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As organisations become increasingly dependent on digital technology, the opportunities for cyber criminals continue to grow.
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We can formulate solutions to keep you ahead of disruptive change.
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We apply our global audit methodology through an integrated set of software tools known as the Voyager suite.
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Growing businesses need strong tax management to meet current and future tax liabilities and we can help you achieve this, whatever challenges you face.
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We have the insight and agility to create the strategies you need to respond quickly to ever-changing tax laws.
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In a globalised world, businesses must work seamlessly across borders. Organisations operate in multiple countries and view international expansion as a strategic objective.
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With more goods and services crossing national borders than ever before, you may be facing indirect tax obligations in many countries – even those where your customer is located.
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As organisations grow, back office processes and meeting reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions can become a distraction. We remove the burden of back office operations and worries about compliance to enable you to focus on growth.
Tackling international markets
01 Oct 2013Business-minded technologists have always planned for global business empires. It used to take decades before they could grow globally.
Today, it can be more or less instantaneous – creating a new set of opportunities and threats. Digital platforms allow companies to build and scale using teams based anywhere in the world. As a result tech companies are going global from day one.
A new wave of support services is also helping tech firms expand across borders. For example in order to manage the complexity of operating across borders, tech companies are increasingly outsourcing back office functions such as tax, compliance, legal, and HR. Tech companies can simply 'switch-on' a back-office team as they enter new jurisdictions.
Being first with the right platform
One reason that tech companies are so keen to grow globally is through fear of coming second. One of the most important considerations is the platform the tech company is using. As product and internet services companies expand, they face different adoption models and associated R&D investing decisions.
Balancing local and company knowledge
It may be easier to go global than before, but significant social, legal and organisational barriers remain. To tackle these issues many companies look to hire a strong country manager on the ground. But while they may understand the target market, they are often new to the business – or even the industry. Companies that want global consistency must balance local and company knowledge, either ensuring there's enough rotation or coupling with headquarters.
The right structure for the right market
Tech companies need to structure themselves to meet new and traditional challenges, There are four broad approaches to any market; establishing local offices; finding local partners; creating a virtual presence; and merging or acquiring local businesses. Each involves a balance of control, local market risk and margin protection and inevitably many take a blended approach, utilising different structures in different markets.
