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Key to running a modern, high-performing in-house tax function is leveraging technology solutions. Automation drives efficiencies and reduces risk. Furthermore, tax authorities around the world increasingly demand that businesses submit returns digitally. What is the best way for tax teams to access the technology they require? There are valid arguments on both sides of the ‘buy or build’ debate. Much depends on the specific challenges that the team needs technology to address as well as the existing technology available to the team and the capacity and capabilities in the business. Urgency and scalability are other important factors, as are, of course, costs.

At this in-person meeting, attendees will hear from the in-house tax team at Halma, a FTSE 100 group specialising in environmental, health and safety equipment. They have been going through these deliberations as they seek to answer the ‘buy or build’ question for themselves. Stevi Frooninckx, CEO of Loctax, which licences a compliance risk and governance platform for tax teams, will provide a supplier’s perspective.