CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, announced it has received an intent-to-award letter for the State of California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Enterprise Data to Revenue (EDR) project. The contract will be valued at approximately $399 million for 5.5 years, with a five-year option for maintenance and operation valued at an additional $139 million. EDR will be a performance-based, benefits-funded contract where CGI is paid from a percentage of the increased revenues generated.
CGI’s innovative solution will support fundamental changes in FTB’s tax processing that will generate an estimated $2.8 billion in additional revenue for the State by 2016-2017, helping to narrow its substantial tax revenue gap.
The Franchise Tax Board’s key business goal to provide taxpayers and businesses with greater transparency is strengthened through a new EDR “taxpayer folder” which centralizes account status information and presents a common information view for both FTB staff and taxpayers. The new online approach modernizes the way taxpayers will be able to request extensions, make payments and find information. In addition, the secure Website will have expanded email, and online chat features.
“FTB has a well-deserved national reputation for using technology to make the taxpayer’s and the State’s jobs easier while taking maximum advantage of existing systems and data,” said Josetta Bull, CGI Vice-President and strategic account manager. “CGI is proud to support FTB in reducing California’s tax revenue gap while continuing to build public confidence in government.” CGI’s prior work for FTB includes a ground-breaking, multi-program effort to increase revenues that yielded $784 million in incremental benefits for the State from 1994-2003.
CGI’s new solution will deliver an innovative, faster and more efficient income tax returns processing system for both individuals and businesses in California, accelerating collections while minimizing fraud. In addition, this platform and solution approach is repeatable and CGI plans to promote it in other states, as governors across the country continue to struggle with record-breaking deficits.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. As at December 31, CGI's annualized revenue was approximately C$4.5 billion and its order backlog was approximately C$13.1 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
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