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Planitax SAS 70 Type II Audit Report Summary
Legislation such as Sarbanes Oxley has increased the need for companies to demonstrate that they have the appropriate controls and processes in place, including validating their service providers processes and controls. As a result, the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 certification has become increasingly important to corporate tax departments. By satisfying SAS 70 Type II requirements, Planitax can assure its users that it has put in place and tested current industry best practices related to software development, delivery, and maintenance. This white paper outlines the SAS 70 type II certification program and what it means for Planitax customers and prospective customers.
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Streamline Your Entity Management: Achieve a 3-Month ROI and Avoid Material Weaknesses Using Specialized Entity Management Software
For companies experiencing international growth, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, maintaining accurate entity information has become imperative. In this paper we'll demonstrate how it's possible to streamline entity management with new process-oriented software systems such as Planitax's Global Entity Manager, and achieve a full return on investment within three months. We'll also discuss the systemic challenges that make entity data management so difficult, explore why traditional processes and systems provide only limited success, and define the essential requirements that must be present in an effective solution.
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Applying Contemporary Technologies in Tax to Meet Increasing Regulatory and Cost Pressures
If you are in the midst of your year-end tax filing cycle, you are probably acutely aware of the challenges that drain your time, frustrate your staff, and are costly to your tax department. However, if you are like many tax professionals, the burden of compliance leaves little time to consider alternatives. That is where Planitax comes in. We offer a line of tax software and services called Planitax Corporate Tax Horizons®. Horizons addresses the most burdensome and costly activities that occur throughout the compliance process. Download this whitepaper to review these new solutions from Planitax that will help you automate tax data collection and improve audit readiness.
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What Your R&D Tax Credit Study is Really Costing You
This white paper presents a thorough breakdown of the hard costs incurred by an average company in filing for the R&D tax credit. We will highlight those specific areas of the process that represent the highest cost, yet are also the major factors that lead to denied credit. Well show you how basic process inefficiencies wind up costing you in additional, less-obvious ways. And well also present a prescription for safely injecting new automated methods, married with tax technical support, which can help increase your documentation coverage and reduce risk by aligning with the IRS own audit techniques guidelines.
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5 Technology Myths That May Be Keeping Your Tax Function Behind the Times
"The implications of Sarbanes-Oxley and new controls requirements are putting pressure on tax departments to do more with less. If you're like most tax executives, you've turned to solutions from traditional sources, forcing you to compromise on cost, time, and data control. But there is an alternative to the way you're doing things now. Technology. Perhaps you've looked into technology solutions in the past and have been concerned by the huge amount of time and money required - and at the cost of flexibility. Today's tax technology is different. The old rules don't apply. Technology can meet your needs. Find out what myths may be holding you back and the realities that can help you make smart technology decisions to optimize your tax department's operations and processes - while costing you less than you may think..."
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