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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Paddle

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/ALondon-based Paddle offers an ecommerce and subscription management solution for software companies seeking a streamlined demonstration of their services and centralized management of their different service levels and cloud-based offerings.N/A
    Pricing
    Intuit LacertePaddle
    Editions & Modules
    Lacerte REP (Fast Path Only)
    $400
    Lacerte 200 - Federal 1040
    Contact for pricing
    Lacerte Unlimited Modules
    Contact for pricing
    Custom
    custom pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intuit LacertePaddle
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Intuit LacertePaddle
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Intuit Lacerte and Paddle
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Paddle
    -
    Ratings
    Sales and Use Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Intuit Lacerte and Paddle
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Paddle
    -
    Ratings
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Document Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Intuit LacertePaddle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intuit LacertePaddle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    I wouldn't recommend them to anybody because their support is getting worse and worse and their business processes require you to contact support whether you want to or not. You will be forced to contact support and then wait for days to get any meaningful response that's not a copy/pasted sentence from FAQ.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • K-1 transfer capability
    • Supports more than 5,700 tax forms - federal and all state forms
    • Year-round e-filing
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    • Super easy to implement SDKs across supported platforms that support modern interface paradigms.
    • Real team members that provide backend support for merchant issues. We had issues addressed quickly and taken seriously whenever we needed anything.
    • Help with navigating VAT transparently. We never worried that we were messing up in this complicated area of international sales.
    • Great first line customer support reduces the need for an extensive customer support organization on our end. They dealt with all purchase related issues as well as lightweight technical issues (e.g pointing users to FAQs, update links, etc.).
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    • Analytics could support more flexible analysis of reported data and better custom events.
    • More customization of the drop in purchase UI on the web without the need for a full custom site integration.
    • Sometimes communication from their front line support staff has gone to the wrong address.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Intuit
    Lacerte customer service has been great. They are very knowledgeable about the product and can help resolve problems quickly.
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    Paddle
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    We tried using Stripe before Paddle, but it was a pain integrating it and it lacked the licensing. Paddle allows us just to add a payment button and don’t ever think about payment methods, we don’t have to make a separate button for card payments and another one for PayPal. Paddle does all this in their checkout process.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Paddle
    • We wanted to grow faster, which was possible once we integrate recurring payment gateway. And we've got Paddle to do that.
    Incentivized
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