The Power of Process: Leveraging a Balance Sheet Process in Tax Provisions

Date and Time (EDT): 
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 2:00pm - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 3:00pm

When it comes to income tax provisions, corporate tax departments walk a dangerous tightrope between meeting reporting deadlines and delivering accurate results. Despite the increased complexity of tax provisioning, most companies still manage their processes with labor-intensive, error-prone manual spreadsheets.

In this third of four webinars, you see how organizations can utilize a complete balance sheet process for tax provisions, delivering faster, more reliable reporting and eliminating tax surprises.

Join and us and learn:

  • How to improve process efficiency, reduce errors and create tax reporting consistency across your companies
  • How to eliminate redundant data collection and re-use tax data for multiple purposes
  • The value of a balance sheet process over current balance sheet approaches to provision
  • How more accounting detail can actually save critical time while eliminating risk
  • Important questions to ask in evaluating your current tax provision process for improvement

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Presenting:

Cindy L. Frank, Senior Director, BDO LLP, Tax Automation Consulting Services group
With over 20 years of experience in public accounting, including 12 years with the Big Four, Frank oversees the national sales and service delivery effort for BDO LLP's Tax Automation Consulting Services group. She has a broad base of tax, accounting and consulting experience, including a heavy emphasis on assisting multi-national companies in a variety of industries in the implementation, integration and use of automated provision systems.

Robert Lapotaire, Corporate Technology Specialist,
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business

Robert Lapotaire is a Corporate Technology Specialist, focusing on CCH’s CorpSystem Suite of income tax and workflow solutions. In his 19 years with CCH, he has worked with corporate tax and accounting departments, helping them to improve their provision and compliance processes.