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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CCH Axcess

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AWolters Kluwer offers CCH Axcess, a modular cloud-based tax preparation, compliance, and workflow management solution.N/A

    Intuit Lacerte

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AIntuit Lacerte is an Income Tax Compliance system, providing forms, tax planning support, as well as document management and document storage.

    $400

    Pricing
    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Editions & Modules
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    Lacerte REP (Fast Path Only)
    $400
    Lacerte 200 - Federal 1040
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    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Considered Both Products
    Wolters Kluwer
    Chose CCH Axcess
    CCH offered a best-in-class product at a price point that was "reasonable", given the high volume of users in our organization and the immense number of tax returns we complete annually. We also already employ many other tools from the WoltersKluwer family of applications, …
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    Chose CCH Axcess
    CCH Axcess is simply more robust. They provide an all in one solution and do the best job at integrating all needed modules.
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    Intuit
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of CCH Axcess and Intuit Lacerte
    Feature
    CCH Axcess
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Lacerte
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of CCH Axcess and Intuit Lacerte
    Feature
    CCH Axcess
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Lacerte
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
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    TaxJar
    Score8 out of 10
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    Lappa
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Vertex
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.3
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    CCH AxcessIntuit Lacerte
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Wolters Kluwer
    This application is best suited for enterprise use cases. It interfaces with almost every other major platform at the enterprise level and is scalable to the nth degree. But that comes at a high price tag, given that it integrates with everything and is used relatively ubiquitously. Any recommendations that I would give on the platform would be based on enterprise applicability.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    This software is great for a tax preparer that wants the whole package from organizers to customer returns with letters and invoices. This is the best software with everything combined together. For new tax preparers looking for expensive software and are willing to some items (invoices) organizers, scheduling) through other means, Intuit Lacerte might be too expensive. But once the practice grows the time saved having all the “bells and whistles “ is worth every penny!
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    Pros
    Wolters Kluwer
    • CCH Document - It's cloud based. The program is user-friendly and easily customizable.
    • CCH Tax - Relatively easy system navigation. It satisfies all our tax return filing needs.
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    Intuit
    • K-1 transfer capability
    • Supports more than 5,700 tax forms - federal and all state forms
    • Year-round e-filing
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    Cons
    Wolters Kluwer
    • Customer support does not know their own product!
    • Rep for the company does not know their own product!
    • Hidden add-ons that they deceive prospect into believe is apart of the system.
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    Intuit
    • Although Intuit Lacerte offers the option for clients to by by refund, it is limited to 2 banks which means we could have to change banks to offer this service, broadening the banks relationship would assist us greatly.
    • Although Intuit Lacerte is set up for running reports, they are not as dynamic as they could be, for example, running a report for all clients working for a specific employer, or occupation if we were targeting an audience.
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    Usability
    Wolters Kluwer
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    Intuit
    Intuit Lacerte is not only easy for those veteran users such as myself, but is it also easy to teach to the new users, which makes it a good fit for a firm such as ours that has a high volume of interns and trainees in the industry. Many of which can then take that experience with them to the next firm they move on to, which exhibits as perpetual value.
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    Support Rating
    Wolters Kluwer
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    Intuit
    Lacerte customer service has been great. They are very knowledgeable about the product and can help resolve problems quickly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Wolters Kluwer
    CCH Axcess was very comparable to Thomson Reuters. They are both large companies in their fields and have similar resources. We ultimately went with Thomson Reuters because we bundled with their other softwares for a better price and it makes sense to be with one company to deal with one customer support line.
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    Intuit
    I’ve heard other tax preparers talk about their software and their likes and dislikes. When I offer to show them Intuit Lacerte most are blown away by what it does. One preparer used ProConnrct online tax (also by Intuit), and she loves how easy Intuit Lacerteis to use. She said having live support (not chat) to actually be able to show issues and work through them was great. Both programs use the same calculations, but the extras (trial balance, organizers with prior year data, invoicing, scheduling, filters, etc) are what makes Intuit Lacerte the best!
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    Return on Investment
    Wolters Kluwer
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    • Able to process client requirements faster
    • Docusign feature a big plus
    • Lacerte Diamond Passport fees is highly priced at 17.5K USD + fastpath additional per user. They could consider to bring down the cost so that it works out lucratively.
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