Date:
2025-10-13
Reading time:
3 minutes
Authors:
Stefania Radoccia (Managing Partner BIP Law&Tax) and Antonino De Benedictis (Equity Partner BIP Law&Tax)
Technological Transformation and Its Impact on Legal and Tax Services
Technological transformation and its impact on legal and tax services
The technological transformation is not only optimizing workflows and automating processes — it is profoundly reshaping those functions that rely most heavily on data, control, and regulatory oversight, regardless of the level of the sources.
Today, the Legal and Tax areas are at a turning point that goes beyond the mere adoption of new tools: it involves a structural evolution of operational models and of the value they bring to the business.
Transformation and digitalization: new value metrics in the tax function
Companies are facing challenges that are not only technological but also organizational.
The tax function is now being called upon to redefine its role within the company — shifting from a cost center to a strategic hub for managing tax operations and fiscal risk, areas increasingly under public scrutiny.
The adoption of tools such as RPA (Robotic Process Automation), calculation engines integrated into ERP systems, and predictive analytics for tax risk management aims to make tax processes more efficient and to enhance the function’s ability to actively contribute to corporate value creation.
A transition to lead, not to endure