Matthew Walsh
As head of global indirect tax law compliance at Sovos, Matthew ensures that all Sovos tax and reporting solutions are compliant with the most current global indirect tax laws. In this role, Matthew provides strategic direction, guidance and recommendations for product enhancements and development to keep Sovos customers ahead of complex regulatory changes. Matthew is also tasked with fostering both government and industry relationships that support Sovos’ global Intelligent Compliance initiatives. Matthew has over 17 years of experience in tax compliance, which includes developing a tax counsel within the Sovos internal tax department. He later advanced to director of tax research and senior director of tax positions within the company before taking on his current role. Matthew is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Group of the OECD (Working Party #9), which drafts model legislation and implementation guidelines for the taxation of cross border services.
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