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State of finance
Top global tax and finance challenges, plans, and priorities are revealed in Avalara's new State of Finance report. With external pressures mounting, organizations of all sizes are turning to newer technology to
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- Avalara
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- CFO & Financial Operations
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- 8 Jun 2026
About this report
Top global tax and finance challenges, plans, and priorities are revealed in Avalara's new State of Finance report. With external pressures mounting, organizations of all sizes are turning to newer technology to transform their tax and finance operations.
We spoke with nearly 400 executives worldwide, getting insights into your peers’ strategic plans and priorities, how automation is helping them achieve their goals, and how it can help you do the same. This report’s insights include:
- Today’s biggest challenges facing tax and finance departments
- Responses to the impact of inflation and the threat of recession
- Manual vs. automated processes within tax and finance
- Global finance team market statistics for CFOs
Download the report today to learn how global tax and finance teams are using automation to transform challenges into opportunities.
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