Recent research by KPMG International has confirmed what many commentators have already suspected: that tax departments worldwide are facing an unprecedented increase in workload - in some cases up to 100 percent - as they strive to deliver stakeholder value in an increasingly complex and challenging tax environment.

A new KPMG International study, The Governance of Tax, explains how companies can turn their tax policies into competitive advantages by good tax management and adopting clear, well thought through communication.