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1 Logview Tax Frequetly Asked Questios

2 Logview Tax FAQ Logview Tax FAQ Page 2 What is Logview Tax? Logview Tax is a suite of tax techology software products for Corporate Tax. Logview uderstads the types of cotrols ad trasparecy today s CFOs eed, ad that this is oly achieved through the strategic use of techology. Global corporatios are challeged with tryig to maage, cotrol ad make sese of the high volume of tax data spread across differet systems. Tappig ito this expertise, Logview has become the first to solve the tax data challege. Logview Tax lets orgaizatios take back cotrol of tax, ad is the oly tax data platform that delivers the trasparecy ad cotrols demaded by fiacial stakeholders, from tax professioals to shareholders, i a way that s cost-effective ad drives value. M icrosoft Sha repoit ad Office It egratio W orkflow, Collabo ratio, Security ad Dashboards Logview Tax icludes: Logview Tax Data Platform Logview Tax Data Collectio Logview Provisio/Reportig Logview Tax Plaig Please fid a complete descriptio of each solutio below. What do you mea by Do t Maage Tax. Ow It. Take Cotrol with Logview Tax? CFOs wat more cotrol over their tax data, somethig that historically has prove difficult to achieve. There is a lot at stake to tax departmets facig material weakesses, tax is the sigle largest area of risk. CFOs have see the beefits of usig techology i other areas of the fiace departmet, but with o real solutio for tax, tax professioals still rely o maual, time-cosumig tasks, makig trasparecy ad efficiecies difficult to achieve. Logview uderstads the types of cotrols ad trasparecy today s CFOs eed is achieved through the strategic use of techology. Tappig ito this expertise, Logview has become the first to solve the tax data challege. Logview Tax lets orgaizatios take back cotrol of tax ad ow their data. Logview Tax is the oly tax data platform that delivers the trasparecy ad cotrol demaded by fiacial stakeholders, from tax professioals to shareholders, i a way that s cost-effective. Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

3 Logview Tax FAQ Page 3 I curretly use Microsoft Excel for free, what will Logview Tax give me that I do t have? Microsoft Excel is beig idetified by Auditors as a cotrol issue. Logview Tax offers a proactive ad cost effective way to address this risk i a practical maer through a eterprise tax solutio. Microsoft Excel has limitatios as a corporate busiess tool, for example, spreadsheets have a high percetage of errors, there are poor iteral cotrols i place ad it is ofte challegig to maage a high volume of spreadsheets. Difficulty i extractig detailed iformatio makes Comparative aalysis or plaig/forecastig o the provisio data extremely challegig. The best practice to deliver reliable tax reportig uder these coditios is to streamlie the process ad techology foudatios of your tax provisioig activities. CFOs, cotrollers ad tax executives are ow shiftig their focus to improve the speed, accuracy ad trasparecy of the ed-to-ed global icome tax process through the use of techology. Logview Tax is a eterprise solutio which icreases the tax provisio speed, accuracy, trasparecy ad auditability. The Logview platform provides a cetralized data storage for all the tax departmet data. Tax sesitized data from your ERP, G/L or ay other source system ca be loaded ito Logview Tax ad used as a source for ay other tax departmet poit systems such as provisio, compliace, etc. We use Microsoft Excel but eed the efficiecy of a eterprise Tax techology solutio. Do I have to give up my Excel work papers if I implemet Logview Tax? No. I fact, Logview Tax delivers the best of both worlds it provides the security ad efficiecy of a eterprise tax techology system ad the ituitiveess of Excel all i oe solutio. The Logview for Excel add-i allows you to iteract with your tax data via Microsoft Excel. From withi your Excel work papers you ca view ad dyamically refresh tax data from the database. I the backgroud, the Logview Tax database calculates ad stores all the tax provisio details ad other tax data calculatios. The Logview for Excel add-i ca also be used to securely push data to the database. For example, obscure ad/or complex-to-calculate tax differeces ca be calculated ad uploaded usig the Logview for Excel add-i. This feature esures both strog iteral cotrols ad efficiecy all from the comfort of Excel. Does Logview Tax have a Tax Data Warehouse or a Data Maagemet Platform? YES. Logview Tax Data Platform is a eterprise grade software applicatio ad database that collects, stores ad maages all your tax departmet data, while streamliig calculatios. I additio, it s powerful itegratio capabilities make it the sigle source of tax data for your departmet s reportig requiremets regardless of where the source data resides. By cetralizig ad cosolidatig all the data, Logview provides the tax techology foudatio to seamlessly maage your global tax processes. This meas that you have a very clear audit trail from book-to-tax ad legal etity-to-cosolidatio at all times while maitaiig a appropriate level of autoomy to meet your departmetal eeds. Logview Tax gives you trasparecy, auditability, cofidece ad cotrol. The Logview Tax Data Platform solutio: Eterprise Platform scalable, secure ad performace Sigle source of Tax Sesitized data Logview Itegratio Suite Web Data Collectio for data ad documets Foreig Currecy traslatio Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

