Have you developed KPIs to benchmark against goals?
Source: KPMG International 2012
Accurate/timely financial reporting
80%
20%
Accurate/timely tax return compliance
76%
24%
Managing tax risk
72%
28%
Optimizing the effective tax rate
66%
34%
Management of tax authority audits
64%
36%
Cash tax savings/tax deferral
62%
38%
Tax process improvement and technology utilization
57%
43%
Influencing tax policy
50%
50%
Integration with business groups and early indication of non-routine transactions
51%
49%
Case study #1 – measuring tax department performance & value
On finding that its effective tax rate (ETR), as reported in the financial statements, seemed out of line, a European banking group undertook a detailed review of the components of its ETR and a benchmarking to its peer group. The review not only revealed that the reasons for the differences were justifiable but also opened more informed discussions between the tax department and the board about the true value that the tax department provided to the company.
The discussions led to the development of a balanced scorecard approach for KPIs for the tax department. The new KPIs focused not only on traditional performance measures for tax, such as ETR, but also on a range of broader measures, such as tax cash flow management of indirect taxes, speed of resolution of disputes, and talent management.
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