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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Experian Employer Services HR Services

    Score1 out of 10
    N/AExperian Employer Services (including services from the former CIC Plus, acquired by Experian in 2022) is presented as a comprehensive suite of employer services designed to streamline workforce management and improve the employee lifecycle within the organization.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
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Start-Up
    $44
    per month
    Standard
    $87
    per month
    Premium
    $545
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    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
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    Considered Both Products
    Experian Employer Services
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    Lappa
    No answer on this topic
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    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Experian Employer Services HR Services and Lappa
    Feature
    Experian Employer Services HR Services
    -
    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 Experian Employer Services HR Services and Lappa
    Feature
    Experian Employer Services HR Services
    -
    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
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Experian Employer Services HR ServicesLappa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Experian Employer Services
    CIC Plus was designed to set up local and state taxes for employees in the payroll system. Taxes were not being set up for work locations and there was a lot of manual entry as well as audits that had to be done to set up employees properly.
    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
    Experian Employer Services
    • CIC Plus sets up state and local taxes for employees' home addresses.
    • CIC Plus is easy to use.
    • CIC Plus offers an I-9 service.
    Incentivized
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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
    Experian Employer Services
    • CIC Plus needs to set up the local taxes for employees' home and work location.
    • CIC Plus does not automatically set up taxes for a new hire unless the new hire goes to CIC Plus website and fills out the paperwork.
    • CIC Plus needs to have an automatic feed for every new hire that automatically sets up ALL the home and work location taxes for the employee.
    Incentivized
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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
    Experian Employer Services
    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
    Experian Employer Services
    CIC Plus does not set up all the taxes that are necessary to pay employees properly and this left the employer wide open for tax penalties and interest for taxes that were not paid properly and timely.
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Experian Employer Services
    CIC Plus promised us a product that would set up taxes for employees home and work location and it did not do this as promised
    Incentivized
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    Lappa
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Experian Employer Services
    BSI Tax Profile works to set up taxes for employees Home and Work location. It works as designed and requires a lot less auditing of employees' tax set up.
    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
    Experian Employer Services
    • I wasn't involved in the cost aspect. I was the administrator of the CIC Plus system.
    • CIC Plus caused us to owe back taxes on local taxes that were not automatically set up for employees.
    • The taxes that were not paid timely had interest and penalties associated with them.
    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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