RE: i Tax Rate Software

Ryan,

I just finished writing custom code from our applications to use
VERTEX...I will ask client if I can refer you to their person here. He
really knows this product inside and out.

Bill

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 3:27 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: i Tax Rate Software

Ryan,

http://www.vertexinc.com/solutions/indirect/calc-engines.asp

I have implemented Vertex Q Series Sales Tax for our invoicing
application... This product is sold as a programming API, and is
delivered on IBM midrange as several ILE Service Programs. They also
have SOA based solution that might fit your needs.

The Q series implementation is a port of the common C code that is used
to gen this product on Vertex's supported platforms. As such, only C
prototypes are delivered with the product. I have, over time, converted
the C includes into RPGLE copy members. This product installs locally
on the server, or optionally can make use of a remote CLI interface, so
that data and product objects on one server may be accessed from
another... I have no experience with the CLI implementation.

This is not Vertex's premier product, but I don't think I've seen any
intention on their part to kill this product off...

The issues surrounding sales tax calculations are exceptionally
complicated, and I do not believe that a simple rate lookup for a
location is really sufficient. I suppose it really depends on exactly
who and what is being taxed; goods or services, retail exempt, fully
exempt, specialized exemptions by purchaser's vocation, what is supposed
to happen if shipping from a "destination state" into an "origin
state"?... Complicated doesn't scratch the surface...

Hth,
-Eric DeLong

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 12:26 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion; Non-Technical Discussion
about the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: i Tax Rate Software

Looking for recommendations for tax rate software that I can use from
an i based system. Can exist on the i (with appropriate updates and
such) or cloud based. Vendors feel free to contact me directly.

Thanks...
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