Only One in Six Enterprises Treats Indirect Tax as a Standing Board Item

Vertex released its 2026 CompOps Index showing that enterprises with indirect tax as a standing board item are four times less likely to have errors identified externally and nearly twice as likely to respond to tax-authority notices within five business days. Only 16% of enterprises currently have indirect tax as a standing board item, while 43% only discuss it when problems arise. The study also found that enterprises with board-level tax discussions are more likely to deploy AI autonomously in tax workflows (54% vs. 21%) and maintain better regulatory compliance.