Automated tax reporting with Board Tax Template at Louwman

Louwman Group is one of the largest automotive companies in Europe, with more than 90,000 car sales per year. The family business, founded in 1923, is active in the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, and the Czech Republic. They focus on mobility with a wide range of activities, such as importers and dealers of, for example: Toyota, Lexus, Suzuki, Morgan and McLaren. But also on lease and financing activities such as Auto.nl, Fietsvoordeelshop, car-sharing company WeGo and mobility aids in healthcare.

Optimizing multiple finance processes

Automating the tax processes is only one part of a more extensive program, in which several finance processes are optimized. In a phased approach, the program started with implementing the consolidation and tax processes in Board. Next, the planning and forecasting processes will be implemented as well.

Automated tax reporting with Board Tax Template

The tax reporting processes are automated using the Board Tax template. This template, based on best practices, was developed by the tax specialists of Taxvibes.

A significant advantage of automating the tax reports is that the Tax template and the financial reports use the same platform. This way, one data source is used for both the consolidation and the tax reports.

Map tax positions and generate reports more efficiently

Both Erwin and the tax department are positive about automating the tax reporting processes. “In the past, we collected the tax information in a very fragmented manner, which was inefficient and undesirable. Now we collect the tax data from the financial controllers in Board, as well as the valuation differences between fiscal and commercial,” says Erwin. “This allows us to map our tax positions and generate reports much more efficiently. The tax department is very enthusiastic about this; they have never worked with tooling before.”