COMPAS is the only Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Audit software application designed specifically to complete and manage the UI Tax audit process.
Audit teams using COMPAS work with tools built to produce high quality audits that pass USDOL Tax Performance System (TPS) Quality Reviews. They also gain a mature, proven solution that manages and tracks the entire UI Tax audit process and can be used to complete non-audit investigations as well.
COMPAS is a configurable off-the-shelf Windows® Desktop application built on the .NET framework, with a SQL Server database as its central repository. MTW configures COMPAS to meet the specific needs of your state agency.
Trusted in 12 states
Since 2011, labor and employment agencies in 12 states have chosen COMPAS to automate and improve their UI Tax audit processes.
Regular releases
A new version approximately every 18 months. The current release is 7.1.
Proven since 2011
First implemented with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The Audit Workspace
A guided, tab-based interface
COMPAS provides step-by-step guidance for novice users and lets advanced users move through the audit as they choose. Integrated help reflects each customer’s configuration and delivers instructions for completing every tab.
What Every Assignment Includes
Detailed worksheets for every stage of the investigation
Every BAM assignment includes worksheets customized for the work in front of your auditors.
Audit Library
Move and manage audits or investigations with a check-in and check-out process.
Connected or Disconnected
Work on or off the agency network.
Pre-Audit and Post-Audit Tools
Document TPS and agency-required actions at every stage.
Smart Worksheets
Worksheet format with auto-calculations and carry-forward data entry.
Data Encryption
Maximum security and protection for data on the user’s computer.
Management Reports
Multiple reports easily accessible, including generated ETA-581 data.
Import and Export
Worksheet data import and export capability.
Correspondence Generation
Letters generated with data merged from the audit.
Built-In Audit Tools
Add comments and notes, check TPS edits, and maintain a task list.
Time Entry Log
Document time spent on each audit or assignment.
Flexible Assignments
Supports investigations and non-audit staff assignments such as documenting employer Wage Adjustments.
Attachments Stored with the Audit
All supporting materials kept together in one place.
Employer / Assignment Selection
Optional selection function available.
Built-In TPS Review
The agency TPS team securely reviews and scores annual Audit Universe audits within COMPAS, isolated from audit staff through security.
PFL Auditing
The same robust UI Tax Audit features, adapted for Paid Family Leave auditing.
Benefits
COMPAS benefits
Designed to save time for audit teams and reduce dependency on outside support.
Time Savings for the Whole Team
Integrated worksheets, a central database for audits, employer documents, and correspondence, automated approval workflow, and tab-based navigation save time for auditors, reviewers, and supervisors.
Real-Time Error Checking
Visibly tracks and displays Quality Edits and Entry Edits to resolve as the audit progresses.
Easy Integration
Integrates with legacy or modernized implementations of UI Tax systems.
Settings Management
Agency administrative users manage a range of settings directly, resulting in less dependency on the MTW support team.
Ongoing Enhancement and Support
MTW provides continuous enhancement, maintenance, and support, so all customer agencies benefit from each other’s ideas and issue resolutions.
Windows 10 and 11 Compatible
Runs on current Microsoft Windows versions used across state agencies.
Fast Facts
COMPAS UI Tax Audit at a glance
Fast Fact
Large multi-year UI system modernization projects can achieve early implementation success and an immediate return on investment by integrating COMPAS with the legacy UI Tax system, then carrying it forward as part of the new system when it goes live.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Built with auditors, for auditors
COMPAS started in 2009 as a ground-up collaboration between MTW developers and two Unemployment Insurance Tax audit professionals. The goal was a modern software tool that helps UI Tax auditors consistently perform quality audits that pass USDOL Tax Performance System (TPS) Quality Reviews. The team worked together for more than a year to create a system that is easy to use, saves time, and improves consistency for experienced and novice auditors alike.
Throughout the audit process, auditors receive continuous feedback on their progress toward the steps required to meet USDOL TPS and best practice standards for quality audits.
Implementation and Product Releases
Evolving with our customers
Since the first implementation with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development in 2011, COMPAS has evolved to meet the varying needs of customers. A new version is released approximately every 18 months, and the current release is 7.1.
As the client list has grown, COMPAS has expanded to manage Wage Adjustment and Adjustment No Wage Detail assignments, TPS review, and Paid Family Leave audits. The result is a solution that ensures quality investigations and audits while saving time for auditors and management.
Adoption
The COMPAS timeline
From first release to implementations across the country.
2010
COMPAS 1.0 completed.
2011
AK Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
2013
MD Department of Labor, Licensing and Rehabilitation.
2015
SC Department of Employment and Workforce.
NV Department of Training and Rehabilitation.
2016
IN Department of Workforce Development.
2017
NC Division of Employment Security.
TX Workforce Commission.
2018
KS Department of Labor.
PA Department of Labor and Industry.
2021
OH Department of Jobs and Family Services.
2022
Washington, D.C. Department of Employment Security.
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Download the product brochure for an overview you can circulate internally.
See the benefits our customers already enjoy and learn how COMPAS can improve your UI Tax audit operations. Contact us today or emailinfo@mtwsolutions.com