Average Ratings 2 Ratings

Total
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Average Ratings 2 Ratings

Total
ease
features
design
support

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.

Description

Vertex software allows tax determination, compliance and reporting, tax data and management, as well as document management. It also integrates with core business applications to provide powerful integrations. Vertex combines the best of technology innovation, tax process expertise, and industry partnerships to create a global indirect tax solution. This reduces audit exposure and allows tax departments to add more value to their companies.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

CSG Encompass No 
Cloudwalks Yes 
Excede DMS No 
Fuul No 
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise No 
Kenandy No 
Matrix Frontier No 
QuickBooks Online Advanced No 
RentalMan No 
RentalResult No 
Rightworks Yes 
SAP Concur No 
SAP S/4HANA No 
Sage 100 No 
SmartVault Yes 
Superwise No 
Tridens Monetization No 
Truss Yes 
Znode No 

Integrations

CSG Encompass Yes 
Cloudwalks No 
Excede DMS Yes 
Fuul Yes 
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise Yes 
Kenandy Yes 
Matrix Frontier Yes 
QuickBooks Online Advanced Yes 
RentalMan Yes 
RentalResult Yes 
Rightworks No 
SAP Concur Yes 
SAP S/4HANA Yes 
Sage 100 Yes 
SmartVault No 
Superwise Yes 
Tridens Monetization Yes 
Truss No 
Znode Yes 

Pricing Details

$330.00
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Contact Vertex for pricing details.
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 Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
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 Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Drake Software

Founded

1977

Country

United States

Website

www.drakesoftware.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Vertex Inc.

Founded

1978

Country

United States

Website

www.vertexinc.com

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 

Product Features

Accounting

Accounts Payable No 
Accounts Receivable No 
Bank Reconciliation No 
Billing & Invoicing No 
CPA Firms No 
Cash Management No 
Cryptocurrency Support No 
Expense Tracking No 
Fixed Asset Management No 
Fund Accounting No 
General Ledger No 
Government No 
Multi-Currency No 
Nonprofits No 
Payroll Management No 
Project Accounting No 
Purchase Orders No 
Tax Management No 

Corporate Tax

Compliance Management Yes 
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 No 

Sales Tax

Address Validation Yes 
Audit Trail Yes 
Consumer Use Tax Yes 
Exemption Management Yes 
Tax Calculator Yes 
Tax Filing Yes 
Taxability Verification Yes 
Transaction Tracking Yes 
Value Added Tax (VAT) 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 No 
Client Management No 
Client Portal No 
Document Management No 
Due Date Tracking No 
Scenario Planning No 
Tax Filing Yes 
Tax Forms No 
Workflow Management No 

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