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Returns management software

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Drake Tax - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Drake Tax overview

Based on 115 verified user reviews

What is Drake Tax?

By industry, Drake Tax reviewers are most commonly professionals in accounting (81%). The most frequent use case for Drake Tax cited by reviewers is tax preparation (59% of reviewers).

What do users say about Drake Tax pricing?

Reviewers appreciate the affordable pricing, pay-per-return options, and value for smaller firms, and they compare Drake Tax favorably to pricier competitors. Some users report concerns about trade-offs in quality, unexpected charges, and rising yearly costs.

Starting price

349.99flat rate

Pros & Cons

Pricing

Tax Preparation

Information Entry

Customer Support

Bugs and Issues

Phone Support

Drake Tax’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Drake Tax pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(25)
3-4(33)
5(57)

What do users say about Drake Tax?

By industry, Drake Tax reviewers are most commonly professionals in accounting (81%). The most frequent use case for Drake Tax cited by reviewers is tax preparation (59% of reviewers).

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Who uses Drake Tax?

Based on 115 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Accounting
Financial Services

Use cases

Tax Preparation
Tax Practice Management
Corporate Tax

Drake Tax's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Drake Tax users:

Tax filing
Tax calculation
Tax forms

All Drake Tax features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Accounting
Activity tracking
Alerts/Notifications
Billing & invoicing
Client portal
Corporate/Business
Data import/export
Data verification
Document management
Electronic filing
Exception Notification
For tax practices
K-1 Reporting
Tax calculation
Tax filing
Tax forms
Tax management
Tax planning

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349.99

One-time payment

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Drake Tax pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Pay-per-return

349.99

One-time payment

Features included:

  • 1040
  • 1040nr
  • 1041
  • 1065
  • 1120
  • 1120h
  • 1120s
  • 706
  • 709
  • 990
  • All State Packages
  • Data Conversion Software
  • Drake Accounting Pro 2022- $495
  • Drake Documents
  • Drake Scheduler
  • Drake Tax 2002-2020
  • Drake Tax Planner
  • E-Filing
  • Organizers

Drake Tax Pro

2,195

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Drake Tax 1040

1,795

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User opinions about Drake Tax price and value

Value for money rating:

Of 26 reviews that provide robust commentary on Drake Tax's price and value, mention it in a positive light.

Users think Drake Tax offers strong value for money, especially for smaller firms and those seeking an affordable, all-inclusive solution. Reviewers appreciate the low price point, pay-per-return and pay-per-use options, and compare its cost favorably to higher-priced competitors. Some users report that the software’s functionality matches its price, making it a practical choice for budget-conscious practices. However, some reviewers feel the low cost comes with trade-offs in quality and feature inclusions, and they mention concerns about unexpected charges, rising yearly costs, and limited evaluation periods that impact perceived value.

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Drake Tax integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 115 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Drake Tax integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 4.8 (6)

Love TaxDome - highly recommend

AS

Andrew S.

Tax Associte

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Integration rating: 1.0 (1)

The images created by prompt are precise

Seamlessly integrates with Copilot client portal!

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Elizabeth A.

Learning and Development

1/2

Drake Tax customer support

What do users say about Drake Tax customer support?

Customer support rating:

We analyzed verified user reviews to identify positive and negative aspects of Drake Tax customer support.

Widely noted by reviewers, Drake Tax customer support is highly responsive and resolves issues quickly, especially during tax season.

A large number of users appreciate the ease of reaching support, often experiencing minimal hold times and prompt callbacks.

Frequently reported by users, support staff are knowledgeable, professional, and able to guide users through complex tax scenarios.

A limited number of users report inconsistent support quality, citing inexperienced reps and conflicting advice from different agents.

Support options

Email/help desk
Faqs/forum
Phone support
Knowledge base
Chat

Training options

Live online
In person
Documentation
Webinars
Videos

To see what individual users say about Drake Tax's customer support, check out the review snippets below.

“The customer support is so good and can walk you through just about anything. ”

JH

Joel H.

Owner

“The best part is that if I ever have an issue or question their customer service responds right away!”

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Emily P.

Tax Associate

“The company does not do a great job of fixing bugs and issues quickly and their customer support team is a mishmash of very talented people and some very new and inexperienced people.”

RS

Rich S.

Owner

“It lacks some of the more robust features that can be helpful if you have a large team, but it's not really trying for that market.”

MS

Mitchell S.

Owner

Drake Tax FAQs

Q. What is Drake Tax used for?

Drake Tax is a tax management software designed to help small to midsize accounting businesses manage returns for clients via a unified portal. It includes shortcut keys and macros, which enables tax professionals to streamline data entry operations. Drake Tax includes doublechecking functionality, which allows organizations to mark items on tax forms as verified, noted for review, or flagged for review. The application enables users to automatically export 8615 parent’s tax details to a child’s Form 8615 and K-1 tax information to Form 1040 for further processing. Teams can also compare and analyze taxes for multiple state returns and print forms in Spanish. Drake Tax lets users identify and correct returns calculations, automate backup of client data, accept payments via debit and credit cards, and generate password-protected PDF documents for sharing.

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