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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

    Proconnect Tax Online

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AIntuit ProConnect Tax Online is cloud-based professional tax software. It integrates with QuickBooks and includes a client portal so that clients can input their tax data online. ProConnect has a pay-per-return pricing structure.

    $70.78

    per return 1-9 returns

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    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
    Editions & Modules
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    200-299 returns
    $35.98
    per return
    100-199 returns
    $43.17
    per return
    50-99 returns
    $55.17
    per return
    10-49 returns
    $62.98
    per return
    1-9 returns
    $70.78
    per return
    +300 Returns
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    Pricing Offerings
    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Canopy Practice Management and Proconnect Tax Online
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    Canopy Practice Management
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    Ratings
    Proconnect Tax Online
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    1.0
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    1.1
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    User Testimonials
    Canopy Practice ManagementProconnect Tax Online
    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.
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    Intuit
    Intuit has coined the term "Firm of the Future" and its products live up to that moniker. If you run a practice that is cloud based, paperless and makes use of cutting edge tools such as e-signatures, client portals, etc., then this product will be a good fit for you. If you are slow to change and want to use the traditional desktop computing environment and frequently print client draft returns for review, use wet signatures, etc. then this might not be the product for you. If you are already using some of Intuit's products and plan to implement more business clients into QuickBooks Online, I would say this product is a "must have".
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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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    Intuit
    • Final taxes are clear.
    • The esignature is easy most of the time for clients to sign.
    • The dropdown for selecting the right year is clear.
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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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    Intuit
    • Not very many software titles outside the Intuit family can be used to integrate with the product.
    • The UI is a bit dated looking.
    • Can get rather costly if larger volumes of returns are prepared.
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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
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    Intuit
    The support is, excellent and Intuit overall provides good support. Their customer service representatives are friendly and always assist with issues when needed. There are multiple ways to contact the support team. I have not sued them though very much for technical tax issues and primarily the customer service team when needed.
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    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.
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    Intuit
    I think ProConnect Tax Online is better than competitors. As I am new to my career, the only software I have used are ProConnect Tax Online, and Thomson Reuters Ultra Tax. I prefer cloud-based software, but I think Ultra Tax is easier software to learn on. It is easier to learn on because it is form based
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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.
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    Intuit
    • Just being the administrative assistant I can't really talk on ROI - that would be for my boss to address. But since our office strives to be completely paperless efiling fits in with our paperless narrative.
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