What is an eTaxCalendar & the Top 10 Reasons Why You Might Need One

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We have been getting a lot of questions from folks around “what exactly is an eTaxCalendar”?  And “what can it do for me?”.  So, we thought we would share a few of our thoughts in this quick and easy to read list.  As I understand it, there are a lot of tax professionals out there who are still using Excel, email/MS Outlook, or other calendar software either installed on their own machine or that is installed on an internal network.  These might be segmented by SEC filings, Regulatory and Federal and State compliance.  With today’s complex entity structures, ever increasing nexus and differing rules across all jurisdictions, tracking and managing this process across all stakeholders can be a daunting task.

Hope this list helps you to think about what is possible!

1. Access to a compliance calendar that is a true “Software as a Service” (SaaS) or “Cloud Computing Solution”.  Completely web-based and accessible 24X7 to tax teams domestically and around the globe.

2. Secure access to internal and external stakeholders such as auditors, revenue agents, consultants or tax preparers.  Able to automate all tasks and dates associated with all types of filings.

3. Can track “obligations” or filing requirements for all tax types (federal/state income, franchise, sales and use, property and payroll taxes, estimated payments and extensions, regulatory reporting, unclaimed property and even business licenses!  Can even create “custom” obligations or filings!  Track who needs to do what, when.  No more late payments, interest payments and penalties!

4. Pricing – pay ONLY for what you need and want.  Easy to understand pricing at an exceptional value!  We are positioning this solution as the most robust and cost effective solution on the market today.  You will be able to get budget for this solution!

5. Easy to use import and export functionality.  Easy to import filer (legal entity) data, obligations (standard and custom), as well as payment or refund data!

6. Able to integrate easily with other systems, email, data sources and websites.

7. Both calendar and list views so that you can see and work in different ways.

8. User defined fields for tracking, searching and reporting your data.  All end user customizable.

9. Calendar, list views and reports are all drillable and clickable so that you can work the way you want to!

10. Top notch performance in searching, running reports, updating and exporting.   Information quickly…how you want to see it.  It’s all about PERFORMANCE!

Let us know if there are any additional questions we might answer.