Good, Better,Best
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For the KPMG network, a top priority is helping member firm clients manage tax
transformation and position their businesses for future success. Since 2006, we have
conducted regular surveys of tax executives around the globe to uncover their most
pressing issues. Our purpose is to gain insights on how these issues influence changes in
structure, investments in people and processes, and overall objectives and priorities.
Now, in this updated survey conducted in late 2012, the environment in which tax
directors operate has changed dramatically. Lingering economic uncertainty is increasing
pressure on companies to cut costs and on tax authorities to boost revenue. Globalization
continues to spur centralization of finance, tax and other functions. Companies are
expected to improve their governance, accountability and transparency in all areas.
Further, political attitudes toward taxation are shifting, with much more focus on civic
responsibility and public demands that companies should pay their “fair share” of tax to
the jurisdictions where they earn profits.