CorpSystem® ZIPComm Database Calculate transaction taxes quickly, easily and accurately
Stay up to date with the most well-researched tax determinations for wireless, wireline, cable, and VoIP services. CorpSystem ZIPComm Database delivers the latest telecommunications-specific taxability and tax rate information applicable to any jurisdiction throughout the U.S., its territories, and Canada.
Tired of wasting time and paying high consulting fees to set up numerous overrides to your telecom tax data? And what about the time each month that’s required to research and maintain all of your customized taxability rules and rates? With our extensive research network, CCH has developed the most thorough transaction tax database in the telecom industry.
The extensive list of telecom services and related subcategories of tax rules covered in CorpSystem ZIPComm Database is more than double our leading competitor’s coverage. With more options to map your services to, you’ll be able to create more accurate tax calculations and require fewer overrides, thereby reducing your audit risks while saving your tax department valuable time.
From Rates to Exemption Rules: Sales Tax Solutions for the Telecom Industry
Unmatched Productivity - For quick and easy research, use CorpSystem ZIPComm Lookup to identify the specific tax types and related rates and surcharges from your desktop. Then, take the guesswork out of determining the appropriate taxing jurisdiction and applicable special tax districts for your customers with Site-US Tax.
Exemption Certificate Compliance - Automate the capture, organization and management of sales tax exemption and resale certificates with TEAMS Express®, a state-of-the-art exemption certificate management solution. Use CorpSystem Telecom Customer Exemption Smart Charts to access the latest exemption rules for 20 exempt customer types specific to the telecommunications industry.
Calculate any telecom transaction tax with the most thorough database available in the industry, with research for over 300 telecom services and related tax rules covering more than 10,000 jurisdictions in the U.S., its territories and Canada. Telecom transaction decisions and rates are available for all federal, state, county, city and special taxing jurisdictions.
Taxes covered include:
Sales and use
Gross receipts
Universal service funds
E-911
Relay
Business and occupation
Local utility/telecom taxes
Services covered include:
Local access charges
Long distance
Cellular
Prepaid phone cards
Private lines
Data services
Voicemail
Late payment fees
Paging
900 service
800 service
Directory assistance
Teleconferencing
Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)
Cable/broadband
Backed by over 90 years of CCH tax and legal research, CorpSystem ZIPComm Database represents the industry standard for sales and use tax data. With ZIPComm Database, your company will:
Save Time — Easily load the flat ASCII file (comma delimited or fixed length) into any operating environment with minimal programming.
Simplify Your Research Process — Eliminate manual tracking and input, because all the information you need is in one place.
Reduce Audit Risk — Conform to thestandard geocoding system for SSTP and MTSA, with the only telecom transaction database that includes FIPS geocodes.
Enjoy Faster, Easier Jurisdictional Determination — Data is mapped using multiple location criteria: ZIP code, ZIP + 4, NPA/NXX, FIPS geocode and state, county and city name.
Expect Reduced Audit Penalties and Fines — Rely on tax information so accurate that even the IRS uses it.
