Through this section of the website, you can learn about Chainbridge Software's revolutionary policy analysis system, PolicyLinks. PolicyLinks is the most advanced microsimulation tax policy modeling system available today. This tax policy analysis tool determines how changes to tax policies affect taxpayers by income classification, total revenue and receipts. Our system provides an integrated approach to tax policy simulation. Most importantly, PolicyLinks allows analysts to make changes to policies in an intuitive and simple way. Development of the generalized version began in December of 2001, and the program was in use by its first users -- the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) -- within seven months. The Alabama PolicyLinks system was developed beginning in late 2002 and ending in the fall of 2003. Successful updates to the Alabama PolicyLinks system were completed in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Development of three major modules of the Connecticut PolicyLinks system were developed in late 2006 and early 2007 with delivery completed in July 2007. The PolicyLinks system enables analysis of the following types of taxes:

• Individual income taxes
• Sales, excise and use taxes
• Corporate taxes
• Property taxes
• Multi-tax incidence

Written in both HTML and Java, the interface runs through Internet Explorer. However, it is important to note that the interface does not need to be connected to the Internet to run. It can run on a stand-alone computer, over an intranet, or over the Internet. Please contact us if you'd like to see a demo - we can schedule one either in person or remotely.