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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

    Tipalti

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Tipalti automates critical financial processes to drive efficiency, including accounts payable, mass payments, procurement, and expenses, all on one global finance automation platform that grows with the organization, automating, de-risking and simplifying finance.

    $129

    per month

    Pricing
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    Editions & Modules
    Lacerte REP (Fast Path Only)
    $400
    Lacerte 200 - Federal 1040
    Contact for pricing
    Lacerte Unlimited Modules
    Contact for pricing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Pricing starts at $149 per month for the platform fee. Users can upgrade to Tipalti's more advanced capabilities as their businesses gets more complex. The Tipalti pricing model is designed to grow with the user's company. Advanced features such as W-8 tax forms, international tax IDs, or multi-entity payables are available as needed.
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    Community Pulse
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Tipalti
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Would buy again
    94 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    94 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    68 Answers
    Features
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Intuit Lacerte and Tipalti
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
    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 Tipalti
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
    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
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Intuit Lacerte and Tipalti
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    -
    Ratings
    Tipalti
    9.1
    64 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings9.461 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings9.255 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings9.354 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings9.550 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Intuit Lacerte and Tipalti
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    -
    Ratings
    Tipalti
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.953 Ratings
    Vendor Management00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings7.933 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (103 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (79 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intuit LacerteTipalti
    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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    Tipalti
    I would tell them that it manually syncs to ERPS. Additionally I would include the fact that you can pay multiple entities in one pay run allowing to be very efficient. I would also include that they can add rules to bill approvals or set up auto payments for certain vendors. Lastly, there are many reports you can run providing you will very informational data in seconds.
    Incentivized
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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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    Tipalti
    • Tipalti has a very user friendly interface, clearly laid out and easy to navigate
    • The audit trail feature is hugely helpful to track an invoice's progress through the system
    • Being able to schedule invoices to be paid exactly on their due date ensures we pay on time but not earlier than necessary
    • We were able to put in strong controls around changes to vendor data
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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.
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    Tipalti
    • The report that provides the "Not payable" vendors does not work well for us, particularly because the sync to our ERP goes both ways, which means all of the employees also sync over to Tipalti and remain as Not Payable. So the list is very long, and I don't find a good use for it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    Solid system performance. Suits our needs and solution provider very inclined to accept feedback and involve users in developing the solution to serve both the provider and the ultimate user. Tipalti has streamlined our process that was previously very manual and prone to error. Now there is transparency of information and role.
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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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    Tipalti
    Two-time Tipalti selector, implementor, and user. The payment features in the app saves many steps in the payment process. No longer do you have to set-up or upload payment information to your bank and then go back to your accounting system and mark items as paid. Tipalti does all of this with a click of a mouse. The payment feature is the stand out feature. Many vendors can process your invoices. Look at how at the payment process of others.....you will see.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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    Performance
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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    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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    Tipalti
    Since I also work in customer support, I often have to contact Tipalti's team with questions from our users. Tipalti's support team has always been exceptionally helpful and it was a pleasure to communicate with them. I have always received prompt responses to any inquiries and they are excellent at solving our customers' issues within a short time
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Tipalti
    From initial implementation through to user experience, Tipalti has been able to exceed our expectations in terms of its functionality and useability. We have found with other systems implemented in the past they did not match our expectations which resulted in us terminating these services.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    We were given the option of only one integration.
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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.
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    Tipalti
    • Vendor onboarding has taken the responsibility from one person to the Vendor directly. This provides the vendor with the ability to enter their own banking information for payments and upload their Federal W9 form.
    • Vendors can upload their own invoices to the system, taking the possibility that our AP team did not receive an emailed or mailed invoice to upload. This also increases payment efficiency as the vendor's invoice is processed in a more timely manner.
    • AP can review invoices for accuracy and concentrate on how to code an invoice, rather than be a paper pusher or a data entry clerk. AP doesn't spend time searching for invoices that might be a duplicate, the system will communicate this on the software review process and if AP has uploaded by email the same invoice multiple times, an email will be sent to AP to indicate that the invoice was not uploaded due to duplication.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Tipalti Screenshots

    Screenshot of Intelligent invoicing workflowScreenshot of Mobile approvals for invoices and paymentsScreenshot of Brandable self-service supplier portal (including handling tax forms)Screenshot of Brandable self-service portal to collect and validate payment detailsScreenshot of Combined payment methods, currencies, and entities in a single payment fileScreenshot of an early payment, which can be offered to suppliers through email or the supplier portal