NATP and Blue J Team Up to Enhance Tax Research Capabilities

The National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) and tax technology company Blue J announced a strategic partnership on July 22, which aims to give tax practitioners tools to streamline their research processes, deliver precise insights, and enhance efficiency.

The NATP said it will integrate Blue J’s flagship generative artificial intelligence product, Ask Blue J, into its tax resource service.

Ask Blue J leverages an extensive U.S. tax content database and advanced large language models to quickly generate reliable and verifiable tax answers. The platform provides a comprehensive list of sources used in the response, highlighting relevant passages for easy verification. Using a sophisticated knowledge graph, Ask Blue J supplies additional related materials such as cases, documents, statutes, and regulations, which allows tax professionals to delve deeper into their research, the NATP said.

“Our goal at NATP is to equip our members with the best tools and resources available to excel in their practice. By partnering with Blue J, we enable our members to access cutting-edge, self-reliant tax research today,” NATP CEO Scott Artman said in a statement. “Ask Blue J’s ability to deliver fast, accurate, and verifiable answers aligns perfectly with our mission to support tax professionals in their pursuit of excellence.”

According to the NATP, members can add the Ask Blue J research tool to their resources at a special negotiated rate.

“We are thrilled to partner with NATP, an organization that shares our commitment to enhancing the capabilities of tax professionals,” said Blue J CEO Benjamin Alarie. “Ask Blue J’s advanced generative AI technology will enable NATP members to streamline their research processes, reduce the time spent on complex queries, and ultimately provide better service to their clients.”