Bloomberg Tax vs Corporate Taxprep

Bloomberg Tax is a web-based suite of tax research and software tools for tax professionals, corporate teams, accounting firms, government, and advisory firms. Its products include Provision, Workpapers, Fixed Assets, Research, and other tax tools. Bloomberg Tax Research brings together tax news, expert analysis, and primary-source links, with updates across federal, state, and international tax topics. Bloomberg Tax Answers generates AI responses from Bloomberg Tax content and links to referenced material. Workpapers can automate roll forwards, transform data, track cell-level changes, and support sign-off through multilevel approvals. It integrates with Provision, Fixed Assets, and Research, supports Excel exports, and can pull and transform ERP and general ledger data through secure file transfer protocols. Fixed Assets is a cloud-based subledger that calculates depreciation using current tax laws. Bloomberg Tax advertises 24/7 help desk support and implementation and integration help through certified partners and its professional services team. Pricing is on request: prospective customers are directed to contact sales for selected products.

Corporate Taxprep is Windows desktop software for preparing Canadian corporate T2 returns, with federal and provincial forms and tools. It includes more than 3,000 diagnostics and edit checks. T2 Data Connection is described as reducing preparation time by as much as 50% and improving accuracy for multi-corporation returns; the software can also transfer more than 750 GIFI items into 25 forms. Its Corporation Internet Filing module supports EFILE for T2 and Quebec CO-17 returns, along with NETFILE for Alberta returns. Tax planning tools include a Tax Rates Table and a five-year summary. InfoConnect links to tax research tools, while the Preparing Your Income Tax Returns guide is sold separately. A separate module adds forms and calculations for resource companies, credit unions, non-profits, and financial institutions. Corporate Taxprep Lite offers essential features at lower cost, though its restrictions require a representative inquiry. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered. Wolters Kluwer provides support and training by phone, webinars, in-class sessions, and conferences.