Thomson Reuters Launches New Tax And Accounting Platform
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 22 May 2013 — Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has today
launched Checkpoint® in New Zealand, a powerful online tax and accounting information service. The new platform is
uniquely positioned to combine quality and consistency by including a range of tools to improve productivity and manage
risk.
Organisations in New Zealand are constantly subjected to changes in legislation, regulation and accounting and audit
standards. Checkpoint has been designed and developed locally to help New Zealand tax and accounting professionals
maximise productivity, mitigate risk and assist with compliance work in light of an ever-changing regulatory
environment. The localised platform has been developed to provide professionals with easier and greater access to
legislation, commentary and compliance requirements.
Jackie Rhodes, CEO for Thomson Reuters’ legal businesses in Australia and New Zealand, says that an ever changing
regulatory environment calls for a more sophisticated understanding of current tax and accounting issues.
“Tax and accounting professionals can no longer rely on pure content to operate in a complex and rapidly changing
environment, said Rhodes. “Our customers have been calling for more intuitive and sophisticated solutions to help them
navigate the complexities while responding to the general ‘do more with less’ approach in today’s touch economic
environment.”
“We have therefore responded to customer demands by creating a platform which will transform online research for tax and
accounting professionals by including tools to assist with compliance work.”
Tools include calculators, flowcharts, best-practice procedural models and customisable forms, while intuitive search
capabilities anticipate next steps to help narrow searches for faster results. The combined experience of many of
Australia and New Zealand’s leading experts and highly regarded in-house writers allows Thomson Reuters to respond
quickly to key tax developments, giving customers the breadth and depth to deal with the day-to-day application of tax
law.
“Increased productivity and efficiency will help tax and accounting professionals dedicate more time to value-adding
activities while also providing peace-of-mind as a result of better understanding of compliance rules,” said Rhodes.
The platform combines a long history of industry experience with innovative technology to deliver critical information
to tax and accounting professionals.
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