Introduction

The customer

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. It provides the broadest line of solutions for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, and around the world. Cisco’s products and services help customers build their own network infrastructure and enable communication with customers, prospects, business partners, suppliers, and employees. Its IP networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world.

Challenge

Tax challenges

With tax professionals and systems distributed worldwide, tax consolidation and visibility became a challenge. Due to its rapid expansion into new markets and increased channels of distribution, Cisco needed a central audit and compliance database. Its goal was to find a truly global solution that could address global business practices, providing real-time, global tax determination for each transaction.

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