For businesses and accounting firms needing additional preparation capacity. Filing authority and tax advice are confirmed separately for each engagement.
Records and schedules
Source documents, reconciliations and requested schedules organized by entity and period.
Start with
Entity and period details, source documents and the preparer’s checklist.
What comes back
Source documents, reconciliations and requested schedules organized by entity and period.
Preparation support
Data entry and working papers prepared within the agreed tax workflow.
Start with
Prior returns, agreed tax workflow, software and document access.
What comes back
Data entry and working papers prepared within the agreed tax workflow.
Reviewer handover
Open questions and supporting documentation brought together for the appointed reviewer.
Start with
Working papers, supporting evidence and appointed reviewer details.
What comes back
Open questions and supporting documentation brought together for the appointed reviewer.
Agree how the role fits your team.
Define responsibilities before choosing the working arrangement.
Work allocation
Agree the recurring tasks, backlog and priorities the role will cover.
Review relationship
Name the person who answers questions, reviews work and authorizes decisions.
Working arrangement
Confirm hours, software familiarity, access and communication in the engagement.
Make the handover and review points clear.
Define the preparation
Confirm entities, periods, return types and reviewer.
Organize working papers
Use supplied records and the preparer’s checklist.
Hand over for review
Present evidence and unresolved questions to the tax professional.
Keep ownership clear.
Preparation is separate from tax advice, signing and filing authority. Confirm jurisdiction, return scope and the appointed professional reviewer before work starts.
Responsibilities to confirm in the engagement
Work area
Preparation support
Review and approval
Records
Organize supplied return inputs and schedules.
Your team confirms completeness and context.
Working papers
Prepare agreed papers and questions.
The tax professional approves treatment and conclusions.
Filing
Prepare the agreed reviewer handover.
Authorized parties retain signing, filing and payment responsibilities.
Make unresolved questions visible.
Keep the evidence, next action and responsible reviewer together.
Document the difference and refer it to the appointed reviewer.
Treatment is unclear
Provide the facts and supporting records to the tax professional.
Start with the records you already have.
Use the first conversation to define the work and the information needed.
Country, entity type and the returns involved
Prior returns and your preparer’s document checklist
Reviewer details, software and target dates
Get the records ready for tax work.
Add a dedicated tax preparer to the work your business needs covered. Tax preparation starts with organized books and supporting records. Discuss the return types, entities and jurisdictions involved so the team can define preparation support and the review needed from your tax professional.
Read the detailed scope
Records and schedules
Source documents, reconciliations and requested schedules organized by entity and period.
Preparation support
Data entry and working papers prepared within the agreed tax workflow.
Reviewer handover
Open questions and supporting documentation brought together for the appointed reviewer.
Questions about tax & taxation
Does preparation include advice or filing?
Advice, signing and filing authority are separate responsibilities. Confirm the appointed professional and jurisdiction-specific scope.
What should a tax-support enquiry include?
Provide country, entity and return types, period, software, preparer checklist and reviewer details.