4 Logview Tax FAQ Page 4 Roll-up ad Cosolidatio over multiple years Multi-dimesioal Database/Cofigurable Data Storage Complex Modelig/Apply Busiess Itelligece (BI) to Data Out-of-Box Reports ad Ad-hoc Reports Cofigurable Dashboards with Microsoft SharePoit itegratio Does Logview Tax have Data Collectio? YES. Logview s ope techology ad Logview Itegratio Suite allows data to be collected from/set to ay source system i ay currecy creatig a sigle repository of tax reportig iformatio. Logview Tax Data Collectio provides the techology for timely ad accurate fiacial ad tax data collectio from umerous source systems ad ay umber of global legal etities. The Logview Tax Data Collectio solutio: Load Data from May Source Systems Logview Itegratio Suite Web Iput Templates Automatic Rollup & Cosolidatio Logview Reportig & Aalysis Logview for Excel Does Logview Tax work with my geeral ledger or Cosolidatio system (SAP/Oracle)? YES. Logview Tax ca import data from ay system icludig SAP, Oracle, ay geeral ledger system, cosolidatio system or tax poit system such as fixed assets, data warehouse, etc. Data ca be imported by the tax departmet. Alteratively, the Logview Itegratio Suite offers a suite of itegratio tools that allows for direct adapters to hudreds of source systems. The itegratio suite icludes a comprehesive set of pre-built adapters for commo databases, ERP ad CRM applicatios. Please see the Logview Itegratio Suite brochure for more iformatio. Does Logview Tax work with my tax compliace system? Ca I itegrate to ay system? YES. Logview Tax s mappig tool ad the Logview Itegratio Suite are bi-directioal. Data ca be easily imported or exported out of Logview Tax to ay tax compliace system or ay other system such as trasfer pricig, geeral ledger, plaig system, etc. Logview Tax works with all major tax compliace software aroud the globe. Does Logview offer a hosted solutio? YES. Logview Tax ca be deployed either o premise or i a hosted model (e.g. SaaS - Software as a Service). You determie the approach that best meets your eeds. Does Logview Tax itegrate with Microsoft SharePoit? YES. Logview Tax has itegratio with SharePoit that ca help customers leverage their existig Microsoft SharePoit ifrastructure. The itegratio allows Logview data ad documets to be leveraged i a SharePoit dashboard (eg. KPI s, tables, graphs). The SharePoit paels ca coect directly to Logview Tax reports ad iput templates or documets ad ca support a sigle sig-o. Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

