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Thomson Reuters Checkpoint alternatives for New Zealand accountants
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint is an online tax and accounting research service built for New Zealand professionals, with specialist commentary, Inland Revenue material and Taxation Today. If you’re weighing an alternative, compare where answers come from, how you check them, where you can use them and how you pay. Here’s how Nylon and five other options compare, and when Checkpoint is still the better fit.
Nylon vs Thomson Reuters Checkpoint: the short answer
As at 22 October 2026, in New Zealand dollars. Details and sources below.
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint
Nylon
Works in
The Checkpoint web platform
Nylon, plus Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot (Adviser and Elite)
Contract
Annual subscriptions that renew automatically
Monthly, cancel anytime
Price ex GST
Quote-based; Checkpoint titles show no price
$39–$199 per user a month
AI answers
Not described on Thomson Reuters’ public pages for Checkpoint NZ
Every answer cites and links the primary source
Commentary
Specialist commentary, Taxation Today and Weekly Tax Bulletins
Not included: answers cite legislation, guidance and cases
Choose Nylon for cited answers from New Zealand primary sources, in the tools you already use. Keep Checkpoint if your work runs on its commentary, newsletters and Q&A service, and add Nylon alongside.
Each vendor’s own website is the source for its column.
The best Thomson Reuters Checkpoint alternatives at a glance
What each product says about itself on its own website, as at 22 October 2026. Prices exclude GST unless stated.
Nylon
Cited AI answers from New Zealand primary sources, in Nylon or your AI assistant
Yes, on every plan
$39, $99 or $199 per user a month
CCH iKnowConnect
The New Zealand Master Tax Guide, CCH commentary and practical tools
Yes
$1,045.19–$5,792.68 a year incl. GST, for 1 user
Lexis+ with Protégé
Broad legal research, with CaseBase citation checks
Yes
Quote-based
Cassandra Research
A low per-seat price and research across 23 jurisdictions
Yes
A$45 or A$99 per seat a month, plus GST
Inland Revenue’s Tax Technical site
Inland Revenue’s own published interpretations
Not described on the site
Free
ChatGPT or Claude on their own
Quick drafting where nobody needs to trace the source
Only with web search on
Free and paid plans
Why New Zealand accountants choose Nylon over Checkpoint
Checkpoint is strong on commentary, tax news and specialist services. Nylon is built for cited answers from the law itself, wherever you work.
Cited AI answers from New Zealand law
Ask in plain English and Nylon answers from New Zealand legislation, Inland Revenue guidance and case law, with every citation linked to the source. AI answers for Checkpoint NZ aren’t described on Thomson Reuters’ public pages. It says CoCounsel Tax, its AI built on Checkpoint content, doesn’t currently include non-US domestic tax research.
Research inside your AI assistant
Adviser and Elite seats bring Nylon into Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, with every answer cited. Thomson Reuters’ Claude connector is for CoCounsel Legal; a connector for Checkpoint isn’t described on its public pages.
Monthly billing
Nylon is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime. Checkpoint titles are annual subscriptions that renew automatically. To cancel, Thomson Reuters’ online store asks for written notice within 30 days of the renewal invoice.
Per-user prices, published
Nylon publishes a per-user price for Starter, Adviser and Elite. Thomson Reuters lists Checkpoint NZ titles at “POA + GST”; you book a demo or contact an account manager for a quote.
1. Nylon
Nylon: cited AI answers from New Zealand primary sources
Nylon answers tax and law questions from New Zealand legislation, Inland Revenue guidance, and court and tribunal decisions, and links every citation to the source.
Cited answers
Every answer comes with hyperlinked citations to the primary source.
New Zealand library
New Zealand legislation, Inland Revenue guidance, and decisions from New Zealand courts and tribunals.
Drafting and review
Draft advice letters, research memos and tax opinions, or upload client documents and ask what matters.
In your AI tools
Adviser and Elite seats include Nylon’s AI connector for Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.
Pricing
Starter $39, Adviser $99 and Elite $199 per user per month, ex GST. Billed monthly; cancel anytime. Free 7-day trial. Enterprise pricing on request.
Nylon
When does a person become a New Zealand tax resident?
A person is a New Zealand resident if they have a permanent place of abode in New Zealand, even if they also have one elsewhere [1]. They’re also resident once they’ve been present for more than 183 days in total in a 12-month period, backdated to the first of those days [2].
1
Income Tax Act 2007, s YD 1(2)
2
Income Tax Act 2007, s YD 1(3) and (4)
Illustrative example
Benchmark · October 2026
4.68 / 5
Nylon’s composite score on 91 CPA Program Australia Taxation questions, each graded blind against an expert reference answer.
Nylon
4.68
Claude Fable 5.1
4.32
GPT-6 Astra
4.28
Australian tax, compared with five general AI models. Specialist tools, including Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, weren’t tested.
