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The road to VAT (indirect tax) automation - The project implementation team

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20+ years of experience in VAT automation motivated me in writing the ‘road to VAT automation’. I tried to formulate it in different topics. This is the fourth one whereby I discuss the composition of the indirect tax team. A solid implementation team can make a huge difference, not only in respect of the quality of the outcome but also in respect of timing and costs.  My texts are meant to trigger discussion: How did you cope with VAT Automation in your company? What experiences you want to share? What questions you have?  I will be using the word 'VAT' throughout the entire blog, but it does cover indirect tax systems called GST as well as sales tax. Off we go again ... let's continue on the road to VAT Automation. Once you have decided what solution you will implement you will need to compose your implementation team. I’ve written this post starting from the assumption it is a global implementation exercise. In many cases, it may not be about a global implementation, s