Accenture Takes Nevada's New Unified Tax System Live; System Designed to Provide Online Access to Taxpayer Accounts, Increase State Efficiency.CARSON CITY Carson City, city (1990 pop. 40,443), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State government is the major employer, and tourism is economically important. , Nev. -- Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) has launched the first phase of Nevada's new Unified Tax System (UTS (Universal Timesharing System) Amdahl's version of Unix System V. Release 4.0 is POSIX compliant. ). Phase I includes the implementation of Accenture's Tax Administration System (TAS TAS abbr. 1. telephone answering system 2. true airspeed ) for core tax processes and online tax capabilities for management of taxpayer accounts over the Internet. Performance statistics since the system went live several months ago already demonstrate significant increases in productivity for Nevada Department of Taxation employees. For example, productivity related to the entry of new business registrations has increased significantly since the new system was implemented. At the same time, over 3,000 Nevada businesses have registered to use the new internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. capabilities to file and pay their taxes. Nevada state officials expressed their satisfaction with the results to date. "In addition to the efficiencies of the new system, Accenture has also provided business process assessment services that have identified a number of outmoded processes designed around our legacy system that can be streamlined to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the capabilities of UTS," said Thomas Summers, Deputy Director, Administration. "We're pleased that the system is already delivering tangible benefits," said C. Ann Rettie, managing director of Accenture's Government Revenue practice. "State employees and businesses alike are seeing improvements in the way taxes are managed, processed and collected through the UTS. This translates into increased efficiency for the Department of Taxation and greater convenience for business and individuals in managing their tax affairs with the state." While still supporting Phase I, Accenture has already started development on Phase II, which includes the implementation of the sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. component and the discovery data warehouse. Phase II is slated for release in mid-2006. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 123,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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