5 Logview Tax FAQ Page 5 Does Logview Tax have Provisio/Reportig? YES. Logview Tax Provisio/Reportig provides the ability to report out-of-the-box i both ASC 740 (FAS 109) ad IFRS/IAS 12: Cosolidated curret ad deferred icome tax provisios, by legal etity Deferred taxes by legal etity, by temporary differece Balace Sheet Approach or Icome Statemet Statutory ad Cosolidated effective tax rate recociliatio (ETR) Tax Accout Roll-forward Tax Basis Balace Sheet Notes Disclosure ad Joural Etry Retur to Provisio/Prior Year Adjustmet The Logview Tax Data Provisio/Reportig solutio: Out-of-Box Stadard Tax Packages ad Reports Easy to Use IFRS Idustry Solutios Iterim Reportig Process Late Adjustmets Itegratio with Compliace Does Logview Tax have mobile capabilities? YES. Logview Tax dashboards, graphs ad reports ca be used o mobile devices. The image shows our stadard Executive dashboard with a ETR graph by Regio ad our stadard reports (Curret Provisio, Deferred Provisio, ETR ad Tax Accout Rollforward) all available o your mobile device. Logview Tax o the go! Is Logview Tax Out of the Box? Is it cofigurable? YES. Logview Tax is a best practice solutio to address ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109) ad IAS 12, ad this fuctioality is out-of-the-box. The implemetatio of Logview s pre-packaged solutio is a rapid way of esurig that your tax departmet is leveragig best practice techology ad processes. Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

6 Logview Tax FAQ Page 6 Alteratively, you may feel that your compay/idustry is too uique to be cofied to a out-of-the-box solutio. If this is the case, the you ca choose to tailor the fuctioality to meet your compay s specific requiremets. Logview s cofiguratio layer allows you to make compay-specific chages without sacrificig the ability to make future upgrades to the software. The techology is specifically tailored to address idustries such as regulated utilities (FERC), fiacial services, isurace (SSAP10), gas, miig ad oil. I the ed you have the best of both worlds i that you rely o Logview s market tested out-of-the-box fuctioality, while ot beig cofied by a pre-defied product roadmap. Does Logview Tax have Plaig? YES. Logview Tax cetralizes the storage of all the tax departmet data providig the perfect platform to perform Tax Plaig & Forecastig. The Logview Tax Plaig solutio: Cofigurable Web Iput Templates ad reports Advaced Modelig What-if Scearios Logview Aalysis & Reportig Is Logview Tax easy to implemet ad Maitai? YES. Logview kows that the tax departmet ad IT resources have limited time to implemet ad maitai software, that s why we ve created simple easy-to-use admiistratio iterfaces ad iitial system load files to implemet ad go-live i a matter of weeks. Admiistratio Iterface to add ew Legal Etities quickly What are some of the beefits customers have realized from implemetig Logview Tax? The primary beefits orgaizatios realize through the use of Logview Tax are as follows: Efficiecy As compared to Excel-based provisioig, may hours of o-value-added activities ca be reclaimed by allowig the techology to address all of the repeatable fuctios such as tax cosolidatio, foreig currecy traslatio ad dyamic validatio of data. Of particular ote is the ability to quickly ad accurately process late adjustmets. Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

