System and method for customized timeline for account information

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• generating, by a processor in the computer, an interface for generating and customizing a timeline, wherein the interface exposes parameters for modifying elements of the timeline, and wherein the elements include display properties of the timeline;
• receiving input through the interface to modify the parameters, wherein the input includes input that selects which of the elements to include on the timeline and how to display the elements;
• upon receiving a request to display the timeline with tax account information for an entity:
• configuring the timeline by retrieving and consolidating a history of tax account information for the entity in a single display of the timeline, wherein elements in the history are selected based on the parameters;
• and
• dynamically rendering the timeline as one of multiple display zones on a display screen based on the parameters, wherein rendering the timeline includes determining how to display each of the elements on the timeline based, at least in part, on the parameters, and wherein the multiple zones display tax information about the entity from a tax authority.