Operating Model Effectiveness and Multi-Hub Models
Our professionals help you design and implement a flexible and sustainable multi-hub model to adapt to the changing tax environment and achieve business benefits.
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Ongoing worldwide implementation of global tax reforms have presented significant challenges to traditional highly centralized tax models, leading to a surge in tax controversy.
Business changes linked to economic nationalism, changes in mobility during and following the COVID-19 pandemic as well as digital and technological transformation are reinforcing the changes linked to the global tax reform. The convergence of tax and business drivers toward multi-hub models allow tax functions to lead, support and accelerate business transformation projects.
Many multinational companies are now evaluating multi-hub models as a more sustainable long-term operating model. This can create a range of business benefits, such as:
- Greater operational flexibility
- Improved access to talent
- Reduced tax controversy
- Reduced reputational risk
- A more stable and sustainable tax cost
We support you to design and implement flexible and sustainable multi-hub models. A typical project can include:
- Opportunity assessment and cost/benefit analysis
- Transaction design
- Transaction implementation
- Project planning and assurance
- Post implementation compliance and sustainment
When should multi-hub models be considered a priority for you or your business?
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Your profile |
Single entrepreneur models (or multiple sole-entrepreneurs in some cases) that are becoming more difficult to operationalize and/or seeing increasing tax costs |
Firmwide executive leader seeking to develop a holistic cross-function future state business model: the transformation agenda overlaps multiple functional areas and defines the optimum business model of the future |
High levels of tax controversy related to transfer pricing, withholding tax and/or permanent establishment risk |
General counsel, risk officer or corporate relations leader: multi-hub models reduce tax controversy and reputational risk associated with many traditional sole entrepreneur structures |
Reputational risk exposures related to the tax model |
Supply chain leader: the scope to combine complex supply chain re-evaluation with a more aligned global tax model securing tax cost savings can fund, catalyze or accelerate the desired operational transformation |
Pressure on talent optimization due to tax controls on workforce location and/or workforce mobility |
M&A leader: the scale of impact of the tax changes creates winners and losers with under/overvalued tax risks which can be unlocked via M&A. Big-ticket M&A can also be a catalyst for transformation |
Friction between tax and non-tax functions in the organization due to tax-based controls and restrictions affecting business effectiveness |
Operational leader and talent: multi-hub models will improve access to talent and reduce controls related to location of talent and policies related to mobility/physical location of workforce supporting design of "work from anywhere" plans |
Challenges related to alignment between the tax model and the location of risk control and/or DEMPE functions |
Tax VP wanting to be innovative or leading edge: allow tax to play an anchor and/or funding role in the context of wider business transformation trends |
How multi-hub models can enhance operations and reduce tax risk
Businesses may be in a better position to address issues that trigger tax controversy by diversifying their operating models.
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