Closing the VAT Gap—Automating Tax Compliance in a Digital World

Fonoa’s Chief Tax Officer Rob van der Woude has written for Bloomberg Tax on how technology is revolutionizing tax and enabling much more than compliance.

Rob van der Woude
Rob van der Woude
Chief Tax Officer
Published
Sep 15, 2022
Last update
Sep 5, 2025
Closing the VAT Gap—Automating Tax Compliance in a Digital WorldClosing the VAT Gap—Automating Tax Compliance in a Digital World

Fonoa’s Chief Tax Officer Rob van der Woude has written for Bloomberg Tax on how technology is revolutionizing tax and enabling much more than compliance. Using examples from his years at the intersection of tax and technology, Rob sets out how automation is allowing businesses to respond quickly and with greater agility to the ever-changing global business environment and the role tax teams are playing in unlocking this value.

Read the full article on Bloomberg Tax, including Rob’s key tips for tax professionals on how to successfully integrate new technologies into their processes.

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Rob van der Woude

Rob van der Woude

Chief Tax Officer

Fonoa's Chief Tax Officer, ex-Head of EMEA Tax at Uber, with extensive tech consulting experience in US and EMEA. Based in Bucharest & Amsterdam.

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