How to Use HTP to Complete the Close Process Puzzle

2. Celebrating twenty years of Integrated
Business Analytics Solutions
ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE | BIG DATA
Celebrating twenty years of Integrated
Business Analytics Solutions
ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE | BIG DATA
Session 1:
How to Use HTP to
Complete the Close Process
Puzzle

3. About Edgewater Ranzal, Kathie Strell, Geordan Drummond, and Jessica Downes (Oracle)
What is Hyperion Tax Provision (HTP)?
Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements
Review Process Flow
Data Flow
Tax Automation
Data Integration
Data Forms
Rules
Final Data Forms
Financial Reports
HTP Roadmap
Q & A
Agenda
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4. Who We Are
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Edgewater Ranzal is a full-service Oracle Platinum
Consulting Partner with premier services
in North America and regional offices in the United
Kingdom
We deliver Business Analytics solutions that
include Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance
Management (EPM), Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data (BD) technology
Our multiproduct focus offers domain expertise and technical leadership using the Oracle Business
Analytics Product Suite
We have industry expertise and specializations to help us deliver end-to-end solutions for each client’s
business needs

5. Our Services
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Financial
Close &
Consolidations
Business
Intelligence/
Big Data
Enterprise
Planning &
Analytics
Data Integration
Services
Training &
Support Services
Advisory
Services
Infrastructure
Costing &
Profitability
Mgmt
Business Intelligence/Big Data
• Scorecards & Dashboards; Mobile Delivery
• Prepackaged Analytic Applications (OBIA)
• BI Foundation (OBIEE / Essbase)
• Financial & Operational Analytics
• Reporting & Publishing
• Big Data
• Information Discovery (Endeca)
• Business Intelligence Cloud Service (BICS)
Financial Close & Consolidations
• Legal, Segment, & Mgmt Reporting
• Financial Performance & Close
• Optimization & Performance Lab
• Tax Provisioning
• Regulatory Requirements
Data Integration Services
• ERP Integration
• Financial Data Management
• Data Warehousing
• MDM & DRM
• ETL Services and Automation
Infrastructure
• Hardware Sizing, Installation, & Configuration
• Exalytics Benchmarking
• System Monitoring, Backup, & Disaster Recovery
• Upgrade & Migrations
Advisory Services
• Project/Program Management &
Process Change
• EPM & BI Road Maps
Training & Support Services
• Standard & Custom Training
• Virtual Classroom
• Multimedia and UPK
• Service Level Agreements
• Managed Services & Hosting
• Performance Engineering
Enterprise Planning & Analytics
• Strategic Planning (HSF) & Modeling
• Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
• Workforce, Capital, & Project Financial
Planning
• Public Sector Planning
• Cloud Services
Costing & Profitability Management
• HPCM Standard & Detail Models
• Waterfall Allocations
• Shared Service Charges
• Activity Based Costing
• Customer, Product, Segment & LOB
Profitability

6. Kathie Strell, HTP Principal Consultant at Edgewater Ranzal
Over 11 years working with the Oracle Hyperion Suite; over 8 years with Ranzal
Former Hyperion Enterprise, Essbase, and Planning administrator
Solely focused on HTP implementations since it was released in 2013
Geordan Drummond, Close & Consolidation Product Manager at Edgewater Ranzal
Over 20 years working with Oracle Hyperion products
Over 8 years with Ranzal, previously a consultant with Hyperion and Oracle
Former Hyperion Enterprise and HFM administrator
Working with the full suite of close and consolidation applications – HFM, HTP, ARM, FCM, and
SDM
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About Kathie Strell & Geordan Drummond

