Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

2011 Overall Rating 5

 

BEST FIT

Tax and accounting professionals that prefer a uniform platform for tax and accounting research

STRENGTHS

• High level of user-specific customization
• Single platform for multiple primary, proprietary & third-party research content providers
• Strong search capabilities

POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS

• Based on subscription level, users may experience content overload
• Search options may be overwhelming upon initial use, but should degrade over time

SUMMARY & PRICING

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint offers a strong tax and accounting research set. The service features a number of highly respected primary resources in addition to proprietary content from the PPC, RIA and WG&L brands. Other third-party research, such as BNA Tax Research may be integrated into Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. All content resides on a uniform platform that may be easily searched. Many user customization options are available to enhance the tax research experience, as well. Thomson Reuters offers a small firm library consisting of technical code and regulations, compliance and planning libraries, newsletters, access to e-Forms RS, and editorial content for around $1,000. Additional users may be added and are price indexed based on the number of users and subscribed content.

 

BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 5

CONTENT 5

CUSTOMIZATION 5

INTEGRATION/IMPORT/EXPORT 5

HELP & SUPPORT 5