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Source URL
The official page remains attached to the rule or signal.
GUIDE
What proof should exist before deadline work changes?
For CPA operations, a filing reminder is not enough. Teams need source evidence, review state, client context, AI trace where applicable, and an audit trail for apply, undo, revert, and import actions.
Evidence-backed workflows support review; they do not replace professional judgment.
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DEFINITION
Evidence-backed means every operational claim can be inspected.
The product should preserve enough context for a reviewer to understand where a rule, deadline, alert, or migration-created deadline came from and why it entered the workflow.
Source excerpt
The relevant passage is visible near the operational action.
Verified metadata
The product records when the source was reviewed and the state of that review.
WORKFLOW
The interface should fail closed when evidence is missing.
If a rule lacks source context, the safer product behavior is to request verification instead of generating a confident deadline recommendation.
Verification-needed states
Ambiguous or unsupported signals should be visible as review work.
Human-in-the-loop apply
A person at the firm should approve operational changes before they affect client work.
Audit trail
Apply, undo, and revert actions should leave a record the firm can inspect later.
FAQ
Evidence-backed software questions.
What proof should exist before a deadline changes?
A reviewer should see the official source URL, relevant excerpt, verification metadata, client context, review state, and the audit event for the change.
How do alert apply and revert actions stay auditable?
Alert decisions are explicit actions. Apply, mark-reviewed, and revert flows keep source context and write audit records so the firm can inspect what changed and why.
Where does AI fit in evidence-backed workflows?
AI can map imports, normalize fields, summarize source changes, or draft operational context, but review status, source evidence, and human action remain the control points.
Review the public rule model.
The DueDateHQ rule library explains how source-backed signals move into deadline workflows.