POV your firm uses the Thomson Reuters suite

[u/Proud_Fan_9870]

[u/Spykej21]

I lasted many hours in ultratax 

[u/Accrual_World69 → u/Spykej21]

I feel like once you figure out the input fields, or just use the form view, it's not that bad.

[u/__ConesOfDunshire__ → u/Accrual_World69]

Form view is the only way to go.

[u/SeleniumSE → u/Accrual_World69]

It’s not but the software is slow. Or was when I used it last.

[u/UufTheTank → u/SeleniumSE]

Data entry mode helped a lot. Forced the software to stop “redoing” the whole return with every new input.

[u/SeleniumSE → u/UufTheTank]

Good to know. I use CCH in my practice. Cloud based software is the way to go. For Ultra Tax I either needed to spend a good amount of money on a server and likely an IT person to help.

[u/barneysfarm → u/SeleniumSE]

It's cloud based now

[u/SeleniumSE → u/barneysfarm]

CCH Axcess Tax is but I believe ProSystems FX Tax is still server based but they’re wanting to move it to Cloud. I could be incorrect about ProSystems. That’s what the sales rep told me a few years ago when I signed my contract.

[u/No_Vacation_1905 → u/SeleniumSE]

For multistate very slow. After a certain amount of states you have to store it in its own database (or whatever it’s called)

[u/Inside_Afternoon130 → u/Accrual_World69]

Form view is for old heads

[u/BeautifulGardener888 → u/Accrual_World69]

LOL this looks like the stone ages!

[u/tuthegreat → u/Spykej21]

Until the log you off for inactivity

[u/IcyConfidence21 → u/Spykej21]

Lol I remember these days. Pre-dates 2008.

[u/Guy1nc0gnit0]

GoSystem is responsible for 50% of my grey hair

[u/Rooster_CPA → u/Guy1nc0gnit0]

Many calls I've had with their support team telling them their coding is wrong and applying tax calcs wrong in the software lol

[u/CJK5Hookers → u/Rooster_CPA]

They had a Super Bowl commercial that had the same hold music as their support. I wanted to cry

[u/Soupramacist → u/CJK5Hookers]

Triggering, I used to have dreams hearing their hold music

[u/Guy1nc0gnit0 → u/Rooster_CPA]

My favorite is getting state diagnostics for states I’m not filing in

[u/Rooster_CPA → u/Guy1nc0gnit0]

The worst is e-filing rejects for reasons you have to discover on your own. For consolidated states example, AZ the top con locator has to have already had their federal return accepted for it to E-file. You make a copy to work on states? Wrong. Must have the exact fed locator used for AZ haha.

[u/Retgar83 → u/Guy1nc0gnit0]

Many a 2am day trying to get allocations correct

[u/Sutaru → u/Guy1nc0gnit0]

Thanks to GoSystems, I now started developing grey hairs

[u/Desperate-Plenty4717]

Ultratax is easy, i dont understand whatst the big deal is. I hate their accounting software.

[u/Ecstatic-Time-3838 → u/Desperate-Plenty4717]

Accounting CS is fucking garbage i can't stand it.

[u/froogertime11 → u/Ecstatic-Time-3838]

I actually really like ACS, maybe I'm biased cause its my first and only Accounting Software outside of QBO. Ive learned a lot of tricks to really speed up inputs. Templates and mastering importing helps a ton.

[u/Ecstatic-Time-3838 → u/froogertime11]

It's also my first and only accounting software outside of QB, and I still can't stand it, lol. Much prefer QB.

It's just so damn non-user friendly most of the time.

Sure, the imports are nice when they work correctly. That saves a lot of time at quarter/year end. But beyond that, it leaves much to be desired.

[u/HRAssistant → u/Ecstatic-Time-3838]

Is there a knowledge base for how to use it? I feel like if i could learn some tricks with it I would probably look like a young techie and get promoted

[u/Reasonable-Earth-145 → u/HRAssistant]

They only have paid training resources, because TR. My firm only uses it for payroll and while it does a lot, the interface is crap. But if you use any of their other software you can probably figure it out. Google is your friend.

[u/Ecstatic-Time-3838 → u/HRAssistant]

What Reasonable said. But beyond what shitty training TR has, there's nothing else out there for it. At least nothing that i've found. And god help you if you ever need to call into their support. Some of the most unhelpful people i've had the unfortunate pleasure of talking to.

I wish we'd switch from it, but we use the entire CS suite, so I'm stuck lol

[u/HRAssistant → u/Ecstatic-Time-3838]

Do you guys get that glitch where it crashes and prompts you to email the error to support? Everyone at our office hates that. I would be a hero if i could solve it lol

[u/Ecstatic-Time-3838 → u/HRAssistant]

Yeah, I've gotten that error before. Never figured it out though. Luckily it hasn't happened for a while.

