Webinar – Preparing for the post-pillar two safe harbour era: why you should act now

Join ITR and insightsoftware at 2pm BST (3pm CEST) on September 24 to hear senior tax experts from KPMG Canada explain the evolving pillar two requirements and the transitional safe harbours – and consider what comes next

Are you wrangling with the challenges posed by the temporary nature and evolving framework of safe harbour tests and pillar two? Technology exists to help you to confidently prove you qualify for safe harbours now, but the post-transitional safe harbour era is right around the corner. A global tax solution will set you up for success when those provisions expire in 2027.

Join this webinar to hear what could happen after the transitional safe harbours end, and how you can prepare for the post-safe harbour era, simplify the reporting process, ensure regulatory adherence, and build trust with stakeholders through enhanced transparency. Instead of leaving it until the last minute, act now to start reaping the benefits, and be ready for the unexpected, whatever changes come.

During the session, tax experts from insightsoftware and KPMG in Canada will cover:

The likelihood of future, permanent safe harbours;
Implications for your organisation;
Taking stock of how you are currently managing pillar two;
How and why to create a business case for change;
The cost of doing nothing; and
Efficiencies and scale gained with a unified solution for global tax management.

The following speakers from insightsoftware and KPMG in Canada will be sharing their insights:

Kathryn Abate, senior product manager, insightsoftware;
Susie Cooke, global tax transformation leader, KPMG in Canada; and
Brian Ernewein, senior adviser, national tax, KPMG in Canada.

Don’t let disconnected systems and manual processes pose a risk to your organisation’s regulatory adherence. Prepare your tax function now, armed with everything you need to sustain success and confidently navigate an increasingly regulated landscape.

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Kathryn Abate

Senior product manager insightsoftware

In her role as the senior product manager for the Longview suite of solutions at insightsoftware, Kat is responsible for the strategic direction of the Longview product suite, with the aim of helping organisations to transform their tax and finance functions into strategic business partners.

Prior to her current role, she was a director in solution engineering in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with a focus on tax and transfer pricing solutions.

Kat is a chartered accountant with over 15 years of experience in tax technology, working with large, multinational organisations to understand their requirements and implement successful solutions to enhance their tax reporting and operational transfer pricing processes. 

Susie Cooke

Global tax transformation leader KPMG in Canada

Susie is the national service line leader for KPMG's Canadian tax transformation practice, a unique service line that combines tax technical experience, Lean Six Sigma principles, and technology to transform tax functions, including their compliance and reporting processes. In tandem with her Canadian role, Susie is also the global tax transformation leader, where she leads KPMG’s global tax transformation team across its network of member firms.

Susie works with clients on strategic projects that require insight, and teams with organisations that seek to enhance and transform their tax functions, processes and technologies. Her global experience has included working with companies of all sizes, across many jurisdictions and a wide variety of industries. Susie's technology experience includes consulting on standalone tax applications, advising on tax sensitisation of accounting systems, and designing processes to support technology-enabled tax teams.

Susie is also an experienced facilitator and public speaker, passionate about empowering participants and teams to identify discoveries and enhance performance.

Brian Ernewein

Senior adviser KPMG in Canada

Brian is a senior adviser at KPMG in Canada’s national tax centre, with over 35 years of experience in the Tax Policy Branch of the Canadian Department of Finance. Within the Department of Finance, he served as the general director (and, latterly, assistant deputy minister) for tax legislation. Brian was also Canada’s representative to the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs, serving between 2013 and 2020 as a member and vice-chair of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs Bureau and the Steering Group of the Inclusive Framework. As such, he was heavily involved in the development of the BEPS Action Plan, and the ongoing OECD-led work on pillars one and two.

Brian’s work includes assessing the impact of current OECD-led work on digital taxation and a global minimum tax, working closely with KPMG’s global tax policy team. He also provides advice on tax policy implications for Canadian multinationals and industry groups of current and proposed Canadian tax legislation, such as the interest deductibility legislation, and changes to the general anti-avoidance rule.