Tax Data

Assigning tax jurisdictions is a complicated yet imperative endeavor, and Centrus tax data has been created to provide multiple tax jurisdiction assignment solutions.

Efficient tax data is vital in helping you avoid over and under-charging and paying, as well as avoiding the additional obligations and potential lawsuits associated with incorrect tax jurisdiction assignment.

Centrus tax data easily handles the unique jurisdictions required for Sales and Use Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Personal Property Tax and Payroll Withholding Tax throughout the United States, and can be used in conjunction with additional Pitney Bowes Software tax jurisdiction assignment solutions.

Pitney Bowes Software offers multiple tax databases for jurisdiction assignment, including:

Centrus tax data for Insurance Premium Districts

Centrus tax data for Insurance Premium Districts provide nationwide coverage for the insurance industry to determine the tax on insurance premiums written in some states. This allows insurers to correctly determine the rate due on each insurance policy.

Boundaries vary by state and are based on fire and police district and municipal boundaries. The Centrus tax data for Insurance Premium Districts can be used in conjunction with GeoTAX and Centrus Geocoding solutions.

Centrus tax data for Payroll Districts

Centrus tax data for Payroll Districts is used by Human Resources Departments to determine payroll tax withholding in some states. These boundaries vary by state and can be based on municipalities, minor civil divisions, TIGER school district information, and custom transportation and JEDD districts.

The Centrus tax data for Payroll Districts can be used in conjunction with GeoTAX.

Centrus tax data for Property Tax Districts

Centrus tax data for Property Tax Districts is used by companies to determine asset location for filing annual property tax returns at the sub jurisdiction level. The boundaries vary by state and include numerous types of boundaries besides municipality, minor civil division, and school district.

The Centrus tax data for Property Tax Districts can be used in conjunction with GeoTAX and MapInfo Professional.

Centrus tax data for Special Property Districts

The Centrus tax data for Special Purpose Districts (SPD) provide national coverage for special tax district boundaries. The tax boundary information is acquired through extensive research into each state’s Sales and Use Tax bylaws.

The boundaries vary by state and include tax districts that were enacted for unique taxing purposes in addition to a variety of unique taxing districts such as improvement and transportation districts.

Currently 22 states have Special Purpose Districts defining areas in which special taxes are assessed as part of the Sales and Use Tax assessment. There are currently more than 1,200 boundaries included in the Centrus SPD Data Set.

The Centrus tax data for Special Purpose Districts can be used in conjunction with GeoTAX.

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