The rise of tax authority activity
This special report takes an in-depth look at tax authorities worldwide and the global environment that in-house taxpayers are navigating today. Based on an extensive survey of tax dispute professionals from KPMG firms, this report examines the trends and developments shaping the current environment and how tax authorities respond. Overall, the survey results show that companies see a significant rise in tax audits and disputes, and all signs point toward even more intense tax authority activity in the future.
About the survey
This report charts the evolution of leading tax departments and identifies operational benchmarks for high-performing tax teams. It highlights the survey’s findings about issues facing tax authorities that include people, processes, and technology deployed by tax departments to manage their activities related to tax audits and disputes.
The findings in this report are based on a survey of over 115 tax dispute professionals from KPMG firms in 49 jurisdictions worldwide.
About 40 percent of respondents deal primarily with international companies, while 35 percent most commonly work with large domestic companies. The remaining respondents are focused on small business clients (15 percent) and individual clients (10 percent).