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FAQ - ACT General
Q: What Is ACT? A: The Association for Computers & Taxation (ACT) is a nonprofit, educational organization designed to assist its members in identifying and solving the problems involved in automating the tax function.
Q: Who Runs ACT? A: ACT runs on volunteer power at the direction of the membership. In the Spring, the slating committee takes nominations from the membership for the Board and committees. Elections are held each June at the Annual Conference. Only Regular members may vote. Furthermore, only Regular members may serve as an Officer or Committee Chair on the ACT Board. The Board meets twice a year on a weekend in the Fall and in the Spring, and as needed at the conferences. All other business is conducted via phone, email and fax, with the help of our staff. ACT employs an Executive Director, a Director of Marketing and Development, & an Administrative Coordinator, all of whom work, under the Board's direction, to assist all Board members, committees, and members as needed.
Q: Is ACT Independent? A: The primary purpose of ACT is to educate. As a nonprofit educator, ACT strives to be independent of all for-profit enterprises. That is why we do not allow our name to be used by a "for-profit" enterprise. We do not take advertisements in our publications, nor do we sell or distribute our membership mailing list.
Q: How Does ACT Select Conference Speakers? A: Attendees at our conferences suggest future topics and speakers. Attendee feedback is presented to the entire membership to get feedback on the key topics and issues that should be addressed at the next conference. Based on this feedback, the conference committee meets to discuss the feedback results and determine known speakers for the highest ranking topics. In general, speaker slots go to Regular members first, then to Associate members. Any remaining speaker slots are then offered to non-members. In some cases, a specific presenter will be desired (such as an author or professor). In this case, the program committee can go directly to the speaker.
As a policy, ACT does not pay speakers, wave conference fees or reimburse for travel expenses. Speakers are invited as experts in their area to share information with peers on a professional level. All speakers are informed that the sessions (other than Vendor expo), must be educational in nature and not be a sales presentation.
Q: How Does ACT Select Articles and Webinars? A: For the bi-monthly eNews and webinars, ACT surveys members for suggested topics and writers. The article or presentation opportunities go to Regular members first, then to Associate members, and if still not filled, to non-members. As with speaker slots, occasionally a specific article or author will be desired. If this is the case, the Publication or Webinar committee can go directly to that author or speaker. All articles and webinars must be educational in nature, and not a sales pitch. Opinions expressed are solely the author's, and not the opinion of ACT.
Q: Who Completes the ACT Surveys? A: The Survey committee designs ACT's surveys, including the annual questionnaire on Corporate Tax Automation based on input from the ACT Board and membership. The questionnaire is sent to the primary individual at each Regular member company. The data is tabulated by ACT, the data is reviewed and summarized, and then prepared in a final report and shared with the ACT membership.
Q: What Role Can A Vendor Play in ACT? A: Vendors play an important role in the lives of ACT members, Regular and Associate. If it weren't for Vendor products and advances in technology, ACT members would have very little to discuss. At the very least, we invite vendors to be Associate members of ACT (see ACT Membership Information). As an Associate member, you will get all ACT publications and discounts at the ACT conferences. In addition to joining ACT, Vendors may consider doing the following to become more active in ACT:
If you are an Associate member, volunteer to serve on a committee.
Write an educational article for eNews.
Place product materials and demo disks on our Literature table at the conference.
Volunteer as a speaker on an educational topic.
Announce the ACT conference dates in your Vendor publications (we can fax a Press Release to someone in your organization if you'd like).
Link to our Internet site (www.taxACT.org) and list our conference dates in the appropriate area of your Internet site.
Pass out ACT Membership brochures at your next Users Conference or mail them to your clients (we can have them sent to you, or you can provide us with the labels and we will mail them for you).
Q: Can We Copy ACT Publications? A: Additional copies of our publications may be purchased at cost, subject to availability. Permission is required to reproduce ACT publications or excerpts from ACT publications in any form. Submit requests in writing along with a copy of the reproduction, as it will be published. Approved reproductions must have the following text appropriately displayed:
"Reproduced with the permission of the Association for Computers & Taxation (ACT). For more information on ACT, call 845-987-9690, visit their website www.taxACT.org, or write to P.O. Box 1093, Warwick, NY 10990."
Q: Do you have to be a member to post a Job? A: Yes, only members (regular or associate) are permitted to post jobs in ACT's Career Center.
Q:Do you have to be a member to view a job? A: Yes, jobs may only be viewed by ACT members.
Q: How do you post a job? A: Instructions for posting a Job on ACT’s JOB Bank: After logging in, visit the Career Center under the Member's Community menu. Then click "Submit an Opening", complete the form, and submit.
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