New Business Activity Ramps up at TALX as Several New Clients Opt for Tax Management Services Solution

ST. LOUIS, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource and payroll-related services, has added several new clients to its tax and unemployment solutions. Among these notable customers are Northrop Grumman, Taylor Corporation, Millard Group, Inc., and Quanta Services, Inc.

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The comprehensive suite of Tax Management Services at TALX features Unemployment Cost Management, Employment Tax Services and Tax Credit and Incentives. Last year, TALX unified its tax solution to underscore unique expertise across multiple tax disciplines.

Joyce Dear, Chief Operating Officer, Tax Management Services, TALX, comments: “I am very pleased to welcome our newest clients to TALX, and we are eager to deliver meaningful results to these companies. Today’s unprecedented economy is challenging every organization to deliver optimal value at minimum cost. We are honored that an increasing number of organizations recognize the immediate value of outsourcing to TALX – their choices allow them to stay focused on their core mission while entrusting their tax management and other HR-related needs to our experts.”

Comments Lou Reavis, Vice President of Client Relations, Tax Management Services, TALX, “Our sleeves are already rolled up on their behalf. Our national team of tax professionals is informed, capable and conscientious in delivering value and identifying opportunities. We are committed to being the very best tax management solution for organizations in today’s unparalleled economic environment.”

TALX offers outsourcing solutions in three critical tax-related areas to offer clients a more comprehensive approach to managing their respective tax liabilities and risk.

Unemployment Cost Management:

Provides flexible solutions for organizations of all sizes. TALX lowers unemployment costs by streamlining day-to-day unemployment claims processing, conducting benefit charge recoveries, and assisting with the hearing and appeals process. Utilizing expertise and management tools critical for success, TALX partners with clients to recommend ongoing improvements to their internal processes.

Employment Tax Services:

TALX offers comprehensive consulting to manage employment tax liabilities, strengthen pay practices, and identify refund opportunities. These services are especially beneficial to employers in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, best practice and other employment tax issues.

Tax Credits and Incentives

Using a systematic approach, TALX identifies applicable federal, state and local programs and manages tax credit and incentive processing for organizations that experience large capital investments, location expansion, employee growth or high turnover.

About TALX:

TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource and payroll-related services, is based in St. Louis. TALX holds a leadership position in automated employment and income verification as well as unemployment tax management. TALX provides over 9,000 clients, including three-fourths of Fortune 500 companies, with Web-based services focused in three employment-related areas: hiring, pay reporting and compliance. Hiring services include assessments and talent acquisition, onboarding, and tax credits and incentives. Pay reporting services include electronic time tracking, paperless pay and W-2 management. Compliance services include employment and income verifications through The Work Number, unemployment tax management and I-9 management.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is a global leader in information technology and one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data. For more information about TALX, access the TALX website at www.talx.com, or visit the Equifax website at www.equifax.com

SOURCE Equifax