Tax Recovery Services
 
  GST Data Miner™


Using this software, you may complete your own "in-house" audit, identify tax savings and exposure on monthly, quarterly or annual basis including:
  • Savings in GST/HST input tax credits and QST input tax refunds either missed or claimed for an amount less than the tax paid to suppliers.
  • Exposure in GST/HST input tax credits and QST input tax refunds claimed for an amount greater than the tax paid to suppliers.
  • Billings to customers where GST/HST was not invoiced correctly.

Benefits include:
  • Eliminate or reduce professional fees otherwise paid.
  • Achieve added accuracy in financial reporting for the current year by completing your own in-house audit on a regular basis (monthly, quarterly or annually).
  • Reduce interest otherwise assessed by tax authorities respecting exposure previously identified and corrected through your own in-house audit.
  • Protect next year's budgeted bottom-line from unfavorable "hits" for tax exposure attributable to transactions made during the current year.
  • Evaluate the accuracy of data entry by permanent and temporary personnel respecting suppliers' invoices and customers' billings on a more frequent basis.
  • Implement new internal controls and accounts payable procedures to prevent against future exposure in claiming ITC's and ITR's.
  • Implement new internal controls and billing procedures to prevent against future errors in invoicing taxes to customers.

Features include:
  • Ease of use by GST/HST registrants in Canada or GST registrants in Australia.
  • Tax rates may be changed by user at any time.
  • User must import data from accounts payable database.
  • Approximately 65,000 accounts payable transactions may be audited during each use.
  • Unlimited copies of software may be made on the personal computer used for the download.
  • Available only via download from TRS website.

Requirements:
  • Activation is tied to one computer only. It is not possible to run a copy of the software on another personal computer without activation.
  • Activation within 24 hours subsequent to processing of payment on-line.
  • Requires Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition or newer.

One-time single license fee: $90.00 plus applicable taxes

Available: Now, please see below

Download, Purchase and Activation:

You may purchase (1) license at a time. The download and activation will be tied to (1) personal computer. TRS will require the computer code for the personal computer that you intend to run the GST Data Miner™ software. You must first download the software before the purchase, payment, and activation process can be completed. Within (24) hours from receipt of on-line payment, TRS will e-mail an Activation Code which you will need to run the software. A User’s Guide will be provided at that time. It is not possible to run the downloaded software on any other personal computer without having purchased an additional license.

This activation process is simple and it will only require about 15 minutes of your time. For users of Windows XP Professional and Internet Explorer, please print this web page and follow these instructions:

1) Select the personal computer which you intend to run the GST Data Miner™ software on. Zip will be required for the download. Instructions are based on using WinZip 12.0 Pro. (Instructions for unzipping folders may vary if you use other software).

2) Select a country. Left-click “Canada” to download the GST Data Miner™ software for Canada. The folder for each country has been zipped.

Canada

Australia

3) The “File Download” window will appear displaying the message “Do you want to open or save this file?” Left-click the “Save” button.

4) The “Save As” window will appear. “Desktop” will appear in the box to the right of “Save In:”. Left-click the “Save” button to save the folder “GST Data Miner-Canada” on your computer. Please wait a few moments. (“Desktop” was used for the purpose of these instructions, however, you may prefer to use “My Documents”). Close the "Download Complete" window.

5) On your desktop, the WinZip icon named “GST Data Miner-Canada” will be displayed. Double-left click the icon.

6) The “WinZip Pro - GST Data Miner-Canada.zip” window will appear. In this window,

a) Left-click the “Name” box and expand the width to view a full description of all .exe files.

b) Left-click to highlight the file you wish to use.

c) Left-click the “Extract” button. The “Extract - C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop\GST Data Miner-Canada.zip” window will appear. The box to the right of “Extract To:” will display “C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop”. Left-click the “Extract” button to unzip the file.

7) A smaller “Desktop” window will appear. Double left-click the unzipped file which is highlighted. The “Open file - Security Warning” window will appear displaying the message “The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software? Left-click “Run” and please wait a few moments.

8) The “Enter Activation Code” window will appear. The code displayed in the box for “Your Computer Code” is the unique code for your computer which has been automatically generated from other numbers within your personal computer’s hardware. No identifiable personal or company information is used to generate the computer code. Left-click the link for website address shown to the right of “Get Activation Code on-line”. (The box for “Activation Code” box should be left empty at this time. An Activation Code will be e-mailed to you within (24) hours from receipt of on-line payment. Once you receive it, you will need to copy the Activation Code from the e-mail and paste it into this box).

9) The web page "GST Data Miner ™ Purchase and Activation" will appear. Please,

a) Provide the information requested.

b) Read the license agreement and left-click the box for “I agree to the terms of the license agreement above” OR left-click box for “I do not agree to the terms of the license agreement above”. If you select the latter, you will automatically return to the Background page of the website.

c) Left-click the “Process Payment and Request Activation Code” button.

Note: The box for “Your Computer Code” should have been automatically updated through Step 8 above. If this box is empty, you can copy and paste the computer code from the previous window before completing this form.

You will receive an email containing your receipt of the transaction—please retain this for your records. Another email will follow within (24) hours which will contain your Activation Code. This is required before the next two steps.

10) Once you have received the email with the Activation Code, please go to desktop and double left click on WinZip icon named "GST Data Miner-Canada". Select and double left click to open respective file. The "Enter Activation Code" window will apear. Copy Activation Code from the email and paste it into this window.

11) Click on Okay and the window will disappear at which point you have successfully activated GST Data Miner™ software.

12) The "WinZip Security Warning" window will appear. Left click "Run" to open the software.