Nylon vs Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, side by side
As at 22 October 2026. The Checkpoint column comes from Thomson Reuters’ website.
Where you use it
The Checkpoint web platform, with linking between related content and a Client ID to track time on projects. A Checkpoint connector for AI assistants isn’t described on Thomson Reuters’ public pages; its Claude connector is for CoCounsel Legal.
Nylon on the web, and Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot through the AI connector (Adviser and Elite).
Contract
Annual subscriptions that renew automatically. To cancel a title, Thomson Reuters’ store asks for written notice within 30 days of the renewal invoice; its New Zealand terms default to 60 days’ notice.
Monthly. Cancel anytime.
Price (ex GST)
Quote-based. Book a demo or contact an account manager; Checkpoint titles on Thomson Reuters’ online store show “POA + GST”.
$39, $99 or $199 per user a month. Enterprise: quote.
AI answers
Not described on Thomson Reuters’ public pages for Checkpoint NZ. In New Zealand, Thomson Reuters sells AI for legal work: CoCounsel, and AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw New Zealand. Its US CoCounsel Tax, built on Checkpoint, doesn’t currently include non-US domestic tax research.
Fast and research modes on every plan, plus deep research on Adviser and Elite. Every answer links each citation to the primary source.
Sources
Tax Acts and related legislation, Taxation Review Authority and higher court tax cases, Tax Information Bulletins and Inland Revenue booklets, sold title by title.
Nylon’s library: New Zealand legislation, Inland Revenue guidance, and decisions from New Zealand courts and tribunals.
Jurisdictions
New Zealand, with double tax agreements and selected overseas tax cases. Australia runs on a separate Checkpoint.
Australian, New Zealand and UK tax legislation and guidance in one library.
Expert commentary
Commentary by tax, accounting and legal specialists, plus Taxation Today, Weekly Tax Bulletins and the Tax 111 Q&A service, run by Baker Tilly Staples Rodway.
No editorial commentary. Nylon answers from the primary sources.
Practical tools
Company and trust forms and templates, XYZ Model Financial Statements with disclosure checklists, and the Practical Auditing Manual.
No calculators or templates. Nylon drafts advice letters and memos, and reviews uploaded documents.
Trial
Thomson Reuters’ New Zealand Checkpoint page offers a free demo, or a trial on request.
Free 7-day trial when you sign up, or book a demo.
What you gain with Nylon
AI answers that cite and link the primary source, on every plan
Nylon inside Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot (Adviser and Elite)
Monthly billing, with published per-user prices
Australian, New Zealand and UK tax legislation and guidance in one library
What you give up
Thomson Reuters’ specialist commentary and Taxation Today
Weekly Tax Bulletins and the Tax 111 Q&A service
Checkpoint’s forms, templates and XYZ Model Financial Statements
Test Nylon on your own client questions
Bring three questions from this month’s client work. In the demo, we’ll answer them in Nylon with every source linked.
Other Thomson Reuters Checkpoint alternatives
Each summary comes from the product’s own website, as at 22 October 2026.
2
CCH iKnowConnect
Wolters Kluwer’s tax and legal research platform, with the New Zealand Master Tax Guide, CCH commentary and built-in AI: AI-Powered Q&A, an AI Assistant and AI-generated summaries, with citations.
Best for
Firms whose work runs on the Master Tax Guide and CCH commentary.
Pricing
$1,045.19, $2,106.93 or $5,792.68 a year incl. GST for 1 user, up to $11,585.34 for 3 users, with a 12-month lock-in. 4+ users: quote. Free 7-day trial on request.
Consider it if
You want tax commentary and practical tools more than broad legal research.
3
Lexis+ with Protégé
LexisNexis’s legal AI for research, drafting and analysis, formerly Lexis+ AI. Its Legal AI grounds answers in LexisNexis content with CaseBase citations, and its Protégé workflows are built for New Zealand lawyers.
Best for
Law firms, barristers and in-house teams doing broad legal research.
Pricing
Quote-based; free demo on request.
Consider it if
Your work is mostly legal rather than tax. Its New Zealand pages are written for legal professionals rather than accountants.
4
Cassandra Research
An Australian AI tax and legal research workspace covering 23 jurisdictions, with a New Zealand tax engine for income tax, GST and Inland Revenue procedure. Its tax products are for registered tax agents and other approved professionals.
Best for
Advisers who want a low per-seat price and research across many countries.
Pricing
Pro A$45 and Elite A$99 per seat a month, plus GST (Australian dollars).
Consider it if
You research well beyond New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
5
Inland Revenue’s Tax Technical site
Inland Revenue’s technical site publishes the Commissioner’s interpretation of tax law, with case summaries, technical decision summaries, consultations and the work programme.
Best for
Checking Inland Revenue’s published view on an issue.
Pricing
Free to read online.
