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Drake Tax vs Inkle: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 16th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Corporate Tax
16
Best performer
45
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
5
45
  • Audit Management
  • Client Management
User satisfaction
3.9
User reviews103
Ease of use
3.8
Functionality
3.8
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
4.9
User reviews12
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
5.0
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Best for

Tax professionals looking to file returns for clients.

US founders

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Anne H
Partner
5.0

Anne: Hi, my name is Anne and I'm a partner with A Harris Services LLC. And to rate Drake's Tax, I would give them a five out of five. Over the past few years, I've used a number of various tax softwares. The last one I was using was Lacerte and I switched from Lacerte to Drake simply because of the cost. Lacerte got to be prohibitively expensive, especially for a small mom and pop firm. In choosing Drake Tax, I had done a lot of research and I saw that this was a great fit for a small mom and pop tax company because of the cost and the value, what they provided in terms of support and in terms of product. As far as transitioning to Drake's software, I personally found it to be rather easy. I have had other tax software where it was very cumbersome and a lot of data such as depreciation schedules did not roll over correctly from one vendor to another. I did not seem to have such an issue with transferring to Drake. The transition was very smooth. If you're looking at switching to Drake, my one comment would be to look at who is going to be using the product. If you are hiring inexperienced tax preparers, they may find navigating some of the things in Drake, such as the depreciation schedules more difficult. If you have a person who has been dealing with tax for a number of years, they will have no issue. It's just some things are more designed specifically for tax preparers, not inexperienced tax preparers.

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Top Features
16/45
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Client Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email Reminders
  • Financial Analysis
  • For Nonprofits
  • Historical Reporting
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Payroll & Employer Forms
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Sales Tax Management
  • SSL Security
  • Status Tracking
  • Tax Compliance
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Client Portal
  • Corporate/Business
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Verification
  • Document Management
  • Electronic Filing
  • Exception Notification
  • K-1 Reporting
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Tax Planning
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Inkle

5/45
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Drake Tax
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Inkle
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Drake Tax
  • By Drake Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1977
Inkle
  • By Inkle
  • Located in United States
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