Bloomberg Tax vs Complete Tax Solutions

Bloomberg Tax is a web-based suite of tax research and software tools for tax professionals, corporate teams, accounting firms, government, and advisory firms. Its products include Provision, Workpapers, Fixed Assets, Research, and other tax tools. Bloomberg Tax Research brings together tax news, expert analysis, and primary-source links, with updates across federal, state, and international tax topics. Bloomberg Tax Answers generates AI responses from Bloomberg Tax content and links to referenced material. Workpapers can automate roll forwards, transform data, track cell-level changes, and support sign-off through multilevel approvals. It integrates with Provision, Fixed Assets, and Research, supports Excel exports, and can pull and transform ERP and general ledger data through secure file transfer protocols. Fixed Assets is a cloud-based subledger that calculates depreciation using current tax laws. Bloomberg Tax advertises 24/7 help desk support and implementation and integration help through certified partners and its professional services team. Pricing is on request: prospective customers are directed to contact sales for selected products.

Complete Tax Solutions (CTS) is SW Accountants & Advisors’ portfolio of tax compliance software for corporates, tax consolidated groups, trusts, partnerships, managed investment trusts, employee share schemes and other tax work. CTS for Corporates automates current and deferred tax calculations, tax journals and AASB 112 disclosure notes. The suite combines tax reporting with tax return preparation, with returns lodged manually or through the ATO Standard Business Reporting portal. Developed within Microsoft Excel, it can link automatically with Excel workpapers. Task monitoring, workpaper records and audit reporting help teams track figures and queries. CTSplus products use a cloud-based tax management system for shared information and visibility of tax work; Trusts, AMITs and Partnerships products have desktop, network and cloud options. Other tools support Pillar Two calculations, forms and workflows, as well as data analytics across income tax, indirect tax, customs and superannuation. CTS is available on web and Windows, with hybrid deployment. Pricing is on request. Training and a helpline staffed by qualified tax professionals are included at no extra cost; the team says it responds by the next business day. SW says it has operated in Australia since 1935.