Paul Sutton talks to Sam Barrett – Managing Director, Americas Operating Model Effectiveness, which is part of the International Tax practice at Ernst & Young LLP – about operating model effectiveness and global value chain projects. What are they, what do they try to achieve, and how can they be implemented successfully?Paul and Sam’s discussion covers: ·       What operating model effectiveness aims to achieve, and how·       The typical drivers behind operating model effectiveness and global value chain projects ·       How the tax and transfer pricing teams should be involved·       The role of non-tax functions such as IT, HR and Legal·       General principles and methodologies that can be applied·       How to make sure that, after implementation, projects have actually achieved the intended results·       The main challenges for multinational groups’ tax functions over the next year·       Key takeaways for heads of tax and their advisers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.