KPMG Risk Report Prompts Dutch Tax Authorities to Boost Security

The Dutch tax authorities scaled back employee access to internal systems after it commissioned a KPMG report that found the tax administration was not sufficiently aware of corruption risks.

The State Secretary for Tax Marnix van Rij said in a letter to Parliament on Thursday that the administration is responding to the report’s conclusions by restricting the ability for employees to access and share information, as well as enhancing the authority’s ability to monitor data and systems.

The tax office expects the changes to boost security at the cost of providing timely services to taxpayers.

“This can emphatically mean that, ...