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Description

ATX stands out as the most user-friendly and comprehensive professional tax software tailored for CPAs and small firms. Its intuitive forms-based interface, bolstered by an extensive library of over 6,000 tax compliance forms, makes it an excellent choice for individual preparers and small businesses. Designed to facilitate a swift onboarding process for you and your support team, it incorporates user-friendly features that enable you to efficiently process and e-file returns while minimizing the possibility of errors. With additional tools for seamless importing of tax information and easy file sharing with clients, users can enhance their workflow significantly. The Check Return feature helps identify e-filing mistakes, omissions, and overridden entries, while the Refund Meter allows you to monitor the refund status or balance due for each entry. Navigating through forms is a breeze with the convenient Page, Worksheet, and Form tabs, ensuring a smooth user experience. Furthermore, ATX supports a full range of federal, state, and local returns, including key forms such as 1040, 1120, 1120S, 1065, and 1041, along with their respective schedules, making it an indispensable tool for tax professionals.

Description

Drake Tax is packed with an array of features designed to streamline the preparation and processing of tax returns for your clients efficiently. This allows you to concentrate on what matters most—engaging with clients and expanding your business. With Drake Tax, you can expedite every aspect of return preparation, ensuring that calculation results and a comprehensive view of the return are just a click away. You have the ability to mark items in any text field, checkbox, or tax form amount as verified, flagged for review, or noted for further examination. If any information for a confirmed item changes, the DoubleCheck feature will promptly flag it for review. In addition, shortcut keys and macros help to simplify the data entry process, significantly reducing the number of keystrokes required. The software facilitates an automatic flow of data from federal returns to state and city returns, while also providing options for overrides when necessary. State and city returns are generated on demand, and it automatically accounts for taxes paid to other jurisdictions. Furthermore, Drake Tax conveniently auto-fills information based on ZIP Code and EIN inputs, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in tax preparation. With all these features combined, Drake Tax becomes an invaluable tool for tax professionals aiming to optimize their workflow.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Cloudwalks Yes 
SmartVault Yes 
Truss Yes 
UltimateTax Yes 
8am CPACharge Yes 
Cloud 9 Hosting No 
Doc.It by IRIS No 
Jiva Yes 
Kinective Bridge Yes 
OneUp Networks Yes 
QuickBooks Online Yes 
QuickBooks Online Advanced Yes 
Rightworks No 
Sagenext No 
Soraban No 
StanfordTax No 
TaxDome No 
Verito No 

Integrations

Cloudwalks Yes 
SmartVault Yes 
Truss Yes 
UltimateTax Yes 
8am CPACharge No 
Cloud 9 Hosting Yes 
Doc.It by IRIS Yes 
Jiva No 
Kinective Bridge No 
OneUp Networks No 
QuickBooks Online No 
QuickBooks Online Advanced No 
Rightworks Yes 
Sagenext Yes 
Soraban Yes 
StanfordTax Yes 
TaxDome Yes 
Verito Yes 

Pricing Details

$597
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$330.00
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Wolters Kluwer

Founded

1987

Country

Netherlands

Website

taxna.wolterskluwer.com/professional-tax-software/atx

Vendor Details

Company Name

Drake Software

Founded

1977

Country

United States

Website

www.drakesoftware.com

Product Features

Corporate Tax

Compliance Management No 
Data Import / Export No 
Data Verification No 
Electronic Filing No 
Exception Notification No 
For Nonprofits No 
For Partnerships No 
K-1 Reporting No 
Payroll & Employer Forms No 
Status Tracking No 
Tax Planning No 

Tax Practice Management

Approval Process Control No 
Billing & Invoicing No 
Client Management No 
Client Portal No 
Document Management No 
Due Date Tracking No 
Scenario Planning No 
Tax Filing No 
Tax Forms No 
Workflow Management No 

Product Features

Corporate Tax

Compliance Management No 
Data Import / Export Yes 
Data Verification Yes 
Electronic Filing Yes 
Exception Notification Yes 
For Nonprofits No 
For Partnerships No 
K-1 Reporting No 
Payroll & Employer Forms No 
Status Tracking No 
Tax Planning Yes 

Tax Planning

Detailed Savings Calculations No 
Export Branded Proposal No 
Export Branded Tax Plan No 
Multi-Entity Planning No 
Multi-Year Planning No 
Proposed Legislation Planning No 
State & Local Planning No 
Strategy & Scenario Comparison No 
Tax Return Diagnostics No 
Tax Return Scanning No 

Tax Practice Management

Approval Process Control No 
Billing & Invoicing Yes 
Client Management No 
Client Portal No 
Document Management No 
Due Date Tracking No 
Scenario Planning Yes 
Tax Filing Yes 
Tax Forms Yes 
Workflow Management No 

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