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Thomson Reuters Adds ONESOURCE(TM) State Apportionment Planning Tool on Checkpoint Platform

November 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM EST
Integrated solution to create 'what if' scenarios for state tax planning - no need for spreadsheets

NEW YORK, Nov 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently released ONESOURCE State Apportionment planning on its industry-leading Checkpoint® online platform.

"Tax professionals typically spend hours manipulating and maintaining spreadsheet-based models for state tax planning," said Debbie Howard, director of Product Management for Tax at Thomson Reuters. "ONESOURCE State Apportionment planning offers a flexible, automated, integrated solution for producing multiple 'what if' scenarios, so tax professionals can spend more time on value-added analysis and decision-making."

Data from compliance software can be imported into ONESOURCE State Apportionment planning to model scenarios based on various tax-related changes including: organization restructuring, filing type, legislation, forecasting income, rates, and apportionment. The planning tool also tracks all changes and maintains a historical version of each scenario, providing a comprehensive audit trail.

Licensed Checkpoint subscribers can seamlessly access ONESOURCE State Apportionment planning through the Tools tab. Checkpoint offers a complete online tax and accounting research system that includes expert analysis from RIA, PPC, and WG&L; primary source materials; productivity tools; news alerts; and links to compliance software.

"We're excited to introduce ONESOURCE State Apportionment planning as part of our integrated Checkpoint solution, added Howard. "This is another example of our commitment to help our customers reduce tax risk, make informed decisions, increase effectiveness of operations, and save time."

Additional information can be obtained by visiting http://ria.thomsonreuters.com/OSA or calling 800-950-1216.

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Ruth Ann Baker (U.S.), Public Relations of Thomson Reuters, +1-972-250-7438, ruth.ann.baker@thomsonreuters.com