TAX ORGANIZER SOFTWARE

Tax organizer software built from last year's 1040.

Liscio reads each client's prior-year Form 1040 and builds the document request list: wages become a W-2 request, interest becomes a 1099-INT request. Clients upload from their phone or computer, and Liscio sends the reminders. You keep your tax software.

85%

of opened organizers completed

counts organizers the client opened

80%+

organizer return rate

online clients only; paper clients excluded

29

document categories read from the prior-year 1040

<4 hrs

for most firms to be up and running

EASY FOR EVERY CLIENT

Clients answer only what applies to them.

Follow-up questions appear only after a Yes or No answer, so a client whose address didn't change never sees the address question. Clients sign in with an emailed link, no password needed, or with a passkey, Face ID or Touch ID, Google or Office 365.

DOCUMENT REQUEST LIST

See what's in and what's still missing.

Each client's request list comes from their prior-year tax data, so they know exactly what to upload. As files arrive, File Intelligence identifies each one, from the W-2 to the K-1, and Liscio helps you match it to the request it answers. You confirm every match. You see in real time which clients are complete and which need follow-up.

ANY DEVICE

Gather every document, on any device.

Liscio reads the payer and entity names off the prior-year 1040. Clients answer in Liscio's iOS or Android app or in the browser, and the phone scanner turns photographed pages into a PDF.

WHAT THE ORGANIZER REQUESTS

What Liscio reads off the prior-year 1040.

Liscio requests a document when its lines on last year's Form 1040 hold a nonzero amount or its form is filed. It checks 29 categories. It also reads the payer and entity names, the taxpayer's and spouse's names and occupations, the home address, the daytime phone and the filed states. It does not copy dollar amounts or Social Security numbers into the organizer.

Income
W-2, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R, SSA-1099, 1099-B
Business, rental and farm
Schedule C records, 1099-NEC, Schedule E rental records, 1098 for rental property, Schedule K-1, Schedule F records, 1099-MISC royalty statements, Schedule Q
Deductions and credits
1098, interest paid to an individual lender, property and personal property tax bills, medical and dental receipts, cash and noncash gift receipts, 1098-E, 1098-T, Form 2441 care provider statements, Schedule 1-A car loan interest
Health coverage and accounts
5498-SA, 1099-SA, 1095-A
Other
Form 8938 foreign account and asset statements

CUSTOMIZE

Customize it to fit your firm.

Clone Liscio's standard template, then hide any section or item, add your own Short Answer, Yes/No or File Upload items, mark items Required, and add follow-ups that appear only after a Yes or No answer. Save it as a template and reuse it every season.

QUICK IMPLEMENTATION

Most firms are up and running in under 4 hours.

1

Print last year's returns into Liscio

From a supported tax package, set a Liscio folder as the print destination once. Each return arrives in your FileConnect queue, where you route it to create an organizer. FileConnect uses a OneDrive folder in your Microsoft 365 business account.

2

Customize your organizer template

Hide what you don't ask, add what you do, and mark what's required. Templates cover organizers, messages, tasks and e-sign documents.

3

Send, and let Liscio chase

Liscio sends automatic email and text reminders for Smart Tax Organizers; texts carry the "Reply STOP to opt-out" line. You can also remind a client with one click.

NO RIP-AND-REPLACE

Keep your tax software. Keep your storage.

Liscio reads the return itself, so it works with any tax software that produces a computer-generated return PDF, not a scan. The packages below are examples, not integrations. Keep client files in SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive or Box through Liscio's integrations, or in Liscio's own folders. When the return is done, Smart Tax Delivery sends it back for review and e-signature.

UltraTax CSCCH ProSystem fxCCH AxcessLacerteProSeriesProConnectDrake

COMMON QUESTIONS

Tax organizer questions

Liscio connects your firm and your clients, and does the admin work in between. Prices and plans are on the pricing page.

What does tax organizer software do?
It collects what you need from each client before you prepare the return: answers to your questions and the documents themselves. Liscio's organizer builds each client's document request list from their prior-year tax data, so the list fits that client.
How does Liscio build the document request list?
This season, Liscio builds organizers from the client's prior-year Form 1040. It reads which documents to request across 29 categories, from W-2 and 1099-NEC to Schedule K-1 and 1098-T. A category is requested when its lines hold a nonzero amount or its form is filed. Liscio does not copy dollar amounts or Social Security numbers into the organizer.
Does it work for business returns?
This season, Liscio builds organizers from the prior-year Form 1040, for individual returns.
Do I have to change my tax software?
No. Liscio reads the return itself, so it works with any tax software that produces a computer-generated return PDF, not a scan. You keep your tax software, your storage and your processes, and add the client side on top.
Which tax software does it work with?
Any package that produces a computer-generated return, including UltraTax CS, CCH ProSystem fx, CCH Axcess, Lacerte, ProSeries, ProConnect and Drake. Test one of your returns on liscio.me to see for yourself.
Will my clients actually finish it?
85% of opened organizers are completed, counting organizers the client opened. Firms see an 80%+ organizer return rate from online clients; paper clients are excluded. Liscio sends automatic email and text reminders for Smart Tax Organizers, so your staff stop chasing.
Can I add my own questions?
Yes. Clone Liscio's standard template, then hide any section or item, add your own Short Answer, Yes/No or File Upload items, mark items Required, and add follow-ups that appear only after a Yes or No answer.
How long does setup take?
Most firms are up and running in under 4 hours.
How much does a tax organizer cost?
Organizers and deliveries are bought ahead, in any combination, and your combined total sets the price: 1 to 499 combined, $5 each; 500 to 999, $4.50 each; 1,000 or more, $4 each. Sent without a bundle, each is $7. Bundles are bought on top of a plan and require at least one Liscio Platform seat ($49/user/mo, billed annually).
Can clients complete the organizer on their phone?
Yes. Clients answer in Liscio's iOS or Android app or in the browser, and the phone scanner turns photographed pages into a PDF.

Test it on last year's 1040.

Pick a client whose return carried a Schedule C and a K-1. Upload that 1040 on liscio.me and compare the list Liscio builds with the one you would have built by hand. Use a computer-generated return PDF, not a scan.