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Jessica Downes
Senior Solution Consultant
Contact information:
Jessica.downes@oracle.com
708.204.4755
Chicago, IL
• Work Background & Experience:
– Joined the Oracle pre-sales organization in 2013 with the launch of Hyperion
Tax Provision
– CPA with a Masters in Taxation. Consulting experience with Arthur Anderson
and E&Y. Client experience at Dean Foods, Exelon and Lasalle Partners.
– Most recently Jessica came from Longview solutions supporting their Tax
platform.
• Product Focus: Tax Provisioning / Close Suite
• Strengths: Exceptional experience in the Tax domain
• Industry Expertise: Utilities, Financial Services, CPG, All

8. Pre-Built HFM-based application
Separate from HFM
Designed to meet the needs of the Tax Team
Complies with ASC740 & IAS12 requirements
Facilitate / speed up the availability of Tax data required for HFM close
Developed by Oracle
First release 11.1.2.2, February 2013
8th release/update 11.1.2.4.201, April 2016
11.1.2.3.xxx equivalent to 11.1.2.4.xxx (see table)
New Functionality available with most releases
What is Hyperion Tax Provision (HTP)
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Version Version
11.1.2.3.503 11.1.2.4.000
11.1.2.3.700 11.1.2.4.100
11.1.2.3.701 11.1.2.4.200

9. What is Hyperion Tax Provision (HTP)
Calculates the Total Tax Provision (Estimate Current Expense and Deferred Expense
and Liability) for the required period
Allows for US GAAP and / or IFRS tax calculations
Actual and Interim (FIN18) Provision
Supplemental detail data
Provide Journal Entry to G/L or HFM to true up Expenses and Balance Sheet
Facilitate Financial Reporting, including footnotes
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10. HTP similarities to HFM
Metadata, Memberlists, Rules, Data Forms, Data Grids, etc.
Financial Reports & Smart view
Consolidation process
Data Load
Security
HTP differences from HFM
Independent periods
Translation
Journals not used
Cell text usage
Memberlist usage
User Defined (UDs) properties viewed as continuous string with keywords
Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements
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11. HTP unique features
Custom UIs:
Dimension Properties
Tax Automation
Metadata Validation
Tax Administration
Tax Account Roll Forward (TARF), Net Operating Loss (NOL), and Return To Accrual (RTA)
Automation
Period 13: Return to Accrual
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Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements

12. Calendar – Predefined with 13 periods (Do NOT Customize)
Metadata – All dimensions predefined with 5 custom dimensions
Memberlists – POV dynamic lists (52 account lists)
Rules – Predefined and placeholder subroutines
Data Forms & FR Reports – 100+ Data Forms & Reports
Custom UIs – 10+ custom screens (View tax properties, Tax Auto, etc.)
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Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements

13. Custom UI – Entity Properties: View only screen for end users
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Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements

14. Metadata Validations UI
Validate Tax Properties, including
Tax Account Top Member (RF & DC top member)
Children of NIBT (DC top member)
Netting Properties for Entities
Entity Base Members (Domicile assigned)
Regional Jurisdiction (Label correct)
Possible False Positive Messages
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Highlight HFM and HTP Common / Unique Elements

15. HTP
HFM/GL data (pre Tax) > HTP (tax calc) > GL (book tax entry) > HFM (reload from GL) > HTP
(reload from HFM/GL)
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HFM
PreTax
Income+
PreTax
Income+
Tax
Expense,
DTA, DTL
Tax Calc
G/L Journal
Entry
Review Process Flow – HFM / HTP Flow

16. Tax Process Flow
Tax Rates
Tax Automation
Current Provision
Temporary Difference Rollforward (Pre-Tax)
Deferred Tax Rollforward (Tax affected)
Total Tax Provision (Current plus Deferred)
Consolidated ETR (Rate Reconciliation)
Interim Provision
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Review Process Flow – Tax

17. Data Flow
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Review Process Flow – Data Flow

18. Considerations
Tax Detail Required
Data Protection
Multiple Sources Possible
Integration Options
Load Source Data using FDM or
FDMEE
Data Sync
Flat File
Smart View
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Review Process Flow – Data Integration
Source Data
Book Data (Full Trial Balance vs. Partial
Trial Balance)
HFM
G/L
Planning (or other Forecast/Budget system)
Other sources (e.g. subledgers)
Supplemental Detail
Other

