Hello everyone, welcome to the PWC TaxBite podcast series.

My name is Peter Drey, director in the global tax team, and I'm hosting this podcast series

with today, three experts in the area of building your tax function future proof.

With me today, Kim de Smet.

Kim is part of a global center of excellence based in Belgium around Gap to Stats

and all the areas around compliant local statutory ledgers,

let's say across the globe.

Jans Louet, Jens, part of the tax accounting team in PWC, is helping clients with various

tax accounting questions like USGAP, EFRS tax reporting.

And last but not least, we have Tom Heerman's.

Tom is assisting clients of PWC with tax accounting reporting, advising companies to around processes and efficiency

around that.

So with these three people, I think I have the perfect audience here to talk about future

proof tax functions because that's what I want to talk about today.

And in the discussions that we have, that we, that I have with various businesses,

it always comes up, shortening deadlines, timing, reporting, et cetera. It creates a huge challenge

to be on time, to be compliant and to be transparent. And that's what I want to explore with my

speakers today. And Kim, I want to start with you, because I imagine it all starts with having correct and

good statutory numbers.

Is that right?

Is that the starting point for everything?

Absolutely, Peter.

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