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Run your tax and accounting practice from a single solution

Last updated: October 2024

OfficeTools - 2024 Pricing, Features, Reviews, & Alternatives

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What is OfficeTools?

OfficeTools is a practice management solution for accounting and tax firms which provides users with tools for managing clients, projects, tasks, documents, time, billing, and more. Deploy the solution that fits your firm needs, on-premise or in the cloud.

OfficeTools Workspace provides everything you need to run your tax and accounting practice from a single solution. Track projects from start to completion, organize client data, manage staff and tax workflow, and automate billing from one central dashboard—all while integrating with the applications you use most. OfficeTools Workspace helps your firm streamline day-to-day operations and work as a unified team.

OfficeTools Cloud is an all-in-one practice management solution that allows growing firms to automate their practice from a single, secure web-based application. Track client work, collaborate with your team, and gain instant access to your firm’s clients, projects, phone calls, time entries, and notes — anytime, anywhere, from any browser. Manage your accounting firm from the cloud with OfficeTools Cloud.

Benefits of using OfficeTools

  • Gain a 360 view of your firm and keep everyone on track with due date monitoring, reminders, activity lists, and detailed reporting.

  • Automate busywork using recurring workflow templates.

  • Send invoices and collect payments online using Abacus Payment Exchange (APX.)

  • Enable your clients to accept, view, upload, sign, and pay no matter where they are through the client portal; all within a cohesive branded experience.

  • Upload unlimited contacts and work templates
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    OfficeTools's key features

    Most critical features, based on insights from OfficeTools users:

    Document Management
    Workflow Management
    Task Management
    Client Portal
    Billing & Invoicing
    Client Management

    Features

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    Ease of use

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    All OfficeTools features

    Invoice Creation
    Invoice History
    Tax Calculation
    For Accountants
    Expense Tracking
    Online Invoicing
    Due Date Tracking
    Project Accounting
    Payment Processing
    Online Payments
    Customizable Invoices
    Document Storage
    Accounting
    Mobile Payments
    Monitoring
    Project Billing
    Project Time Tracking
    Recurring/Subscription Billing
    Reminders
    Staff Management
    Task Progress Tracking
    Time Tracking
    Timer
    Timesheet Management
    Appointment Management
    Approval Workflow
    Audit Trail
    Billable Items Tracking
    Billing Portal
    Calendar Management
    Collaboration Tools
    Communication Management
    Contact Database
    Contingency Billing
    CRM
    Customizable Branding
    Email Management
    Employee Management
    Financial Management
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    For Tax Practices
    Hourly Billing

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    OfficeTools support options

    Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    FAQs/Forum
    24/7 (Live rep)
    Knowledge Base
    Email/Help Desk
    Phone Support

    Training options

    In Person
    Documentation
    Webinars
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    OfficeTools reviews

    Overall rating

    4.1

    /5

    198

    Positive reviews

    77

    %

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend7.99/10
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    Pros
    The software is also incredibly easy to navigate. The team at OfficeTools is great if we ever have an issue that we can not resolve ourselves or with the online support.
    The features I enjoy most are the syncing with QuickBooks, the excel import feature, timers and entering time with ease, activity list keep you organized, project workflow is amazing.
    Love: ability to link charge card processing both to portal and to invoice. Love - time reports for easy payroll processing.
    Cons
    Trying to get answers to specific questions is futile. There is no attempt to identify a problem.
    Cannot use on hosted environment other than cloud9 (which is awful). Price increases over 50% after purchased by Abacus.
    It doesn't notify you that Lacerte has been logged off. Also, the training module and how it works was a bit confusing for us.

    OfficeTools FAQs

    Q. What type of pricing plans does OfficeTools offer?

    OfficeTools has the following pricing plans:
    Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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    Q. Who are the typical users of OfficeTools?

    OfficeTools has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


    Q. What languages does OfficeTools support?

    OfficeTools supports the following languages:
    English


    Q. Does OfficeTools offer an API?

    No, OfficeTools does not have an API available.


    Q. What other apps does OfficeTools integrate with?

    OfficeTools integrates with the following applications:
    Microsoft Outlook, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Lacerte Tax, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel


    Q. What level of support does OfficeTools offer?

    OfficeTools offers the following support options:
    FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Phone Support

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