Businesses need robust and cross-functional insights across finance, supply chain, and commercial teams to support effective and agile decision making in the face of rapidly changing market forces. A scalable reporting and analytics delivery model can unlock these cross-functional insights. We’ll discuss: How to begin to build a scalable reporting and analytics model The talent models, data, and governance structures that can enable user...

Tax departments are evaluating technologies and process automation to unlock incremental strategic value. We’ll look at certain tax department state tax automations that have been implemented and ways to enhance their value proposition for both corporate and pass-through taxpayers. We’ll discuss: How to increase value by linking automated processes, integrating existing processes or tools, and automating around existing technologie...

As the business landscape continues to evolve, the risk of accounting and reporting misstatements continues to rise, often due to the inability to respond to internal and external circumstances. What drives the rising risk, and how should companies mitigate the changing risk profile? We’ll discuss: Areas of risk receiving more attention from the SEC Root causes that may trigger misstatements and the need for remediation How controllers m...

The IRS has indicated it is hiring thousands of agents as it gears up for a significant increase in the number of audits of large multinational taxpayers and high-income individuals. How can you prepare for this upcoming surge in enforcement, and what actions should you take to respond to tax controversy challenges that may be on the horizon? We’ll discuss: An IRS operational update to include service-wide hiring initiatives What taxpaye...

As local tax authorities require greater transparency in local country profits, a company’s ability to effectively tell its story is critical in mitigating tax audits and financial misstatements. The ability to quickly respond to inquiries from its leadership and local tax authorities starts with its operational transfer pricing program. We’ll discuss: Operational transfer pricing leading practices The data process report framework...

Since the OECD issued guidance in 2015 on low value-adding intra-group services, countries around the world have increasingly scrutinized intra-group service charges. What types of issues could your organization face in your next audit? We’ll discuss: Changes in tax authority approach, regulator perspectives, and the audit environment in key jurisdictions. Trade-offs companies may face when balancing commercial, regulatory, foreign excha...

Participants will consider insights from the APMA Program Director and learn about transfer pricing, APA, and MAP developments. According to OECD statistics, transfer pricing controversies increased more than 20 percent in 2019. How can Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) help multinationals mitigate transfer pricing risk? We’ll discuss: APMA Program updates, including the merger with the Treaty Assis...

Participants will gain insights based on our presenters’ practical experience with integrating digital assets into business. Cryptocurrencies have been in the spotlight recently, prompting many management teams and boards to explore how to integrate digital assets into their business. Digital assets are a new frontier; there is no playbook and relatively few rules to guide the way. Yet, the adoption of crypto is becoming more common. We...