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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Canopy Practice Management

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ACanopy Practice Management is designed to help accounting firms keep all parties on the same page. It includes essential tools for enabling communication between clients and your team.N/A

    Lappa

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ALappa (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
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Start-Up
    $44
    per month
    Standard
    $87
    per month
    Premium
    $545
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Considered Both Products
    Canopy
    No answer on this topic
    Lappa
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Canopy Practice Management and Lappa
    Feature
    Canopy Practice Management
    -
    Ratings
    Lappa
    9.8
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings9.611 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Canopy Practice Management and Lappa
    Feature
    Canopy Practice Management
    -
    Ratings
    Lappa
    10.0
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Canopy Practice ManagementLappa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Canopy
    If you want to have an all in one solution for managing you clients (from sales lead to loyal client) this is the answer. We rarely have to use other systems to take a client from a lead to completing their taxes or representation case. It's also given us the freedom to switch our business model to focus on value added pricing and shift to be an advisory focused firm. If you want to pump out hundreds of returns and don't care about managing your clients on a long term basis because you're a quantity over quality shop, you may not find value in the software.
    Incentivized
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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
    Canopy
    • As TheCPATaxProblemSolver, Canopy is a great timesaver in helping me complete IRS Offer In Compromises. An Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an IRS program that allows taxpayers to settle their liabilities for less than the full amount owed.
    • I use analytics contained in the state-of-the-art Canopy tax resolution software to calculate smart recommendations based on each unique case to arrive at the best solution and prepare successful cases.
    • Canopy tax has an all in one practice management software. It features Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Document Management, Workflow Management, as well as Billing and Invoicing
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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
    Canopy
    • Connectivity with Outlook for email tracking - the connection is sometimes lost and there is no notification. You just look for your email trail and there is nothing.
    • Electronic signatures for multiple contacts on one document with some fields being optional would be a great help.
    • Being able to see contact transcripts in the client record view versus just the transcript screen would be more efficient.
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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
    Canopy
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Support Rating
    Canopy
    We had to contact the company many times because of the problems we were encountering. They were not helpful in any way
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Canopy
    Canopy works efficiently for all the companies, more so the CPA firms and other programs have no such advancement. The existence of an individualized client portal from Canopy is a remarkable step. Canopy records the due dates for a project and checks them when they are near or notifies the user.
    Incentivized
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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
    Canopy
    • We have eliminated our admin position as our tasks are more streamlined.
    • We can support a year-round client demand breaking the season-to-season cash cycle.
    • We're looking to become 100% remote/virtual helping clients all over the country/world within the next 12 months due to this cloud solution.
    Incentivized
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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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