Deloitte Consulting Launches First-Of-Its-Kind E-Business Solution for Florida Department of Revenue.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 State of Florida Marks One of the First Public Sector Implementations of mySAP Tax and Revenue Management Solution Deloitte Consulting today announced one of the first implementations of mySAP(TM) Public Sector Tax and Revenue Management solutions for the Florida Department Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. Population and Demographics As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. of Revenue (FDOR FDOR Florida Department of Revenue (also seen as FDR) ). The system, named SUNTAX (System for Unified Taxation), replaces the FDOR's legacy corporate income tax system with an integrated tax system that will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the way the FDOR does business with taxpayers. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) 2001, the international e-business conference. The tax and revenue management solution was developed by SAP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SAP) in close collaboration with Deloitte Consulting, especially for state and local tax agencies, and has been substantially enhanced to meet challenging tax agency requirements, including those represented by the SUNTAX project. "We're excited to be the first in the nation to use an entirely new software system that will benefit our business processing, improve our service to our taxpayers and the state, and improve our tools for our employees," said Jim Evers, general tax administration program director of FDOR. "With SUNTAX, we are providing one system that will support all users and help us achieve our goal of moving from outdated legacy systems into a new integrated tax system." SUNTAX is integral to the FDOR's efforts to improve customer service, accounting controls and accuracy. The solution will shorten processing times and reduce manual effort while meeting specific requirements for tax processing. In addition to providing a single view of the taxpayer's registration and filing history, the tax and revenue management solution will greatly improve the collection process across multiple tax types. SUNTAX enables the FDOR to implement integrated taxpayer registration, tax return processing, taxpayer accounting, revenue accounting, delinquency processing and collection activities. FDOR also has enhanced the system by integrating document image retrieval An image retrieval system is a computer system for browsing, searching and retrieving images from a large database of digital images. Most traditional and common methods of image retrieval utilize some method of adding metadata such as captioning, keywords, or descriptions to the , Internet registration and filing capabilities. "SUNTAX demonstrates how governments can improve service delivery to their citizens through the power of proven, truly integrated solutions and the application of private sector practices," said Alan Krasner, principal with Deloitte Consulting and leader of the firm's Tax and Revenue Practice. Deloitte Consulting's approach to replacing the FDOR's legacy tax system provides the FDOR with the ability to continually improve through software and technology upgrades not possible with existing tax solutions. The system is expected to increase voluntary compliance, reduce taxpayer burden and improve internal departmental processes, as well as bring significant cost savings to the state and taxpayers. "We are committed to providing the best industry-specific solutions for state and local governments with mySAP.com(R)," said Tom Shirk shirk In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded as heretical. The Qu'ran stresses that God does not share his powers with any partner (sharik) and warns that those who believe in idols will be harshly dealt with on the Day of Judgment. , president of SAP Public Services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. . "This project lays the foundation for local governments to develop innovative tax and revenue solutions while better serving businesses and constituents." The first phase of SUNTAX, the implementation of corporate income tax processing --the second largest state revenue source for the FDOR -- launched April 30, 2001. Other major tax types, including Corporate Intangible, Communication Services Tax, Sales and Use Tax Sales and use tax refers to:
Although Florida has no personal income tax, the FDOR administers 37 taxes and fees and collects an average of $83.4 million per day. The major taxes are sales and use and corporate income. More than half of the $15.8 billion collected in 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. each year is collected through completely paperless transactions. The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Overview As of 2006, the LBJ School has 312 students and 39 faculty members. The LBJ School offers "professional training in public policy analysis and administration for students interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and (University of Texas) has recognized the FDOR with the National Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance Management, in part for its efforts to use technology to reduce the burden on taxpayers. About Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's leading consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , providing services in all aspects of enterprise transformation, from strategy and process to information technology and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . The firm's professionals help clients, from new economy start-ups to Fortune 1000 global organizations, to create, reinvent re·in·vent tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents 1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" and defend their business models by guiding them through the complexities of the evolving digital economy. Deloitte Consulting is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , one of the world's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms, providing world-class consulting, assurance and advisory, and tax services through nearly 90,000 people in over 130 countries to nearly one-fifth of the world's largest companies, public institutions and successful fast-growing companies. Over the past two decades, Deloitte Consulting has worked to develop and implement enhanced accounting, tax and financial reporting capabilities on behalf of state and local governments. In recent years, this commitment has led the Deloitte Consulting National Tax and Revenue Practice to assume a leadership role in supporting states and local governments as they reengineer their tax and revenue, finance and administrative business processes, as well as implement the systems that support those processes. Deloitte Consulting's Tax and Revenue Practice is dedicated to using leading-edge solutions to meet the growing demands of tax administration. Clients and independent evaluators, such as the Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. , consistently recognize Deloitte Consulting as superior deliverers of services in a business style and manner that significantly outranks other firms. More information about Deloitte Consulting is available at www.dc.com. "Deloitte Consulting" is a trademark or registered trademark of Deloitte Consulting or its affiliates. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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