The current financial climate is increasing the pressure for Finance Transformation programmes to deliver increasing levels of cash and efficiency savings. Tax can play a central role in providing those savings if the right focus and expertise is applied during the programme. The savings provided can be significant in their amount, low-risk in nature and usually arise on a recurring basis. These factors are all now changing the way that tax is interacting with Finance Transformation programmes – moving from the traditional model of being a peripheral end-user to being a key business partner within the process.