Digital tax intake

A tax organizer clients and tax teams can actually finish together.

Collect the information a preparer needs in a structured, collaborative flow instead of relying on static PDFs, incomplete email threads, and repeated follow-ups.

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Coming nextBuilt for tax firms, EAs, CPAs, and tax teams
26T1 · Tax OrganizerWorkflow view

Case workspace

Personal informationComplete
IncomeIn progress
DeductionsNeeds review
Documents4 requested

Completion

OwnerTax team
Client actionTracked
CRM syncReady
The problem

Why do PDF tax organizers create rework for the tax team?

Traditional organizers often end as partially completed PDFs or attachments. The tax team still has to interpret missing answers, chase the client, and type the same information into another system.

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Static questionnairesClients struggle with long forms that do not adapt to what applies to them.
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Incomplete intakeMissing answers are often discovered only when a preparer begins the return.
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Duplicate data entryInformation already known by the firm or IRS gets typed again.
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No shared workflowClient and employee cannot easily collaborate on the same structured intake record.
What 26T1 changes

Build the workflow around the work.

Focused tooling for the repetitive operational layer around professional tax work.

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Adaptive questionnaire

Show the client the questions that matter based on what is already known.

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Client + staff collaboration

Allow the taxpayer and firm to complete the organizer together instead of exchanging versions.

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Progress tracking

Make missing sections and unresolved questions visible before preparation begins.

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Data prefill

Use firm and transcript data to avoid asking the client for information already available.

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Document prompts

Request supporting documents at the point they become relevant.

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Prep-ready output

Produce structured information that can feed a tax-preparation workflow or Tax Grid.

How it works

How the organizer works: prefill, ask, complete, hand off.

The exact implementation can match the way your firm operates today.

1PrefillStart from the taxpayer and IRS information the firm already has.
2AskPresent a clear digital questionnaire tailored to the client.
3CompleteLet staff resolve missing answers and questions with the client.
4Hand offSend a clean organizer dataset into the tax-prep workflow.
The outcome

Cleaner intake before the preparer ever touches the return.

The organizer is designed to move work upstream: resolve missing information during intake, reuse data already available, and reduce avoidable preparation back-and-forth.

CollaborativeClient and staff in one flow
StructuredAnswers become usable data
PrefilledReuse what the firm already knows
Prep-readyDesigned for downstream automation
Tax professionals using modern tools
Spend less time asking the same intake questions twice.The client and the firm should collaborate on one structured record that becomes useful downstream.
Built for the people doing the work

Reduce the operational weight around the tax professional.

26T1 is designed around a simple principle: software should handle the repeatable movement of data, documents, status, and tasks so people can spend more time on the judgment and client work that actually require a tax professional.

Less repetitive data entry
Clearer case status
Fewer manual handoffs
Works with existing systems
Automation & integrations

Can the organizer run standalone or inside an existing firm workflow?

The organizer can live inside the 26T1 Client Portal or be embedded into a firm workflow, with completion status and outputs synced to CRM or preparation systems.

Related tools

Connect the next piece when your team is ready.

26T1 tools are useful individually and more powerful when the workflows connect.

Questions

Common questions from tax professionals.

Why do PDF tax organizers slow down tax preparation?

PDF tax organizers often end as partially completed documents or attachments, so the tax team still has to interpret missing answers, chase the client, and type the same information into another system. Clients struggle with long forms that do not adapt to what applies to them, missing answers are often discovered only when a preparer begins the return, and information already known by the firm or IRS gets typed again.

Can a client and my staff complete the same tax organizer together?

Yes. The 26T1 Tax Organizer allows the taxpayer and firm to complete the organizer together instead of exchanging versions. Staff resolve missing answers and questions with the client in the same record, and progress tracking makes missing sections and unresolved questions visible before preparation begins. Client and staff work in one flow rather than on separate copies.

How do I avoid asking clients for tax information my firm already has?

The 26T1 Tax Organizer starts from the taxpayer and IRS information the firm already has, then uses firm and transcript data to avoid asking the client for information already available. The adaptive questionnaire shows the client only the questions that matter based on what is already known. Prefill targets duplicate data entry, where information already known by the firm or IRS gets typed again.

Can a digital tax organizer connect to my CRM or tax prep system?

The 26T1 Tax Organizer can live inside the 26T1 Client Portal or be embedded into a firm workflow, with completion status and outputs synced to CRM or preparation systems. It also produces structured information that can feed a tax-preparation workflow or Tax Grid, so the organizer dataset moves into tax prep as a hand-off rather than as retyped answers.

Help shape the next 26T1 tool.

We are designing this tool around real tax-firm servicing workflows. Tell us how your team handles it today and join early access.

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