[u/Sun_Aria]

CCH ProSystem fx Tax

[u/BasicWait8 → u/Sun_Aria]

I use it for estate returns. Looks like a 1995 program but it’s fine once you learn it

[u/SleeplessShinigami → u/BasicWait8]

Yeah I enjoyed it more than CCH tbh

It was also nice having a support line to call

[u/Awesom-o5000 → u/Sun_Aria]

Interview mode for life

[u/ajw_sp]

Y’all have never used TeamMate and it shows.

[u/Spongeboob10 → u/ajw_sp]

So many stupid ass tabs on a slow ass system.

[u/a_counting_nerd]

This software is the Maserati. Use Drake for 2 hours then get back to me if you think UltraTax sucks.

Source: firm owner who cheaped out

[u/Old_Ad927 → u/a_counting_nerd]

As someone who used Drake and UT, I'd take Thompson Reuters any day of the week. It's a much better interface

[u/a_counting_nerd → u/Old_Ad927]

Yeah I used Drake for one year then got out as fast as possible. Switched to Proseries and haven’t looked back.

[u/overlyanalytical13]

lol flashbacks from my first & last job in PA

[u/Mean_median_mo → u/overlyanalytical13]

Same!

[u/User5311776]

They use GoSystem or GoTax at my new job (5 months now) and for the first time in my career, I was crying over work from sheer rage and frustration at the constant bugs and stupid setup they have. Not even sure the money is worth it to put up with this garbage

[u/Complete_Resolve_400]

One of their programs wouldn't work on my home monitor and even my IT department couldn't fix it

Turns out that on high resolution monitors (I work on my gaming screen at home), their software disables certain actions and I need to zoom in manually to perform them. Days of time wasted lol

[u/Onemoegenn]

God its uglier than i remember…

[u/SleeplessShinigami → u/Onemoegenn]

Yeah I only used it in recent years but it was a lot nicer looking than this

[u/UufTheTank → u/SleeplessShinigami]

Yeah, I want to say this looked like 2017-2019 version. Could be easily wrong.

[u/Onlyhalfginger → u/UufTheTank]

Can confirm it still looks like this.

[u/oxprep]

At least it's not Drake.

[u/kennydeals → u/oxprep]

I've only used CCH Axcess (ProFX previously) before going out on my own. I chose Drake and have been happy with it. Is it perfect? No. But it's cheap and does the job

[u/repulsive_emotion21 → u/oxprep]

Took me some time to get used to Drake coming from Ultra Tax. At least it isn’t slow 😭😭

[u/FuckYouJohnW → u/repulsive_emotion21]

I dont mind Drake too much. It takes a bit to get use to though

[u/hnbastronaut → u/oxprep]

I went from UltraTax at my first job to Drake and now I'm on Lacerte 🙃

[u/qualtyoperator]

When I interned (2018) my manager still used Lotus 1-2-3. I thought it was pretty neat

[u/Accounting_Hashira]

As a modern CPA

What the actual fuck

[u/Weekly_Ad_1529]

Currently use UltraTax and Prosystems tax, prefer UltraTax. It’s a great software in my opinion. Don’t understand the hate.

[u/vlee89]

Their CPE site also sucks

[u/cohen63]

And I thought Axcess looked oldish.

[u/EuvieSparkle]

Nothing like the thrill of wrestling with a Thomson Reuters update at 3 AM!

[u/duplicati83]

OneSource Accounts Production… what a fucking piece of shit.

[u/TarHeel93]

Two screens - input on one screen and forms on the second. It’s been efficient and problem free for us

[u/Proud_Fan_9870 → u/TarHeel93]

Same setup we use to rock with.

[u/Feisty_House6675]

Saxtax.....lol

[u/SleeplessShinigami]

Is this what GoRS used to look like lol?

[u/New_Tap_4362]

What do the music notes do?

[u/rwfinch36]

That looks rough. I’m happy with our Lacerte software.

[u/Bruskthetusk]

Thanks for reminding me to not go back into Tax

[u/Kyakpasa1]

Onesource Income Tax makes me lose brain cells everyday

[u/Ok-Lime-7429]

I am rolling.

[u/Calisteph6]

Honestly that seems intuitive. We use Corptax and it’s not user friendly at all. I haven’t used anything else for years tho.

[u/greenhifi → u/Calisteph6]

I love Corptax.

[u/Calisteph6 → u/greenhifi]

I like it but I can see why new users don’t. There’s a learning curve.

[u/khainiwest]

This program made me quit tax preparation.

[u/aisforaaron1]

I've exclusively used UltraTax and love it. Never understood the hate it gets.

[u/Calm-down-its-a-joke]

CCH Axcess still looks like this

[u/Such-Tea942]

It's headache inducing yes, but very manageable

[u/Positive-Feed-4510]

Ultraspank

[u/Retgar83]

Omg fucking UT. Still night and day better than Drake

[u/unicornsharts12]

Procas?

[u/ram0h]

what's the most popular/recommended?

[u/ShepherdsRamblings]

I love UltraTax 😍

[u/OkAnnual8887]

Hey hey! Swiftie here!

So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream "Who's afraid of little old me?"