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Core Product

Tax Document Automation

From source documents to review-ready returns in minutes.

2-5m

Per Return

20+

Form Types

35

Credits / Return

Overview

Tax Document Automation is TaxAutomate's flagship product that eliminates manual data entry from your tax preparation workflow. Unlike traditional OCR tools that only extract text, TaxAutomate delivers fully populated, review-ready tax returns entered directly into your tax software.

Key Difference

Traditional OCR: Extract text → Manual mapping → Manual import → Manual review
TaxAutomate: Upload documents → Minutes → Review-ready return in your software

How It Works

1

Upload Source Documents

Scan, drag-and-drop, or batch upload W-2s, 1099s, K-1s, 1098s, brokerage statements, and other tax documents. Accepts PDFs, scans, and portal exports.

2

AI Extraction & Calculation

Our AI reads every document, extracts all relevant data, performs necessary calculations, and maps fields to the correct locations in your tax software.

3

Direct Entry into Your Software

For Drake, the TaxAutomate desktop agent enters the completed return directly into Drake's own data-entry screens, field by field, like a preparer would — Drake's own validations run on every field, with no import files generated. For ProSeries, return data is delivered ready for ProSeries.

4

Open & Review

Launch into the completed return in Drake with one click, or open the delivered return data in ProSeries. Review the populated data and complete any remaining items.

Supported Forms

Income Forms

  • W-2 (Wages)
  • 1099-NEC (Nonemployee Comp)
  • 1099-MISC (Miscellaneous)
  • 1099-INT (Interest)
  • 1099-DIV (Dividends)
  • 1099-B (Brokerage)
  • 1099-R (Retirement)
  • 1099-G (Government)

Deduction & Credit Forms

  • 1098 (Mortgage Interest)
  • 1098-T (Tuition)
  • 1098-E (Student Loan Interest)
  • 1095-A, B, C (Health Insurance)

Pass-Through Forms

  • Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)
  • Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S)

Other Documents

  • Brokerage statements
  • Bank statements
  • Property documents

See Supported Forms for complete field-level details.

Software Integration

SoftwareStatusDelivery
DrakeAvailableDirect data entry (desktop agent)
ProSeriesAvailableReturn data delivered ready for ProSeries
LacerteComing Soon
UltraTax CSComing Soon

See Import Workflow for step-by-step import instructions.

Pricing

Simple Return

35 credits

  • W-2 income
  • Basic 1099-INT/DIV
  • Standard deduction
  • Single state filing

Complex Return

35+ credits

  • Schedule C, D, or E
  • K-1 forms
  • Itemized deductions
  • Multiple state filings
  • Self-employment income

Every return is a flat 35 credits ($35, at 1 credit = $1) for up to 10 pages, plus 1 credit per additional page; optional expert review adds 20 credits (about $20). See Pricing for credit packages (starting at 7,000 credits) with volume discounts of up to 15%.