Why Longview Tax Data Collection? Longview Tax is an enterprise data platform which allows you to take control of your data by combining the ability to perform defined calculations and collect data from disparate systems, much like consolidation, but specifically for the needs of the tax department. The tax department requires sensitized data for both direct and indirect needs, such as provision/reporting, VAT, Transfer Pricing and compliance. By centralizing your tax department's data, you can leverage Longview's robust reporting and via the integration suite, communicate with other systems and people in your organization. Longview's Tax Data Platform provides the foundation to own and control your global tax accounting process. - Single source of all your tax data - Easy to create and use web input templates and reports - Web data collection for data and documents - Longview Integration Suite - Vendor agnostic integration to import and export data - Foreign currency translation - Automatic rollup and consolidation of data n Dynamic reporting - Workflow and approvals

1. Longview Tax Data Collection
Longview Tax Data Collection
includes:
n Longview Tax Enterprise Platform –
Longview Tax Data Collection is built on
the Longview platform. The platform is an
enterprise-grade application that provides
security, flexibility, and scalability.
n Longview Integration Suite – Centralize
any number of data source systems,
databases and applications – including
ERP/general ledgers such as Oracle, SAP,
and Microsoft or feed any point solutions
such as compliance or provision – via
Longview’s bi-directional connectors.
n Web Input Templates – Collect
standardized, manually entered data from
users anywhere in the world via the web.
New templates are easy to define and
create for any data collection need.
n Multidimensional Database and
Configurable Data Storage – Collect,
consolidate, reconcile and summarize
data at any level of detail and in any
rollup you choose to define. Store data
across multiple time periods – including
months, quarters and years – for actuals,
as well as the forecast and planning
timeframes.
The Tax Challenge
In today’s world of ever-changing regulations and resource constraints,
managing a corporate tax function by using spreadsheets poses serious
challenges and risks. The weaknesses of spreadsheets for tax work are
well known: they often contain an unacceptable percentage of errors;
they provide limited transparency and control; and they tend to
proliferate, creating data management issues. Spreadsheet links can be
broken, shared files can be corrupted, or files may simply stop working
when they reach a certain capacity.
Spreadsheet glitches of various kinds result in an inefficient use of time
for tax professionals, who are already stretched thin. For CFOs and tax
directors, the potential for spreadsheet failures is a serious cause for
concern; they can simply never be sure that the data being used is
complete or accurate.
Why Longview Tax Data Collection?
Reliable tax analysis calls for a more comprehensive, more integrated
technology foundation than spreadsheets can provide.
Longview Tax Data Collection reaches deep into your organization’s
enterprise systems to collect the tax-sensitized data you need for both
direct and indirect tax processes, including the income tax provision
and reporting, VAT, transfer pricing, and compliance. Bypassing the
need for spreadsheets, Longview Tax Data Collection centralizes your
tax information in a robust, multidimensional database, and distributes
it effortlessly to the people and systems that need it.
By eliminating the inefficiencies of manual data entry and retrieval,
Longview Tax Data Collection frees up time for tax professionals to
concentrate on value-added analysis and planning. With the assurance
that their numbers are accurate and instantly available, tax leaders can
devote more attention to in-depth analysis and building a successful
tax strategy.

2. n Foreign Currency Translation – Simultaneously translate
any number of currencies for global consolidation and
reporting.
n Automatic Rollup and Consolidation – Build one source
of truth for all views, from legal entity to consolidated,
with tax data stored in a single database.
n Web Reports and Longview Reporting and Analysis –
Run standard reports and ad-hoc queries to create and
save regularly used reports. Group reports and print
them in batch with one simple step.
n Longview for Excel – Integrate data from Microsoft Excel
spreadsheets into your Longview database. Easily view
and refresh your tax data in the familiar Excel format
through a Longview for Excel workpaper.
n Document Repository – Attach and view documents in
web data collection templates and web reports.
n Workflow – Track progress and status at every level of
the process.
n Microsoft SharePoint Integration – View Longview
dashboard panels in a Microsoft SharePoint dashboard
via links to web input templates and web reports, the
Longview document repository, and graphs, tables,
and KPIs.
n Business Intelligence (BI) Integration – Connect with any
third-party BI or reporting tool such as MicroStrategy,
Cognos, Business Objects/Crystal, and Microsoft
PowerPivot.
Longview Tax Data Collection
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The Longview Tax Advantage
n A single, centralized starting point for tax data
management, as well as reporting and analysis
n Improved visibility due to seamless integration with
your G/Ls and tax compliance systems
n Less time spent manually gathering data, more time
available for value added analysis
n Improved efficiency through standardized and
automated tax calculations
n Advanced analytics that help you energize planning
and strategy
n Faster and more accurate, transparent, and auditable
tax provision improving the confidence in its accuracy
and timeliness
n Faster, more accurate, more transparent, more
auditable tax provision
n More control and reduced risk due to less reliance on
spreadsheets
n Flexible deployment options:
hosted/software-as-a-service (SaaS) or on-premise
n Easy to use and maintain
n Easy to install: tax service providers from many top
audit and service firms are certified to implement
Longview Tax
Longview is:
n Recognized as ‘Visionary’ by Gartner
n Ranked #1 in customer satisfaction, value, sales,
support and value for money by Gartner
n Backed by 20 years of proven experience
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Longview Tax is a comprehensive tax technology solution built on Longview’s Tax Data Platform
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About Longview Solutions
Longview Solutions provides a corporate performance management (CPM) and tax data management platform that leading companies
such as Aon, Brunswick, Lexmark, The Home Depot and Trustmark use to drive performance with speed, visibility and financial integrity.
Since 1994, Longview has been helping clients create a single repository of financial truth from which all, or any one of the following
key financial processes can be performed: financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, disclosure management/XBRL reporting,
statutory consolidation, management reporting, profitability analytics, tax data collection, tax provision/reporting and tax planning.
Longview is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Philadelphia, Chicago (USA), London (UK), and Amsterdam
(NL).
For more information please visit www.longview.com.
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