Software compliance is a financial and logistical burden that delivers no direct customer value but can incur large legal and regulatory fees, as well as lost developer time and talent retention issues if done incorrectly. In this sense, it's like a tax. Every unnecessary dollar you spend satisfying it through manual processes prevents you from burning down your production backlog, retiring technical debt, and bringing more value to customers. This eBook will explore what we mean by the compliance tax, how companies can assess their tax, and how to mitigate it across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with a holistic, automated approach.