Complete Tax Solutions vs Tax Series

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.

Tax Series is web-native corporate tax software for corporate income tax processes, with shared data used across tax work. Its modules cover worldwide provision reporting under ASC 740, corporate tax compliance, and BEPS reporting. Provision supports calculations under U.S. GAAP or IFRS. Compliance automates corporate tax calculations and population of forms including 5471, 8865, and 8858; BEPS supports Country-by-Country reporting and master and local files. Data Collector assigns packages to preparers, reviewers, and approvers and provides real-time project monitoring. Web Services supports two-way data transfer with client systems, data validation, and calculation triggers. A single database also supports planning, audit support, legal entity maintenance, tax calendar, and document management. The vendor describes the product as well suited to medium and large multinational corporate clients, and it supports U.S. corporate taxpayers and multinational corporations. Pricing is on request. Prospective clients can use it for a full tax cycle at no cost through a proof of concept, typically a 2–10 week process. After subscription termination, clients receive three months of read-only access to retrieve data.