7 Logview Tax FAQ Page 7 Improved Iteral Cotrols The Logview Tax web dashboard ad workflow egie esures that you kow the status of your provisio at all times. The system esures that everyoe is workig from the same set of data ad tracks all chages to the data by idividual, date ad time. Reduced Risk The eterprise-scale tax egie ad the improved iteral cotrols iheret i the system combie to sigificatly lower tax risk over traditioal spreadsheet processes. The adoptio of tax techology ca go a log way to address growig cocers over lack of trasparecy as it relates to corporate tax goverace. Tax Aalysis The reportig tools i Logview Tax are uparalleled. They allow your tax departmet to better uderstad your curret data, as well as to better forecast your future tax results. Ease of Maiteace Logview Tax provides a easy-to-use applicatio for all basic maiteace fuctios, such as addig legal etities, settig up ew permaet ad temporary differeces ad addig users. What makes Logview Tax differet from other tax solutios o the market? Techology Logview Tax is a eterprise tax techology solutio that provides a robust platform that ca be expaded as your tax techology eeds icrease. The Logview Tax database is expadable to iclude all the tax sesitized data required by the tax departmet. All the Logview Tax products, Logview Tax Data Collectio, Logview Tax Provisio/Reportig, Logview Tax Plaig, as well as Logview Cosolidatio, Logview Plaig, etc. use the same techology platform ad ca be used separately or together. Trasparecy The robust reportig capabilities of Logview Tax esure that you have complete trasparecy to your tax umbers. All too ofte techology adoptio ca result i a black box where a umber goes i ad a umber comes out, but you caot immediately discer how you have arrived at that result. Logview Tax reports always clearly show the audit trail from book to tax ad summary to detail. User Friedliess The drillable iterface allows users to easily avigate their tax provisio umbers. Whether you are a cotroller i a foreig jurisdictio submittig your tax package or you are a power user at Corporate reviewig the cosolidated footote, you are ever more tha a few mouse-clicks away from the aswers you eed. Flexibility Logview Tax empowers your orgaizatio to address uique scearios that may ot fit ito a stadard out-of-the-box solutio. The easy to cofigure iterface allows you to address compay-specific situatios that may ot have bee easily foresee. This results i less work-arouds ad, therefore, greater efficiecy ad accuracy. Is Logview Tax Sarbaes Oxley (SOX) compliat? Yes. It also eables compliace with Caadia Multilateral Istrumet ad meets requiremets withi Europe for iteral cotrols ad maagemet of tax accoutig risks. Ca I use what if scearios ad comparative aalysis usig Logview Tax? Yes. Logview Tax has uparalleled aalysis capabilities. Our customers greatly appreciate the icreased visibility that the tool provides their tax departmets. May tax departmets are usig Logview Tax to develop a budgeted effective tax rate (ETR), track developmets by legal etity ad the compare the results to the actual ETR. The ability to quickly aalyze data, support complex drill through, ad ru what-if scearios may offer the sigle largest ROI for tax techology adoptio. Do I have to use Logview implemetatio services? No. Although Logview has a experieced team of tax ad techology professioals, you are ot obliged to use Logview s professioal services orgaizatio. Numerous tax service providers, such as Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

8 Logview Tax FAQ Page 8 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Erst & Youg, KPMG ad Acceture have bee traied o Logview s Tax techology ad related processes. These firms are skilled at deliverig the etire rage of services surroudig Logview Tax. Are the Tax Service Providers Certified? Yes. Logview has a rigorous certificatio program for Tax Service Providers ad Cosultats. The program has bee desiged to offer reliable traiig ad validatio of experiece i the followig areas: Review of tax data collectio, provisio ad accoutig processes Best practice process redesig, improvemet ad automatio Implemetatio support Accoutig services Advice o iteral cotrols, icludig Sarbaes-Oxley Advice o IFRS, IAS 12, ASC 740 Are all the Tax Service Providers certified? Yes. A aual audit of both Idividual ad Firm level certificatios will be coducted to esure that idividuals are up-to-date with the latest idustry kowledge ad best practices. Why would a CFO choose Logview Tax? The Logview Tax Data Platform gives CFOs the trasparecy ad cotrols they eed to feel cofidet. Tappig ito the power of the Logview Tax Data Platform - which provides visibility to all tax departmet data CFOs ca help make uwated surprises a thig of the past ad better protect their reputatios ad that of their employers, by: Deliverig itegrated ad recociled data faster ad more efficietly Drivig more accurate results across more data Helpig to maage risk across the orgaizatio, ad reduce risk to corporate ad persoal reputatios Why would a Tax Director choose Logview Tax? Techology chage is comig to the tax departmet. Other areas of fiace have see first-had the positive impact of techology, ad the old ways of doig tax reportig will soo disappear. The Logview Tax Data Platform gives tax professioals a way to maage that chage, cotrol their destiy, ad provides the best opportuity to take cotrol of their process. Rework becomes easier to hadle as a result, reducig the extra hours required Havig chaged from data collectio to data aalysis, Logview Tax will help tax professioals cotiue to evolve their role Why would a CIO choose Logview Tax? Built for seamless data itegratio, Logview Tax provides a prove tax techology foudatio for itegratio of tax data with other eterprise-wise reportig data. Logview delivers a flexible ad powerful solutio that will grow alog with the orgaizatio i a way that s cost effective. Scalable performace - Logview s eterprise grade database ca aggregate ad aalyze billios of rows of data across thousads of users. Logview offers a hostig solutio as well, to offer the optio elimiate the burde of added systems to the IT departmet. Copyright Logview Solutios Ic All Rights Reserved wwww.logview.com/tax

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