ACEing Tax Collections
Imagine if workers had to log on to 13 different systems to answer your customer’s question, “How much do I owe you?” Or what if determining whether a refund should be mailed or applied to an outstanding balance required querying the same 13 systems? That was the situation in Arlington County, Va., where an array of separate systems had cropped up over the years.
We initiated a project to replace the county’s disparate tax systems by implementing a single integrated Assessment Collection and Enterprise (ACE) system for all the county’s taxes. We accomplished that using commercial off-the-shelf software (GenTax®).
Big Bike Ride
Fasties on the Ontario Project showed their support for the Heart & Stroke Foundation by participating in the Big Bike Ride. The FAST team raised over $2000 for the Foundation.
Arlington County’s Assessment and Collection Enterprise (ACE) System Garners Third National Award
The ACE system that consolidated and streamlined the County’s collection operation has earned the 2011 Award for Excellence from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The County implemented Fast Enterprises’ commercial off-the-shelf software product, GenTax®, for its ACE system.
2011 Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
The Center for Digital Government honored the Automated Collection Enhancement System (ACES) Project with a Best of California Award at the annual Government Technology Conference. The award recognizes projects and individuals for achievements and excellence in state and local government IT.
ACES was honored in the category of Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs. ACES is an automated, integrated tax system for the collection and accounting of payroll taxes, for which the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) Tax Branch is responsible. EDD uses Fast Enterprises’ integrated revenue processing product, GenTax®.
Arlington County Treasurer’s Office Wins Technology Innovation Award for its Assessment and Collecti
The Treasurer’s Office spearheaded a technology program (ACE) that created a single, integrated system to collect all County taxes and dozens of County fees is the recipient of a 2010-2011 Technology Solutions Award from the Public Technology Institute.
The County implemented Fast Enterprises’ commercial off-the-shelf software product, GenTax®, for its ACE system.
2010 Stella Awards Winners
The annual Stella Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of employees of the Ontario Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Revenue. Individuals, teams and partnerships are eligible to be recognized for their exceptional achievements in one or more of the following categories: Leadership, Valuing People, Innovation, Partnership, Quality Service, Diversity and Inclusion, and Greening.
In 2010, 17 Stella recipients were selected from 90 nominees. Members of the team who implemented GenTax® on the MOST Project and continue to support it via the ONT-TAXS Project Office were among those honored.
Sue Tilley, Director of the MOST Project and the ONT-TAXS Project Office, was honored with the Leadership award for her strong leadership throughout the MOST Project and current leadership as she continues to guide the ONT-TAXS Project.
The Small Business Transition Support Team was honored with the Partnership award, which recognized the team’s collaboration with the Canada Revenue Agency and several other Provincial agencies. The team successfully delivered one-time support payments to Ontario small businesses during their transition to the Federal Harmonized Sales Tax.