For accountants and bookkeepers

Hand off work between firms, with each firm in its own account

Bookkeepers send year-end books to the CPA. Clients send their documents and sign the engagement letter. Valuation specialists and lenders get exactly what they need, and the signed work comes back to your file with their bill on the terms you agreed.

Bookkeeper to CPA · 1 minute 4 seconds · narrated · captions available (CC) · fictional firms

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How it works

1. Send the work

The client, the tax year and what you’re sending, filled in once. Your internal notes stay with your firm.

2. They take the job

It arrives in their own account, already filled in, with a job number and a due date.

3. Signed work comes back

The return status, valuation report or letter lands on your file, signed, as soon as they finish.

4. Their bill, on your terms

Net 30 or whatever you agree, paid by card or cheque, and passed on to your client at cost or with your markup.

More ways accounting firms work together

Bookkeeper and CPA

Year-end packages, catch-up work and questions on a client file, each firm in its own account.

Client documents

A checklist, uploads and the engagement letter signed online, with only the last four digits of an SSN or ITIN asked for.

Specialists

Business valuations, cost segregation, R&D credit studies or forensic accounting, sent out and returned signed.

Lenders and brokers

Income verification and comfort letter requests, with the borrower’s authorization confirmed first.

Payroll and HR providers

New-hire and payroll changes handed to the payroll company, with the confirmation back on the client file.

Attorneys and estate planners

Tax questions for a divorce, a sale or an estate, shared with the law firm that needs them.

Ready-made forms for accountants

Bookkeeping client onboardingServices, accounts and software for a new client.Business valuation requestPurpose, valuation date and financials for the specialist.Income verification letter requestFor lenders, once the borrower has signed their authorization.Tax documents and engagement letterChecklist, uploads and the engagement letter signed online.Tax preparation intakeFiling status, income sources and documents.Year-end package for the CPABookkeepers: the client's year-end books, sent for the return.Year-end tax return (received package)The CPA firm's side: return status, notes and sign-off.

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The firms, people and documents in the videos are fictional, and the letter and engagement wording is an example only. All Purpose Forms is software, not an accounting firm, and doesn’t give tax, legal or financial advice; each firm is responsible for its own professional obligations, including client consent and independence.

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