Abstract: A system and methods for allowing a business to create rules and automate the impact of a transaction (such as a sales order) across the various legal entities that are involved. These entities may be located in different jurisdictions, with each subject to differing tax, accounting, safety, consumer protection, or other rules or regulations. The overall transaction processing is relatively difficult in conventional systems, which are separate and typically require complex technical integration, while also being prone to error and fragility. However, because the underlying system/platform used in implementing embodiments of the inventive methods contains data and business logic applicable to both entities involved in each stage of a transaction or service delivery process, those embodiments enable businesses to create rules and automate the impact of executing a transaction or other operation across the various participating entities.