Operations transformation

Future-proof your tax department

As they accelerate their digital transformation, embed new ways of working and identify new growth opportunities, companies are relying on their tax departments to offer perspective and help navigate challenges that arise along the way. The tax function is being called on to transform its role from compliance manager to that of strategic advisor to the business. Tax leaders are rethinking how the function works in three fundamental facets:

• The operating model
• The talent to execute it
• The technology needed to support the model and unleash new, value-added capabilities

Tax departments are looking to see how they can work with leading providers in an outsourcing, co-sourcing or insourcing relationship to help achieve their goals. Deloitte’s Tax Operate services is your proven provider, working with you to stay ahead of regulatory changes, simplify compliance, harness technology and data and elevate your tax function.

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Tax & Legal Operate services

From accounting and payroll to globally co-ordinate compliance and legal managed services, explore Deloitte’s multi-disciplinary Operate services portfolio for Tax & Legal.

Accounting & Payroll Outsourcing

A variety of co-sourced and outsourced accounting and finance support services offered individually or bundled.

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Globally Co-ordinated Compliance

Bundled, co-sourced or outsourced compliance and reporting for a variety of responsibilities that are often multiservice, multijurisdictional with central co-ordination.

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Global Mobility & Immigration

A variety of co-sourced and outsourced services, offered individually or bundled, related to the management of employees on global assignment.

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Finance Operate

A dynamic and future-forward Services delivery model that combines specialised talent, technology, transformation know-how and ongoing management operations to meet your evolving finance and accounting needs.

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Legal Managed Services

A variety of co-sourced and outsourced services to assist with efficient delivery of high-volume activities, transparency and predictability of legal spend, economies of scale and more effective risk management.

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Pillar Two Compliance

Deloitte's integrated ecosystem of technology solutions, combined with our end-to-end Pillar Two advisory services, can assist you in all aspects of the Pillar Two requirements. Our technology suite powers global compliance and reporting, meaning that even before you complete your first return, you can make informed decisions about ongoing compliance and reporting.

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Questions to ask yourself

What’s my tax team’s current capability in terms of people, technology and workflows? Where can we find the greatest gains to improve agility in our tax operating model?

Considerations:

Thoroughly assess the skill sets of your people, your technology maturity model, the business implications of the work that you are doing and the governance/compliance processes that you have in-house. By understanding the state of your department and where you need the fastest gains, you can set priorities and map the best plan to meet your business needs.

What’s my timeline for getting to a more modern, data-driven operating model?

Considerations:

Given how quickly data, business models and regulations change, speed matters. The faster you can modernise, the more benefit you stand to gain. Which means the further you are from using modern platforms, tapping real-time data and using your tax staff to leverage both, the more you should consider a hybrid staffing model outsourcing specific discreet functional tax processes and activities.

How can tax technology help increase efficiencies and improve company performance?

Considerations:

Exploring paths to new tax operating models can not only control costs, but they can also support real-time, accurate, forward-looking insights and processes that turn tax from a necessary cost of business into an invaluable resource that drives optimised competitiveness as well as seamless, continuous compliance.

Our thinking

Tax transformation trends series

The executive summary

For a high-level overview into how change is being achieved by leading tax teams within their tax operations, talent and technology departments, read our executive summary.

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Tax & Legal Operate case study

Improving nearshore finance operations for a world leading energy operator

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Tax & Legal Operate case study

Helping an energy company drive new market expansion through providing business critical services

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