Consider it if
You mainly need Inland Revenue’s published positions and are happy to search them yourself.
6
ChatGPT or Claude on their own
General AI assistants that answer from their training data and, when it’s on, web search. OpenAI’s help centre warns that ChatGPT’s citations can be incomplete, outdated or incorrect.
Best for
Quick drafting and orientation where nobody needs to trace the answer.
Pricing
Free and paid plans.
Consider it if
You add Nylon’s AI connector, so they search Nylon’s library and cite the source.
Which should you choose?
Match the tool to the work you do most.
If you want cited answers from the law itself
Nylon
In Nylon or in Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot, billed monthly.
If your work runs on Checkpoint’s commentary and services
Keep Checkpoint, add Nylon
Keep its commentary, newsletters and Tax 111, and use Nylon for cited answers. Nylon is billed monthly, so you can run both.
If you want tax commentary and tools
CCH iKnowConnect
The New Zealand Master Tax Guide and CCH commentary.
If your work is mostly legal
Lexis+ with Protégé
Broad New Zealand legal research with CaseBase.
If you research across many countries
Cassandra Research
It covers 23 jurisdictions.
If you only need Inland Revenue’s view
Inland Revenue’s Tax Technical site
The Commissioner’s published interpretations, free.
Security your firm can check
Nylon is SOC 2 Type I and Type II audited, and ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certified.
Independently audited
SOC 2 Type I and Type II reports are available, and Nylon holds ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certification.
Encrypted
All data that passes through Nylon is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Not used for training
Your questions and Nylon’s answers aren’t shared, and your inputs are never used to train AI models.
Admin controls
Every plan includes advanced organisational controls.
Baqir Hussein, FCCA · Founder & Director, Finex Chartered Certified Accountants
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint alternatives: frequently asked questions
Questions about switching? Book a demo or email support@usenylon.com.
What is the best alternative to Thomson Reuters Checkpoint?
If you want cited AI answers from New Zealand primary sources, Nylon: it links every answer to the source, works inside Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot, and is billed monthly. If you want commentary and AI answers from one publisher, CCH iKnowConnect. For broad legal research, Lexis+ with Protégé. For Inland Revenue’s own published view, Inland Revenue’s Tax Technical site, which is free.
Does Thomson Reuters Checkpoint have AI?
As at 22 October 2026, AI answers for Checkpoint NZ aren’t described on Thomson Reuters’ public pages. In New Zealand, Thomson Reuters sells AI for legal work: CoCounsel, and AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw New Zealand. In the US it sells CoCounsel Tax, built on Checkpoint content, which it says doesn’t currently include non-US domestic tax research. Thomson Reuters says more CoCounsel Tax capabilities are planned for later in 2026.
How does Thomson Reuters Checkpoint pricing compare with Nylon?
As at 22 October 2026, Thomson Reuters lists Checkpoint NZ titles at “POA + GST”: you book a demo or contact an account manager for a quote, and titles are annual subscriptions that renew automatically. Nylon costs $39, $99 or $199 per user a month ex GST, billed monthly. A sole practitioner on Nylon Starter pays $39 a month ex GST.
Does Nylon include Thomson Reuters commentary?
No. Checkpoint’s commentary, Taxation Today, Weekly Tax Bulletins and Tax 111 service come from Thomson Reuters and its authors. Nylon answers from primary sources: legislation, Inland Revenue guidance, and court and tribunal decisions. You can keep Checkpoint for its commentary and use Nylon for cited answers.
Can I use Nylon alongside Checkpoint?
Yes. Nylon is billed monthly, so you can add it without changing your Checkpoint subscription. Nylon answers from its own library, so there’s no need to copy Checkpoint content into it.
Does Nylon have a free trial?
Yes. Start a free 7-day trial when you sign up, or book a demo to see Nylon on your own questions. Plans are monthly and you can cancel anytime. Thomson Reuters’ New Zealand Checkpoint page offers a free demo, or a trial on request.
Can I use Nylon in ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot?
Yes, with an Adviser or Elite seat. Nylon’s AI connector lets those assistants search Nylon’s library and cite the source.
Is Nylon secure enough for client work?
Nylon is SOC 2 Type I and Type II audited, and ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certified. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and your inputs are never used to train AI models.
Keep exploring
Nylon for accountants
Research, drafting and review for accounting firms.
Tax research benchmark
91 Australian tax questions, six systems, graded blind.
AI connectors
Nylon in Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot.
Plans
Starter, Adviser and Elite, billed monthly.
Information about other products comes from their own websites as at 22 October 2026 and can change. Prices are in New Zealand dollars. Thomson Reuters and Checkpoint are trade marks of Thomson Reuters. Other product names belong to their owners. Nylon isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Nylon’s October 2026 benchmark compared general AI models, not the other products on this page. Spotted something out of date? Email support@usenylon.com.