“The fact that we can now use Zytax Compliance over the Web, knowing that our data is secure and that the application supports high transaction volumes, made it a straightforward decision for our company,” says CHS spokesperson.
CHS Inc. and FuelQuest Inc. have announced a five-year contract renewal where CHS will adopt FuelQuest’s Zytax Compliance Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to streamline filing of energy and fuel excise taxes.
CHS Inc., headquartered in Saint Paul, Minn., has a network of 1,400 Cenex-branded convenience store sites across 19 states.
“FuelQuest Zytax Compliance allows us to manage and automate the tax filing process effectively for the CHS Energy division as well as support all of our reporting jurisdictions,” said Mike Morrissey, director of information technology at CHS. “The fact that we can now use Zytax Compliance over the Web, knowing that our data is secure and that the application supports high transaction volumes, made it a straightforward decision for our company.”
FuelQuest Zytax Compliance automates the importation of motor fuels excise tax data from back-office systems, evaluation of applicable taxes, creation of schedules and returns, and filing of electronic returns where applicable. Zytax Compliance streamlines tax processing, reducing errors that can lead to fines, fees, and penalties.
Zytax Compliance offers companies:
• Automated, end-to-end filing from data import to electronic filing.
• Relief from tracking frequently changing rules, rates and forms across all U.S. jurisdictions.
• Improved reporting support for audits and amendments.
• Reduced capital infrastructure investment and reliance on internal IT support.
FuelQuest provides tax automation solutions for companies of all sizes across multiple industries including fuel retail, distribution, supply, and trading as well as rail, airlines, and trucking. Customers include 7-Eleven, Chemoil, Circle K, Global Companies, Hy-Vee, The Kroger Company, Meijer, Murphy Oil, Sinclair Oil, Speedway, truenorth energy, and hundreds more.
“We are pleased to extend our long relationship with CHS as they adopt Zytax Compliance under our SaaS model,” said Phil Fraher, COO and CFO at FuelQuest. “Like the one hundred-plus other customers who are already live on the latest Compliance, CHS will benefit by having instant access to a Web-based solution processing their returns in a highly secure, scalable environment managed by FuelQuest.”