19. Tax Automation
Maps Source (Book or Supplemental) Data to Tax Accounts
Execute from Tax Automation, Data Form, or Consolidation
Copy Prior Period Function
Can be exported to Excel
Stored as cell text
Security
Available Tax Accounts
Perms & Temps
Credits & Losses
Valuation Allowance
Etc.
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Review Process Flow – Tax Automation

20. Tax Automation Setup
Logic (calculation)
Percent
Any number (+ or -) to apply to calculation
Source
Know default, if leave cell blank
Target
Know default, if leave cell blank
Add Row for Unique Account/Entity Requirements
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Review Process Flow – Tax Automation

21. Input Forms
Tax Rates by Entity (Oracle)
Tax Rates by Jurisdiction (Custom)
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Review Process Flow – Data Forms

22. Standard routine usage:
Sub Calculate – bulk of tax calcs
Sub Translate – rollforwards, limited overrides for Net Income Before Tax (NIBT)
Sub NoInput – some based on data flag or metadata
Sub Input – allows for inputs if Parent Entity used to calculate provision
Sub Dynamic – not used
Sub Consolidation – not used
You do NOT want to modify the delivered code unless Oracle is providing a fix
Special features:
On Demand rules used in several cases
Copy Tax Automation between periods
Populate loss year origination
OpenCellTextUnit function used for Tax Automation & other data
Custom functions in delivered file can be leveraged for custom rules
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Review Process Flow – Rules Structure

23. Placeholder subroutines for custom rules (16 in total)
Allows for custom rules to be written before/after specific tax calc steps
This is the ONLY place you want to write your own rules
Cleanly identified at the end of the file so they are easy to find:
Called in Sub Calculate before/after delivered rules:
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Review Process Flow – Rules Structure

24. Variables used for member names and other purposes
Many out of box functions can be leveraged for custom rules
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Review Process Flow – Rules Conventions

25. On Demand rules (9 in total out of box, but more can be added)
Triggered from Data Forms or Tax Automation or Tax Administration
Can be designed to call portion of rule used in Sub Calculate as well
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One or more rules can be selected in form:
Review Process Flow – On Demand Rules

26. Custom rules examples
FIN18 automation
Discrete items (if available from book or tax accounts)
ETR calculation – calculate at consolidated level and then use for
each Entity
Book to Tax comparisons (e.g. Fixed Assets)
Alternate translation
Requirement is to have HFM and HTP match both Pre-Tax and Tax
Might be needed if Tax process is quarterly and HFM is monthly
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Review Process Flow – Custom Rules

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Review Process Flow – Final Data Forms

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Review Process Flow – Final Data Forms

29. Temporary Differences – Rollforward of values on Pre-Tax basis
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Review Process Flow – Final Data Forms

30. Deferred Tax – Rollforward of values on Tax effected basis
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Review Process Flow – Final Data Forms

31. 1:1 Data Form to FR Report
2.4.100 added
Consolidating
Current and Prior YTD
Entity and Reporting Currency
Consolidated ETR - IFRS Reporting
2.4.200 added
Country by country reporting (OECD)
Use as basis for creating custom FR reports and / or Report Books
Heavy use of Labels for heading references
Use of Dynamic POV memberlists
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Review Process Flow – Financial Reports

32. Current Provision:
Current vs. Prior YTD
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Review Process Flow – Financial Reports

