CGI-AMS wins IRS tax software deal

CGI-AMS Inc. has won a $2.7 million contract from the Internal Revenue Service to assist the agency with the first phase of its Filing and Payment Compliance initiative, the company announced today.

Under the contract, CGI-AMS of Fairfax, Va., will implement its Computer Assisted Collection System for Government software.

The Web-based automated workflow and case management system is designed to support and enhance government compliance operations and related services.

The system is specifically designed and maintained for use by tax and other agencies responsible for collecting on a variety of government debt such as taxes, student loans and courts' receivables. The company has implemented the system for 20 government agencies that are responsible for tax and revenue or student loans.

CGI-AMS is a unit of CGI Group Inc. of Montreal. The company has more than 25,000 employees and annual sales of $2.5 billion.