LA JOLLA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2012 — Go to any major search engine and type “tax professionals” for a given location, and the results are likely to be disappointing. Go to the new TaxConnections™ (http://www.taxconnections.com), on the other hand, type a location in the search box, and the site will display a variety of tax professionals available to answer tax questions for free.
TaxConnections has combined the directory, search engine, and online question-answering service concepts to create one information-rich resource where members can find professional help with their taxes, learn more about tax professionals before hiring them, and receive definitive answers to their tax questions. Membership for taxpayers is free; Tax Professional Members pay less than a dollar per day to be part of the world’s first interactive, international directory of tax professionals.
“It’s late summer now, and tax season seems far off,” stated TaxConnections, Inc. founder and CEO Kathleen “Kat” Jennings. “But it’s never too early to prepare for tax time, and it can take time to find the skilled tax professional who’s just the right fit for your business or personal tax needs. TaxConnections can help taxpayers locate and get to know local tax professionals now, so when tax season rolls around, they’re ready to hit the ground running.”
Jennings, a veteran tax consultant, saw the need for a site that would give tax professionals a global brand marketing opportunity and allow taxpayers to find and freely interact with tax professionals from tax organizations, law firms, public accounting firms, corporations, government agencies and independent tax consulting practices. No one else had created such a site, so she assembled a team and forged ahead with the project.
Perhaps the most unusual feature of TaxConnections is the Tax Boardroom, a private online office where members can interact securely and directly with specific tax professionals. Each Tax Professional Member has his or her own Tax Boardroom; free members may request access, but it is up to the Tax Professional Member to grant it. Tax Professional Members can add documents to their Tax Boardrooms and make announcements about tax-related events; members can even meet with Tax Professional Members face-to-face in their Tax Boardrooms via Skype video conferencing.
“TaxConnections helps tax professionals create and nurture new business connections and build an international audience for their tax expertise,” said Jennings. “For taxpayers, TaxConnections is a place to get answers to their specific tax questions and to find the tax professionals that will help them navigate complicated tax laws. We are excited to launch the service and look forward to building a thriving online tax community.”
TaxConnections is now in beta mode. To learn more or to join the site, visit http://www.taxconnections.com.
About Kathleen ‘Kat’ Jennings, CEO of TaxConnections
Kathleen Jennings has more than 30 years of experience consulting to the worldwide tax community. She previously founded a leading consulting firm to multinational organizations where her responsibilities focused on searching for the very best tax professionals around the world. TaxConnections was born out of her vision to help consumers worldwide save money with improved access to technically trained tax professionals. She wanted consumers to benefit from the opportunity to interact directly with tax professionals around the world.
Contact:
Kathleen Jennings
TaxConnections, Inc.
858-999-0053
Email
http://www.taxconnections.com
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