Tax provision is changing. For Australian organisations, rising ATO scrutiny, global minimum tax requirements, and compressed close timelines are pushing tax teams to deliver accurate, defensible income tax accounting faster than ever. This article explores how better data governance, connected workflows and automation help tax teams move from reactive compliance to real time insight, and why zero day close is becoming the new benchmark.
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5 questions to test your global e-invoicing readiness
Can your e invoicing setup keep pace with global growth, or is it quietly holding you back? This five question diagnostic helps finance and tax leaders quickly assess whether their current e invoicing architecture is built to scale across borders, mandates, and volume spikes. By answering honestly, you’ll uncover whether your challenges are operational hiccups or deeper architectural constraints that could delay expansion, increase compliance risk, and limit visibility across AR and AP.
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The Pillar Two Filing Landscape: Understanding Form Types and How to Stay on Top of Them
A practical guide to the categories of filing obligations that in-scope multinational groups are navigating, and how Pillar Two forms are kept up to date in the Orbitax.
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Global Minimum Tax and the data management dilemma
The OECD’s global minimum tax is transforming international tax compliance, but it’s also exposing serious data gaps for multinational organisations. This article explores why Pillar Two dramatically increases data complexity and why tax and finance teams need more connected, reliable data models to manage risk and reporting obligations.
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Country-by-country reporting is getting more public and more complicated — and the window to get ahead is closing
Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) has outgrown its compliance roots. With the EU’s public disclosure clock ticking and jurisdictions like Australia raising the bar on public tax transparency and jurisdiction level disclosure,…
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Five Actions Australian Multinationals Can Take Now to Prepare for Pillar Two
This infographic highlights five practical actions Australian multinationals can take now to prepare for Pillar Two, from assessing global exposure to strengthening data, governance and technology readiness.
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Navigating the New Tariff Reality: How APAC Businesses Can Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity
The global trade landscape shifted dramatically on February 20, 2026, when the U.S. Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorise the president to…
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Becoming a strategic partner: Elevating the tax function’s role
Corporate tax departments are no longer defined solely by compliance. Leading tax functions are repositioning themselves as strategic partners, embedding commercial insight, technology and cross‑functional collaboration into business‑critical decisions.
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The hidden cost of doing more with less: Managing under-resourced tax departments
For Australian tax teams, rising regulatory complexity and limited capacity often turn urgent compliance into a permanent operating mode. This article explores the hidden costs of under‑resourcing, from penalties to burnout, and outlines practical steps tax leaders can take to move from reactive work to proactive, prevention‑led performance.
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Tax changes: A strategic look ahead at 2026 for corporate tax departments
Resource pressure, regulatory change and new technology are reshaping corporate tax functions. With significant tax reforms taking effect from 2026, Australian tax leaders must plan early to manage risk, optimise outcomes and build future‑ready capability.
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