33. Temporary Differences
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Review Process Flow – Financial Reports

34. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. |
Oracle Hyperion Tax Suite
Investing to Extend Oracle’s Lead
• Hyperion Tax Provision (11.1.2.4.200)
• SmartView-based Maintenance Wizard
• Statutory Balance Sheet Approach (IFRS)
• Current Tax Payable Analysis
• Tax Loss and Tax Credit Automation for National
Provision
• Copy RTA to different Scenario[s] and/or
Reporting Standard[s]
• Country by Country Reporting Template Updated
(OECD)
• Hyperion Tax Governance
• New Product (as of 11.1.2.4)
• Comprehensive solution for scheduling tax
activities & workflow
• Tax Supplemental Schedules (TSS) for
comprehensive data collection
• Smart View Support for TSS
• Operational Transfer Pricing / HPCM
• Management Ledger (11.1.2.4)
• Hyperion Tax Provision
• Upgrade automation enhancements
• Continued investment in maintenance &
administration
• Tax Loss and Tax Credit Automation for
Regional Provision
• Hyperion Tax Governance (11.1.2.4.300)
• Comprehensive FIN 48 enhancements
• LCM Support (11.1.2.4.100)
• Operational Transfer Pricing / HPCM
• Prebuilt-in Analytics
• Application Templates
• Hyperion Tax Provision
• Enhance unitary provisioning, reporting
and automation by implementing dynamic
point of view for Jurisdiction dimension
• Continued investment in maintenance &
administration
• Hyperion Tax Governance
• Comprehensive FIN 48 enhancements
• Continued pre-built content
• (New) Tax Provision & Reporting
Cloud Service
• (New) Profitability & Cost Management
Cloud Service (aka Transfer Pricing)
Hyperion Tax Suite
Most Recent Release
Hyperion Tax Suite
Near-term
Future Direction
In the next 12 months & beyond

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• Comprehensive stand-alone Tax Provision & Reporting
solution
• Tax Provision
• Workflow
• Supplemental Schedules (Compliance, Audit, R&D, etc)
• Dashboard
• Integration with on-premise HFM & Oracle Financial Cloud
Services (FCCS)
• Data & metadata integration with On-premise finance systems
such as HFM, EBS, JDE, Peoplesoft, & SAP
• Tablet-enabled User Interface
• Enterprise Grade: Security, High Availability, Scalability
• Fully Managed: Patched, Backed Up, Upgraded by Oracle
• TPCS migration from HTP
Oracle EPM Cloud
Oracle Tax Provision & Reporting Cloud Service

36. Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. |
Best Practice Tax Process Out-of-the-Box
Oracle Confidential – Internal/Restricted/Highly Restricted 36
• Out-of-box content
• Tax Provision
• Country-by-Country
• Reports
• Dashboards
• Best Practices built-in
• Configurable Framework
• Automatically Upgraded
by Oracle

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8 Conference Sessions
6/27, Session 1, 8:30 - 9:30am
How to Use Hyperion Tax Provision to Complete the Close Process Puzzle
6/27, Session 2, 10:15 - 11:15am
Cycling off FDM Classic on Steroids and Taking a Dose of FDMEE HGH
6/28, Session 8, 9:45 - 10:45am
Opus Group is Over the Moon with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud
6/28, Session 9, 11:15am - 12:15pm
FDMEE Can Do That?
6/28, Session 12, 4:45 - 5:45pm
Profitability and Cost Management: Have it Your Way
6/29, Session 14, 10:15 - 11:15am
The M&A Information Factory: 80 Sources in 100 Days with DRM and FDMEE
6/29, Session 18, 4:30 - 5:30pm
Migration Approaches for FDMEE, the Heart of the Matter
6/30, 9:00 – 11:00
The Rules Circus: Experts Parade the HFM Functions

38. Q & A
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Q & A

39. Contact Information
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Edgewater Ranzal
108 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 105
White Plains, NY 10604
Tel (914) 253-6600
Email: info@ranzal.com
Kathleen Strell
Kstrell@ranzal.com
Geordan Drummond
Gdrummond@ranzal.com
45 Beech Street, Suite 109
London EC2Y 8AD
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0) 2033 717 174
200 Harvard Mill Square
Suite 210
Wakefield, MA 01880
Tel (781) 246-3343
130 South Jefferson Street
Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60661

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