What accounting firms need from IT

Uptime when it counts. Privacy by default.

Accounting firms have one immovable deadline per quarter and a regulatory regime designed for data privacy. We build around both.

Tax-season uptime

CCH, Lacerte, UltraTax, Drake — the tax engine has to be up from January through April. Failover circuits, tested backups, redundant access paths.

FTC Safeguards-ready

Written Information Security Program (WISP), risk assessments, multi-factor, encryption — the FTC's Safeguards Rule has teeth now. We help you defend an exam.

Client portals clients use

SafeSend, Liscio, Karbon-integrated portals. Tax docs in, returns out. Mobile-friendly. Encrypted. Clients stop emailing their PII back.

PII-aware security

EDR, email security, MFA, data loss prevention — configured assuming every endpoint touches PII. Because in your firm, it does.

Seasonal-staff onboarding

Tax season brings 20% more headcount overnight. Provisioning, deprovisioning, license management — handled fast and clean.

Helpdesk for tax season

A senior engineer on call during compressed deadlines. Issues clear in minutes — not in the time it takes for an overnight callback.

Platforms we know

The software your firm runs on.

Configured and supported across tax practices, audit firms, and full-service accounting clients.

CCH Axcess
Tax & engagement
Lacerte
Tax preparation
UltraTax CS
Tax preparation
Drake Tax
Tax preparation
Karbon
Practice management
QuickBooks
Client accounting
SafeSend / Liscio
Client portals
Thomson Reuters CS
Practice ecosystem
How our services map

Six capabilities. One tax-season ready firm.

For tax-focused firms, IT is a January-to-April game. Tax engine uptime, client portal velocity, helpdesk responsiveness when partners are billing 80-hour weeks. Managed IT and Managed Security are configured around that compression.

For audit and advisory practices, the priority sits more around secure file movement, working papers in the cloud, and FTC Safeguards-grade documentation that survives a regulator review.

Common starting point

How accounting clients tend to start.

  • FTC Safeguards Rule posture review and WISP build
  • Tax-season uptime audit (engine, network, portal)
  • Client portal modernization
  • Cyber insurance / data breach prep
  • Seasonal staffing IT playbook
  • Quarterly partner-level strategy review

Let's make IT simpler.

Book a free 30-minute review. We'll talk through your firm's IT and tell you what we'd actually do — before next busy season. No pitch deck. No obligation.