Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) has launched its CCH® Tagetik Global Minimum Tax expert solution in North America. The solution will support multinational companies headquartered in North America to collect, align, calculate, and report integrated financial and tax data in accordance with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two tax requirements.

The goal of the OECD Pillar Two framework is to create a global minimum tax, with large, multinational enterprises paying, at minimum, an effective tax rate of 15% in every jurisdiction in which they do business. Significant global economies including Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan have already announced that they are implementing the OECD Pillar Two requirements. This means multinational companies operating in these jurisdictions will now need to consider and address the resulting impact on their tax strategy and operating model.

The CCH Tagetik Global Minimum Tax expert solution was named New Product of the Year in the Business Intelligence Group’s annual BIG Awards for Business. Now extended to North America, the solution empowers CFOs and tax leaders in multinational companies to get ahead of and support OECD Pillar Two requirements by collecting, aggregating, harmonizing, and storing the new data sets required to perform complex calculations across local, group, finance, and tax consolidation. It also helps companies manage the tax process end-to-end, by aiming at reducing the burden that tax and finance teams face when reporting in accordance with the OECD Pillar Two framework. The solution takes a top-down approach by connecting tax to consolidation, centralizing enterprise data, and automating processes and calculations to facilitate the compliance process. The solution also helps companies guide their tax strategies around the current and future impact that OECD Pillar Two reporting requirements will have on their business models and operations.

Ralf Gärtner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Corporate Performance & ESG, Wolters Kluwer, said: “There is now a critical need for multinational companies to meet and manage the complex global requirements related to OECD Pillar Two. We are committed to continuous development of innovative and integrated technologies to support the office of the CFO. Our new Global Minimum Tax expert solution enables CFOs and tax leaders to collect, aggregate and analyze fragmented data and supports the end-to-end tax process, providing vital insights for tax strategy planning.”

The launch follows a number of product innovations for the company in recent months. Late last the financial technology giant announced it was integrating ESG reporting and disclosure functionality from CCH Tagetik into its Enablon ESG Excellence solution. This new functionality now empowers companies of all sizes to meet Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and other requirements to report and disclose integrated ESG data alongside financial data.

The new functionality, now available through the Enablon ESG Excellence solution helps sustainability and finance leaders to collect, unify, and validate ESG data from 100+ decentralized sources across the enterprise. It also allows users to map ESG data to frameworks and regulations – including CSRD, GRI, and SASB - and govern and monitor the ESG process from source to disclosure, with flexible, configurable workflow management. Leaders using the platform can now collaborate to track ESG performance and develop configurable ESG reports and presentations that combine narratives with numbers. They can also publish trusted, auditable ESG disclosures, based on traceable ESG data that aligns with regulatory requirements and meets the expectations of investors and stakeholders.

Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik is part of Wolters Kluwer’s CP & ESG division, headed by CEO Karen Abramson. The division is the world’s leading provider of integrated software solutions for EHS, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). Through innovative technology and unique expertise, Wolters Kluwer CP & ESG enables business leaders to make informed, strategic decisions driving transformation, performance and risk management for a sustainable and resilient world.