Sorrento’s TMS3000 terminal management system helps companies comply with the IRS ExSTARS program, which accepts printed reports and reports sent using EDI. Although our customers have developed various methods to comply with ExSTARS, many have told us that they’d like to improve how they do it.

Sorrento teamed with Zytax Inc., the worldwide leading provider of excise tax compliance technologies, to provide the most comprehensive solution for ExSTARS. Zytax demonstrated its system at our Users Conference in 2001. An interface was added to TMS3000 to transfer data to Zytax, which then allows users to edit and send ExSTARS reports according to their needs.

Because Zytax lives and dies by keeping up with excise tax regulations, their system will never be outdated. Be careful that you don’t get stuck with a supplier that may only have a short-term ExSTARS solution. As alternatives to Zytax, some companies have created their own ExSTARS reports while others rely on the printed ExSTARS reports available in TMS3000.

Here are 4 methods for you to consider:

• For companies that want to send EDI reports - Zytax
  TMS3000 versions 5.0 and above have an optional interface module to Zytax. If you want to use this method, a Sorrento field engineer would configure your system for connection with Zytax. Call Zytax at (920) 617-7605 for information on its systems.
• For companies that want only printed reports from TMS3000
  TMS3000 has ExSTARS reports that can be printed (not EDI) according to the government format (Form 720-TO and Schedules A&B). These optional reports can be added to TMS3000 versions 5.0 and above. If you want to use this method, a Sorrento field engineer would configure your system for use.
• For companies that want to do it all themselves
  Sorrento chose Crystal Reports as the reports generator within TMS3000 to enable customers to create their own reports. Knowledgeable I.S. personnel can use it to create the ExSTARS reports.
• For companies that have already created their own reports in Excel
  Sorrento can develop command files to automatically export the data required for ExSTARS reporting in delimited format. You could then import this data into your Excel report. This optional export routine can be added to TMS3000 versions 5.0 and above. If you want to use this method, a Sorrento field engineer would configure your system for use.