Bloomberg Tax vs. Lappa

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bloomberg Tax
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Bloomberg Tax is a tax management and automation software suite supporting corporate tax research, calculation, and compliance.N/A
Lappa
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Lappa (formerly LOVAT) is tax software for VAT/sales tax filing. The platform collects all tax data across any sales channel and files VAT returns.
$44
per month
Pricing
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Editions & Modules
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Start-Up
$44
per month
Standard
$87
per month
Premium
$545
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Features
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Type of tax
Comparison of Type of tax features of Product A and Product B
Bloomberg Tax
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Lappa
9.8
16 Ratings
25% above category average
Sales and Use Taxes8.02 Ratings9.611 Ratings
Cross-border Taxes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
VAT / GST Taxes10.01 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Tax Reporting & Compliance
Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Bloomberg Tax
8.5
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Lappa
10.0
16 Ratings
24% above category average
Geolocation for Tax Assessment9.02 Ratings10.015 Ratings
3rd-Party Software Integrations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Tax Data Reporting9.02 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Compliance Administration Management9.02 Ratings10.015 Ratings
Tax Document Management8.01 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Complex Tax Scenario Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.9
(16 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bloomberg TaxLappa
Likelihood to Recommend
Bloomberg
The fixed asset software is very advanced for software in general, but it is limited to accounting (GAAP and Tax) fixed assets. Would love to see a more IT user friendly software allowing IT personnel to use a gun to scan the servers and computers, etc. This wouldn't necessarily be a fixed asset as many computer items are too small dollar wise, but it would be a useful feature for IT and accounting to track IT assets by locatoin, user, departmetn, etc. and would be company wide. Another software needed is for company contracts with an ability to send out emails for notifications that a given contract is coming due. Obviously, this would be for contracts and leases but is also useful for accounting and would involve the whole company as there are contracts for rentals, equipment, service maintenance agreements, capital leases, IT contracts, etc.
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Lappa
You need a way to calculate VAT on your remote sales and store tax documents electronically. As part of your evaluation, I would include LOVAT as an option. With LOVAT, we can also avoid asking clients to provide additional information at check out, which keeps our conversion rate higher. It's so easy to upload tax data, calculate VAT, and submit VAT forms
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Pros
Bloomberg
  • Research
  • Chart Creations.
  • Help narrow down or identify the exact issue you have.
  • Customer Support through the help line.
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Lappa
  • Variety of subscription plans which are flexible thanks to possibilities of purchasing various add-ons.
  • Tax audit reports which are available for download is a great feature that allows us to have a deeper look to our transactions from different sales channels of ours.
  • The support team in always helped us with difficulties or questions that we had on different stages while working with LOVAT
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Cons
Bloomberg
  • Better outlay of the depreciation section, rather see periods vertically, then horizontally. The periods are difficult to move through when you need to see many months in the past or vice-versa.
  • Would love to see an ability to mandate certain fields when creating an asset as every company is different.
  • Would love to see each field have the ability to have it's own pick list, and the pick list that does exist needs to be larger to allow for a longer list rather than just 8-10, then the rest are hidden so you have to move to section 2 to see that continuing list.
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Lappa
  • Some processes take extra time
  • It will take some time and preferably a demo call with the support team to learn how to use the software yourself
  • Unfortunately, consultation on really difficult questions can be obtained only for an additional fee
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Usability
Bloomberg
Overall, it is a good value for the money we pay for it, and it helps our tax process.
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Lappa
The functionality is very powerful, and everything works as promised. But the interface needs improvement in places - sometimes you have to search for something longer than you would like.
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Alternatives Considered
Bloomberg
I think it is a superior product with more features.
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Lappa
Lovat is a product which is favorable in terms of cost, unlike the many tax software which are expensive and not affordable.Also, Lovat has some flexibility, where different procedures based on the companies demands can be personalized to suit its needs. Lastly, Lovat works in hand with the many programs that are in the accounting area.
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Return on Investment
Bloomberg
  • Allowed for very smooth audits
  • User friendly, allows for documentation to be stored, very useful
  • Good audit trail to see what happened.
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Lappa
  • Good functionality and regular update of the services.
  • This software is a good value for money especially taking into account a not very high price.
  • The support team is professional but available only at weekdays.
  • For the moment the support language is only English that may cause some inconvenience.
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