UNE 19602: Tax Compliance Management System

What is UNE 19602?

The UNE 19602 standard aims to help organisations to effectively prevent and manage tax risks through a culture of compliance, ensuring that the organisation complies with all its tax obligations.

What are the objectives of UNE 19602 certification?

The objectives of the UNE 19602 certification are the following:

• To assess, prevent and mitigate tax risks.
• To ensure proper compliance with tax obligations.
• Pursue and eliminate possible tax negligence.

What requirements are established under UNE 19602?

The UNE 19602 standard also establishes a series of requirements:

• Establishment of specific standards that facilitate compliance within legal frameworks.
• Close monitoring of all activities related to fiscal responsibility.
• Creation of communication and protection channels for whistleblowers reporting non-compliance and irregularities.
• Implementation of processes to detect incidents and generate protocols for the future.

Risks that UNE 19602 avoids

UNE 19602 helps to avoid the following risks:

• It avoids offences against public finances.
• It prevents the unexpected accumulation of tax debt derived from operations that, although not punishable by law, result in the liquidation of unforeseen quotas and their corresponding interest.
• Prevents the assumption of tax debts of third parties due to legal regulations on liability and succession of debts.
• Avoids tax infringements resulting in the application of tax dues, late payment interest and penalties.

Benefits of UNE 19602

The benefits of the UNE 19602 standard are as follows:

• Identification and analysis of tax contingencies, defining monitoring measures to prevent and reduce them.
• Establishment of protocols for the prevention and correction of tax negligence.
• Commitment to the performance of tax obligations.
• Increasing stakeholder confidence, improving reputation, providing confidence and security in the eyes of partners, investors, governing bodies, administrations and clients.

Who is UNE 19602 for?

Any company, regardless of its size or activity. Public bodies and non-profit organisations are also covered.

Why choose Applus+ Certification for certify under UNE 19602

Applus+ Certification is an independent and recognised body whose objective is to help organisations achieve their commitment to continuous improvement.

We analyse the needs of our clients so that our auditors, specialists in each sector of activity, can provide a service that brings maximum value when assessing compliance in your organisation.

Our teams develop specific certification plans based on the structure, processes and activities of our clients.

Our international presence, extensive product portfolio and accreditations enable us to provide a global, expert service tailored to your organisation's needs.