Author Archive - Katrina Najm

Which client achieved the best results using ONESOURCE? For the past week, we've been asking your opinion on the best year-end success story. Don't miss your last chance to choose the winning story when you 'LIKE' your favorite video (log into your Google account) by 5:00 PM ET today. Watch these amazing stories ...

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When it comes to finishing your financial close, do you ever think, there must be a better way? Jason Hamil, Sr. Tax Accounting Mgr, A Global Logistics & Transportation Company reveals four tips for getting ahead during year-end. Hear his year-end success story! "Our biggest year-end challenges were being able to complete the ...

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"I would say that ONESOURCE has helped to add consistency to our year-end process." –Andrea Smith,   Senior Tax Analyst, SES Americom Inc. Andrea Smith, Senior Tax Analyst, SES Americom, Inc. explains how her tax department  initially had difficulty getting their provision done in a consolidated manner. After utilizing ONESOURCE, she was able to generate ...

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Looking to free up time during your busiest season for more sleep, a vacation or to be with family more? Kim Gill, Sr. Tax Manager at Intermec shares how she's spending her free time now that her tax department is experiencing significant time savings on their provision. "Before we started using ONESOURCE Tax Provision, one of the biggest challenges ...

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 Does this scenario sound familiar? Not enough time, limited capacity amongst staff; but still tasked with improving the quality of financial information in a shorter amount of time?  This is exactly what one global hospitality company's tax department  faced when using spreadsheets to calculate their provision. Monique Smith explains why her her progressive tax department turned to ...

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After a month-long search, we've narrowed your success story entries to 5 top finalists! Watch to learn how different tax departments have overcome challenges and improved their compliance process. Each day this week, vote by clicking “Like” on your favorite year-end success story ! Today's featured story comes from The Cheesecake Factory: After being ...

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Sam Cicogna, VP of Professional Services and author of the new whitepaper, “Tax Software Implementations- What Your Department Needs to Know” shares his thoughts on best practices for tax departments taking the next step of implementing a software. Q: Why was it important for you to write this whitepaper? A: Over the ...

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While the personal income tax deadline is around the corner, the stress around year-end financials is hopefully over for most year-end corporate filers. If the financial close ran more smoothly or the amount of time filing was significantly reduced because of ONESOURCE, then share your 2011 year-end close success story today! Whether you were able to calculate a more accurate ...

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Accountants are constantly expanding their areas of practice, and the universe of tools available to them is also expanding. In their third annual selection of the best new and improved tools, Accounting Today recognized three Thomson Reuters products. The winner for top new tools for 2012 in the Research category was Interactive ...

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In this newly released case study, the global leader in technology protection services reveals what steps they took to free up a significant amount of time around their complex state calculations so they can now focus more on analysis and enjoy some work-life balance.   When faced with challenges such as growing workload and over-reliance on manual processes, the lean ...

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2011 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey According to results from  Protiviti’s 2011 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey, one in three - about 35% - of organizations across the U.S. have plans to automate more compliance controls and address risk management.  The survey benchmarks compliance strategies that organizations take with regard to cost, time and effort. Results revealed automation as likely being the 'last frontier' ...

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Offering Compliance with the New IRS Reporting Requirements Until now, spreadsheets were the most popular way of accounting for uncertain tax positions. While disclosure of uncertain tax positions have been a longtime requirement in company financial statements, On January 26, 2010, the IRS took a giant step with respect to transparency between ...

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Looking for the latest information on all things tax? Your business now has access to expert insight on the best tax tips and expanded coverage of major tax stories worldwide. Whether you’re interested in being informed of timely laws and issues; learning how to implement innovative processes and solutions around your ...

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