ASC 740 provision automation
Make the tax provision more repeatable, review-ready, and easier to scale. A practical, controlled workflow built for tax teams that need to prepare and review provisions with less manual work.
ASC 740 Automation + Custom Built
Tax Provision Automation
An updated trial balance shouldn't mean another round of manual rework.
Rolling forward spreadsheets, revisiting mappings, and checking links take time away from review. Polaris helps in-house tax teams reduce repetitive preparation with formula-linked Excel workpapers and validation checks. Tax judgment and final review stay with your team.
Led by Eva Haakenson, CPA. Nearly 20 years of CPA-firm and in-house tax experience.
Tell us where the work gets repetitive. We'll explore whether Polaris can help.
Experience across
Mid-size CPA firms
In-house tax
Tax provision
What Polaris does
Practical automation, built on real tax experience
Scoped workflow consulting
Hands-on help with data preparation, account mapping, or workpaper workflows. We agree on the deliverables and scope around a specific challenge in your team's process.
Practical AI adoption
Put AI to work where it genuinely reduces manual effort and review time, and stay honest about where it doesn’t belong.
Who it’s for
Built for the people who own the tax provision
Primary: in-house tax teams
U.S. companies with foreign subsidiaries, and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign parents
For teams looking to make recurring provision preparation more structured and easier to review. Start with the part of your workflow that needs attention, alongside the tools you already use.
Also for: regional CPA firms
Practices preparing client provisions
Explore a more repeatable preparation workflow for corporate provision engagements, while keeping technical judgment, client responsibilities, and review procedures with your firm.
About
Modern tax work, built by someone who’s done it
Polaris was founded by Eva Haakenson, a tax professional with nearly 20 years of CPA firm and in-house experience across international tax, tax provision, and tax compliance. She has prepared and reviewed provisions from multiple perspectives, which is why Polaris is designed to be practical, reviewable, and grounded in the way tax teams actually work.
The idea is simple: pair professional tax judgment with practical automation to reduce recurring preparation work and make the provision easier to trace and review.
Mission
Help in-house tax teams and regional CPA firms produce the tax provision with less manual work and more confidence.
Workflow consulting
Hands-on help with your provision workflow
Need help with a specific preparation, mapping, or reporting challenge? We can discuss a scoped engagement built around your team's process.
Start with the problem. We'll agree on what to address, the deliverables, and the fee before work begins.
FAQ
Common questions before we talk
What does a scoped evaluation involve?
We agree on the scope, timing, supported tax period, and success criteria together. With hands-on setup and mapping support, your team evaluates linked Excel workpapers and a tie-out report alongside its existing process. We review the results together before deciding on any next step.
Do we need to replace our existing provision software?
No replacement is required for an initial evaluation. We agree on a specific workflow to test alongside your existing process. The scope is confirmed before any work begins.
Do you replace our CPA firm or auditor?
No. Polaris supports provision preparation and documentation. Your team's review procedures, your advisors' responsibilities, and the auditor's evaluation remain in place.
How do you handle our data and confidentiality?
Before you share company data, we agree on confidentiality, permitted use, access, and retention. An initial conversation can stay at the process level without sharing confidential workpapers.
Will automation replace our reviewer or preparer?
No. The point is to cut the manual preparation so the same people spend more time on review, judgment, and planning. Polaris supports your team, it doesn’t replace them.
What if we’re not sure we’re a fit?
Start with a conversation about what works well in your provision process and what could improve. If there is a fit, we can discuss a walkthrough, a scoped evaluation, or consulting support.
Start here
Let's talk about your provision workflow
Where does your team spend the most time reworking the provision? We'd welcome your perspective and can walk through Polaris or discuss hands-on help with a specific workflow.
Eva Haakenson, CPA
ehaakenson@polaristaxai.com
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