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deanshepherd
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Does anybody currently use this software in their practice?
I would be interested in your thoughts..
I have had my PTP renewal come through and it is more than twice the price of TaxCalc so I am considering a switch.
I would be interested in your thoughts..
I have had my PTP renewal come through and it is more than twice the price of TaxCalc so I am considering a switch.
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I used Tax Calc working in a practice and doing upwards of 60 SA Rtns of various types and have stuck with it on setting up on my own - cannot fault it. Particularly like the schedules that are 'behind' the data in the rtns - and it displays last year's figures too.0
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I used Tax Calc working in a practice and doing upwards of 60 SA Rtns of various types and have stuck with it on setting up on my own - cannot fault it. Particularly like the schedules that are 'behind' the data in the rtns - and it displays last year's figures too.
Agreed!
Dean, I take it IRIS getting their claws in? I thought they promised customers they weren't going to do that! :001_rolleyes:
Regards
Dean0 -
Thanks for the comments - are there any drawbacks you can think of, or any ways in which you think it could be improved?
Everyone seems so positive. There must be some minor points?!
PTP/Iris have been a bit sneaky. I signed up for a 3 year price freeze but certain items that were optional are now integrated and they are trying to charge me for the integrated option that I never signed up to.0 -
deanshepherd wrote: »There must be some minor points?!
If i'm clutching at staws; they change the software slightly each year and over the past 3 years it has improved two fold! However, some features that you like might get lost. They do seem to re-appear one year later though!
All in all we have never had any problems with it. We just use the SA/Trust package and file all CT returns using the Revenue's online software.
Regards
Dean0 -
I was very impressed with Tax Calc. As a small business I found it to be excellent value for money. However, now I'm getting more clients I am looking at other options.
PTP are very keen to get my business and have suggested that although they don't give discounts they would be prepared to do a deal in the 1st year.
Tax Calc is user friendly and it would have to be a very good deal from PTP to sway me.0 -
Shaxxa
Can I ask why you are looking at other options?
I.e. what is it that TaxCalc doesn't do that you would like it to? Or that PTP does that TaxCalc does not?0 -
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Does anyone else apart from me use the Sage Accountants suite?
Any reasons why not?
My 3 year deal comes up this year and perhaps I should look at something else.
Poodle
PS You all work from home how do you cope with the client use of the loo issue?0 -
Last firm I worked for used Sage Tax Suite. It was awful. Many options didn't work - partnership tax was a mess from what I remember. It allowed you to do things that are not allowable such as setting rental losses against other income. It may have improved since then but I doubt it!
Not sure what your final 'issue' is? Not enough toilet roll?!0 -
Hi Dean,
My reasons are:
My clients are mainly sole traders and a couple of partnerships. I am also taking on a couple of Ltd Co's so I am looking for software that will do it all. BUT do not want to take out licenses for Partnerships & Ltd Co's when I have so few at the moment.
However, Tax Calc do a smaller package with a couple of partnership licenses that come with it but ideally I would like Ltd Co's as well but am not in the market at the moment to spend £375 + vat.
Still a good deal I know but needs must!:001_smile:
Sharon
P.s I don't think either does anything different from each other, at the end of the day the end result is the same.0 -
deanshepherd wrote: »It allowed you to do things that are not allowable such as setting rental losses against other income.
still does0 -
Does anyone else out there use Digita? I think it is an excellent product, although you do have to but a separate product for Corporation Tax returns.0
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I tested out Digita corporation tax prior to going for PTP and found it to be excellent. Couldn't fault it.
I never tried out the personal tax but I'm sure it would have been to the same standard.
Unfortunately, the cost was extremely prohibitive. I seem to remember a requirement to pay a huge licence fee in the first year with smaller upgrade fees each year thereafter.
Perhaps Red_Devil can confirm the cost?0 -
Digita costs:
Personal Tax £620 (150 clients) / £413 (100 clients)
Corporate Tax £517 (150 clients) / £413 (100 clients)
A bit pricing I know, but if you charge decent fees then it is affordable!0 -
Red_devil, why not charge decent fees, buy taxcalc and make a healthier profit?
Damn, I should have been a management accountant!
Regards
Dean0 -
Red_Devil, thanks for the info.
I understand their is an additional 'one-off' licence fee payable in the first year. How much did you pay for that?0 -
One-off fees for Digita:
Personal - £492
Corporate - £3470 -
Red_devil, why not charge decent fees, buy taxcalc and make a healthier profit?
Damn, I should have been a management accountant!
Regards
Dean
It's actual very simple Dean; I prefer to use Digita as I think it is a better product than Taxcalc. I have only used a demo-version of Taxcalc but didn't like anything about it!
Thanks for your valued advice on how to increase my profits though - much appreciated!0 -
Digita costs:
Personal Tax £620 (150 clients) / £413 (100 clients)
Corporate Tax £517 (150 clients) / £413 (100 clients)
A bit pricing I know, but if you charge decent fees then it is affordable!
If anyone is interested Digita have provided me with their actual fees for various client numbers as follows:
Personal Tax £677+VAT (150 clients) / £511+VAT (100 clients)
Corporate Tax £312+VAT (75 clients) / £268+VAT (50 clients)
License fee payable in the first year is approximately equal to the annual costs listed above.
I do really like the software but to purchase the above is going to cost me £1,558 in the first year compared to £840 for PTP and £375 for TaxCalc.
If only I had as many clients as Red_Devil!0 -
deanshepherd wrote: »
If only I had as many clients as Red_Devil!
Dean,
Perhaps you are building your practice on quality as opposed to quantity, so don't feel so sorry for yourself
Poodle0
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