Improving accountability – vertical
alignment strengthens
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Our previous surveys charted the rising importance of the corporate governance of tax
as companies faced growing pressure from a range of parties internally and externally to
demonstrate that they are well-run, responsible organizations. It is now probably fair to
say that the management of tax is one of the key criteria by which corporate governance is
judged by investors and other third-parties, such as regulators, analysts and the media.