Thomson Reuters Checkpoint
Nov. 03, 2011
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