Setting the News Options

The Options pop-up window displays Checkpoint's current or default settings. You can use this window to set your own preferences for the four sets of News options. Each set lets you configure a different aspect of Checkpoint News including view, display, and e-mail newsletters, and RSS feeds.

To set the news options:

1. On the top toolbar, click Options.

   The Options window appears.

2. On the left navigation bar, click News.

3. Select the News settings for News Service, News E-mail/Display, Journals E-mail, RSS Feeds.

   News Service

   Select the Default News Service you want to appear when you click the News menu: 

   • News & Insight
   • RIA Daily Updates
   • Accounting & Compliance Alert
   • PPC's Daily Update
   • BNA Daily Tax Report & Tax Core
   • BNA International Tax Monitor
   • IBFD Tax News Service
   • Towers Watson
   • EBIA Weekly
   • AAEI International Trade ALERT
   • Sabrix VAT News

   After selecting the default view, click Save and close.

   News E-mail/Display

   Use the News E-mail/Display option to subscribe to and select the format and display settings for the following newsletters:

   • RIA Newsletters
   • Accounting & Compliance Alert
   • PPC News
   • BNA Daily Tax Report & Tax Core
   • BNA International Tax Monitor
   • IBFD Daily Tax News Service
   • Sabrix Global Tax Update
   • Towers Watson
   • AAEI International Trade ALERT
   • EBIA Weekly

   Newsletters will be sent to the e-mail address you specify in the Personal/Password options.

   Click the following links to learn more about the newsletter options.

   RIA Newsletters

   You can subscribe to a range of RIA newsletters and have them sent to you by weekly e-mail. The e-mail message you receive includes a link to the newsletter in Checkpoint, news highlights for the week, and WG&L Journal digest. The full text of the newsletter is also attached in document format.

   Select the format for the RIA newsletters from two columns of check boxes:

   • Complete Newsletter - The newsletter is distributed as a complete publication, one newsletter per e-mail.
   • Daily Update - The newsletter is distributed as a series of daily updates. All daily update newsletters are grouped together in a single e-mail.

   A third column of check boxes, Display Options, lets you choose which updates you want to appear on the News screen.

   Click the E-Mail News Flashes for any e-mailed newsletters check box to receive updated e-mail notifications for any of your newsletters.

   Note: This option also controls the display of the News Flash updates in the News and Home screens. You must have the option selected to see News Flash updates for each newsletter or news service.

   There is also a Customize link next to the check boxes associated with these newsletters:

   • Corporate Finance Weekly Update
   • Payroll Guide (Bi-weekly)
   • State & Local Taxes Weekly Newsletter

   Click the Customize links to select filtering options for the newsletters. A new window shows all available options. After selecting the appropriate check boxes next to the filtering options, click Save and close.

   Accounting & Compliance Alert

   Select this option to receive the Account & Compliance Alert Highlights newsletter in the desired format and change display and customization settings.

   Use Browse Recent News to set the browsing preferences for the newsletter. When viewing the newsletter on the News screen, these preferences filter the news articles by the category you define. Select an option from the Sort By drop-down list and click Save and close.

   Use the Customize Browse link to select the topics you want to display when browsing recent news articles in the Accounting & Compliance Alert newsletter. Select the check boxes for the topics you want to display and click Save and close.

   Click the Customize links to select filtering options for the newsletter. A new window shows all available options. After selecting the appropriate check boxes next to the filtering options, click Save and close.

   PPC News

   Select this option to receive the PPC News newsletters in the desired format. Select the check boxes for the newsletters you want to receive in an e-mail and click Save and close.

   BNA Daily Tax Report & TaxCore

   Select this option to receive the BNA Daily Tax Report & TaxCore newsletter in the desired format. You can also click the E-Mail Real-Time updates in addition to BNA Daily Tax Report & TaxCore check box to receive real-time updates. Select the check boxes for the features you want and click Save and close.

   BNA International Tax Monitor

   Select this option to receive the BNA International Tax Monitor newsletter in the desired format. Select the check box for the format you want and click Save and close.

   IBFD Daily Tax News Service

   Select this option to receive the IBFD Daily Tax News Service newsletter in the desired format and with customized jurisdictions. Select the check box for the format you want and click Save and close.

   Click the Customize links to select filtering options for the newsletter. A new window shows all available options. After selecting the appropriate check boxes next to the filtering options, click Save and close.

   Towers Watson

   Select this option to receive the Towers Watson newsletters in the desired format. Select the check boxes for the newsletters and format you want and click Save and close.

   EBIA Weekly

   Select this option to receive the EBIA Weekly newsletter in the desired format and with customize topics. Select the check box for the format you want and click Save and close.

   Click the Customize links to select filtering options for the newsletter. A new window shows all available options. After selecting the appropriate check boxes next to the filtering options, click Save and close.

   AAEI International Trade Alert

   Select this option to receive the AAEI International Trade Alert Weekly newsletter in the desired format and with customize topics. Select the check box for the format you want and click Save and close.

   Click the Customize links to select filtering options for the newsletter. A new window shows all available options. After selecting the appropriate check boxes next to the filtering options, click Save and close.

   Journals E-mail

   This option lets you specify which WG&L Tax Journals, WG&L Financial Reporting and Management, World Trade Executive Publications, and BNA Publications journals you want to receive through e-mail. There are two options for receiving the journals, although not all journals have both options available:

   • Complete Journal - Select this option to receive notification in an e-mail when the new journal issue is available in Checkpoint.
   • Journal Preview - Select this option to receive an e-mail containing article highlights from the latest journal issue.

   You can select both options to receive an e-mail notification when a new issue is available and to receive article highlights.

   When you have completed adjusting your journal e-mail options, click Save and close.

   Note: For WG&L Financial Reporting and Management, BNA Publications, and World Trade Executive Publications journals, you can select to receive only a complete journal. The journal preview option is not available for these publications.

   RSS Feeds

   This option provides links to add RSS Feeds for RIA News Content to your RSS reader. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a web-based technology that lets you automatically receive updated headlines and news feeds for Checkpoint newsletter content. To receive and view an RSS feed you must have an RSS reader installed through your browser or from your local desktop.

   To enable a Checkpoint RSS newsletter feed, right-click the icon next to each newsletter, and then click Copy Shortcut from the menu. (In Firefox, you select Copy Link Location from the menu.) Paste the URL into your RSS reader to set up the feed.

4. After making changes to the News options, click Save and close to save the changes.

   Note: If necessary, you can click Cancel to return to the original settings.

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