Dataset Types

The
Dataset Types
that you work with include
Provision
,
Estimated Payments
, and
Interim
. A dataset retains a collection of the tax & accounting data for a specific period of time. You can create new datasets, copy them, roll them over, and combine them. Users are given permissions to access datasets in the system. Some users have Administrator permissions and others are assigned Read-Only or Read-Write permissions. Administrators are responsible for creating and maintaining datasets.
Dataset Type
Provision
  • Use
    Provision
    datasets to manage all aspects of a standard provision dataset.
  • Collect, store and calculate provision data to generate provision reports.
Estimated Payments
  • Use
    Estimated
    datasets to manage all aspects of a standard compliance dataset.
  • Collect, store and calculate compliance data to generate estimated payments and extension reports.
Interim
  • Use
    Interim
    datasets to manage all aspects of an interim dataset.
  • Collect, store and calculate interim provision data to generate the forecast rate to arrive at the interim provision reports.
  • Collect actual data to compare with the forecast data.