Taxologist

TimHerzl:

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A taxologist is a tax solution architect that spans the gap between traditional tax professionals and tax technologists (IT professionals with specific knowledge of one or more tax technology products). A taxologist may be a tax professional who uses technology to yield results<ref></ref> or a holistic designer of corporate-wide tax solutions using the principles of enterprise IT.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref> Diagnostax|last=Davies|first=Gwilym|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref> Taxologists are frequently knowledgeable about global tax policy, practices, and trends, and partner with IT professionals on projects for progressive compliance solutions.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>

== History ==
The word taxologist was officially coined by Thomson Reuters in 2014.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Starting 2016, PawPaw Taxology further defined and described it as a skill set distinct from that of a tax technologist.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Origin of the taxologists function ==
The emergence of taxologists as a function relates to the experiences of early adopters of new generation tax technology products, particularly when applied globally. Tax automation alone proved to be difficult and missed delivery expectations. In addition to their regular jobs, tax professionals were asked to communicate requirements which followed user acceptance results before going live. This overwhelmed the professionals, making companies set up tax project management offices for assistance. Implemented as an improvement, these groups focused on individual IT projects missing the complete, business-centric view that would actually make an impact. This is where the taxologists function sprouted from.<ref name=":0" />

== Tax Technologist Vs. Taxologist ==
Tax technologists operate tax tools and follow project processes. On the other hand, taxologists are holistic architects, stay close to the business, and understand ‘why’.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

A synopsis of differences between a tax technologist and a taxologist.
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!Tax Technologist
!Taxologist
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|Installs Tools
|Constructs Solutions
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|Automation
|Transformation
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|Technology First
|Tax Data First
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|Product Focus
|Business Focus
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|Narrow Focus
|Broad Focus
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== References ==

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