State Tax Services, LLC was formed in 2005 by Mr. Babbitt, a former partner in Deloitte Tax's Multistate Tax Services Group, to serve the needs of Fortune 500 companies in the state and local tax services area. Since that time, the company has helped its clients save millions of dollars in taxes through effective audit representation, tax recovery studies, as well as tax systems implementation and legislative efforts. The company is a recognized leader in multistate tax consulting services for the healthcare industry and also works extensively with the energy, manufacturing, retail and high-technology industry sectors. The company employs experienced resources, with both Department of Revenue and Big Four public accounting experience.
EC Wise was founded by CEO Jack Hakim in early 1998 and has grown to over 130 employees in the U.S. and China. By building a team comprised of pioneers in business process management, EC Wise has helped clients specify, design, and quickly prototype new processes and products, create innovative ways to visualize information, determine and adopt effective technology strategies, build products and process systems, and ensure their usability. The company's clients have included Fortune 500 companies, software companies, and startups. The company has developed a methodology and both domestic and offshore teams that allow it to undertake complex projects efficiently and effectively.
EC Wise offers a range of services that enable its clients to plan, design, and implement information technology initiatives efficiently, and cost effectively. The company's approach leverages the teams' broad and deep experience in such disciplines as:
- Business process optimization, orchestration and automation - Data analysis and mining - Systems architecture - Enterprise resource planning - Information architecture - Object oriented design and development - Requirements engineering - Project management - Quality assurance - Technology assessment
Mr. Babbitt stated that, "the effective use of technology platforms to manage tax compliance allows companies to better leverage their human capital and helps ensure that they take full advantage of tax benefits available to them. By partnering with EC Wise, a recognized leader in data analysis, business analytics and systems integration, and combining its capabilities with our knowledge of state and local tax laws and benefits available to companies, we will build powerful solutions to address the tax compliance problems facing businesses in these difficult economic times."
For more information please contact Al Babbitt at ababbitt@stsllc.net or Jack Hakim at jhakim@ecwise.com.
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