 7.5 million travelers.

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    Concur Data: Analyzing Millennial Corporate Travel Spending Habits

    Concur analyzed $36 billion in travel expenses processed between Q1 2015 and Q1 2017, revealing spending differences between millennials (ages 22-35) and older employees (ages 36-65). The data shows that older employees' total expenses per employee are 66% higher than millennials', but millennials spend slightly more on hotel-related expenses. The article also explores industry and regional differences and suggests companies adapt travel policies to meet millennials' demand for a seamless experience.

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    Tackling Expense Chaos with Automated Solutions Built for SMBs

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that SMB growth brings more employee spending and expense reports, while manual processes are inefficient and risky. Studies show automated travel and expense users save an average of US$30,000 annually, or about $600 per year per employee using the application, and $20 per expense report. The post recommends choosing cloud expense management solutions with automation, spend visibility, data consolidation, and scalability.

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    SAP Concur Recommends Increasing Rideshare Use to Cut Ground Transport Costs

    SAP Concur published an article recommending businesses increase rideshare use over taxis by adjusting rideshare expense and insurance policies. It notes rideshares are typically safer and less expensive than taxis, and that rideshare apps track and share itineraries and locations, helping organizations fulfill duty of care. The article provides a potential savings formula and notes best-practice rideshare spend percentages range from 41% to 77% depending on industry.

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    The Employee Experience Isn't All About Employees

    Gallup research shows organizations with exceptional employee experience see 17% higher productivity, 21% higher profitability, and 24% lower turnover. Deloitte reports 84% of leaders prioritize employee experience, but only 9% feel ready. Automating travel, expense, and invoice processes boosts engagement, productivity, and savings. Forrester recommends reframing expense management as an investment in employee experience and aligning finance, IT, and HR.

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    How Life Sciences Firms Can Combat T&E Fraud and Noncompliance

    A SAP Concur blog post, citing the ACFE 2016 Global Fraud Study, notes that the median loss from occupational fraud is $150,000, 23.2% of cases cause losses of $1 million or more, and the typical organization loses 5% of annual revenue to fraud. It argues life sciences firms are especially vulnerable due to complex regulation and fragmented global spend data, and recommends corporate card auto-import, pre-approval, third-party audits and disciplined data entry to strengthen T&E controls.

  19. SAP Concur Blog

    Intelligent Global Systems Enable Business Growth and Spend Management

    SAP Concur blog states finance leaders can drive growth by providing real-time visibility, coaching on budgets, managing cash flow, and freeing finance staff. However, most finance departments still work manually, spending 60% to 70% of time gathering information. Without visibility and controls over discretionary spending like travel, expenses, and invoiced purchases, costs can spiral and fraud can occur. IT leaders can support intelligent finance by implementing automation that integrates travel, expense, and invoice management.

  20. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Compliance and Fraud Risks in Expense Management

    SAP Concur blog highlights that increasing employee-initiated spend channels complicate compliance and fraud risks. ACFE data shows asset misappropriation occurs in over 86% of occupational fraud cases with a median loss of $100,000, while financial statement fraud accounts for 10% of cases but a median loss of $954,000. Travel and expense is a major fraud area, with schemes including mileage padding, fake expenses, and unused airline tickets. Proactive data monitoring can reduce fraud losses by 33%.

  21. SAP Concur Blog

    Using a Corporate Credit Card Program to Fight Expense Fraud

    A SAP Concur blog post states that a typical organization loses about 5% of annual revenue to fraud each year, and employee expenses, especially travel, are both a large budget category and an opportunity for fraudulent claims. It recommends a corporate credit card program to tighten controls, with credit and transaction limits plus merchant and location controls, and data flowing directly to the company for monitoring suspicious spend. It also suggests integrating corporate cards with automated cloud-based expense solutions for visibility and reporting data.

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    Just Because Cloud Chaos is Real Doesn't Mean You Have to Live With It

    A SAP Concur blog post highlights that as businesses move to the cloud, lines of business deploying point solutions without oversight create cloud chaos. Citing Blissfully SaaS Trends 2020, the number of SaaS apps per company is up roughly 30% year over year, duplicate subscriptions increased 80%, and orphaned apps increased almost 100%. In enterprise-size companies, IT manages an average of 21,580 app connections, with 60% of the SaaS stack changing every two years. The article recommends finance and IT collaboration to select travel and expense solutions with strong ecosystems, automated integrations, and 24/7 support to control the chaos.

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    SAP Concur Outlines Four Tools to Rein in Rogue Spend

    A SAP Concur blog post highlights that rogue spend burdens finance teams, with IDC finding roughly 80% of spend managers' time goes to lower-level tasks such as invoice matching, purchase requisition, and vendor management. It recommends rewarding compliant employees (Rocketrip saves an average of 30% on travel expenses), integrating rideshare spend (Uber for Business and Lyft Business save an average of 30% on ground transportation), using financial integrators to connect spend data, and leveraging VAT reclaim solutions (increasing reclaim by up to 50%).

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    Geisinger AP Thought Leader Shares Top Read for 2022

    SAP Concur blog published its 2022 top book and podcast recommendations from T&E industry thought leaders. Ashely Lehman, Concur Administrator in Accounts Payable at Geisinger, recommended 'The Anticipatory Organization' by Daniel Burrus. She connected the book's hard and soft trends concept to hard and soft stops in audit rules, and suggested approaching travel policies with a hard and soft trend vision. She also noted that pandemic-related travel disruption provided an opportunity to re-examine travel programs and processes.