Communications Taxation '26
Pre-Conference Half-Day Workshop
Wednesday -- May 6, 2026
Telecommunications Tax Compliance Workshop
This workshop is included with the conference fee.
The tax compliance workshop will cover the challenges in preparing and reconciling telecommunications tax compliance data.
Part 1: Data Preparation and Reconciliation
This session provides a focused overview of the key challenges in preparing and reconciling telecommunications tax compliance data, including tight turnaround times, multiple upstream systems with inconsistent structures, varied business lines that complicate trend analysis, and the need to manage frequent exceptions, edge cases, and reconciliation discrepancies.
We will outline practical, technology‑driven strategies to address these hurdles, such as automated data ingestion, standardized validation and reconciliation routines, exception‑handling workflows, and analytics‑enabled review processes. The discussion will emphasize building a scalable, repeatable data pipeline that reduces manual effort, improves accuracy, and allows tax teams to shift more time toward insights, root‑cause analysis, and issue prevention rather than troubleshooting.
Steve Frazee – Managing Director, KPMG
Jacob Crabtree – Senior Manager, KPMG
Invited Industry Participants
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Part 2: Process, Timelines, and Jurisdictional Insights
Telecommunications tax compliance continues to challenge organizations with its complex web of transaction, property, and business license taxes—each with unique requirements across jurisdictions. In this session, we’ll share proven approaches for managing the end-to-end compliance process, from registration to ongoing reporting. Drawing on real-world experiences, we’ll highlight common pitfalls, jurisdiction-specific timelines, and practical reminders to help you stay organized and compliant. Whether you’re expanding into new markets or refining your current processes, you’ll gain actionable insights and strategies to streamline compliance and minimize risk in the ever-changing telecom tax landscape.
Sue Caputo – Managing Director, KPMG
Tess Onderick – Managing Direct, KPMG
Bruce Dickson – Senior Manager, KPMG
Invited Industry Participants