CCH Axcess Practice vs Complete Tax Solutions

CCH Axcess Practice is practice management software for accounting firms, covering time entry, billing, client payments and profitability reporting. Firms can bill hourly, at fixed fees or by progress, create and edit invoices, and use multiple billing fee agreements or batch billing. Staff can enter time on one screen, use automated clocks, or record time in the mobile app; clocks are accessible from a route sheet and tax return. Reports include productivity ratios, work-in-progress and accounts-receivable analysis, and profit by office or project. Supported payment partners let clients pay electronically through a Pay Now button in invoice emails, invoice templates or the client portal, with payments appearing automatically in Accounts Receivable. The product is part of CCH Axcess, a cloud solution Wolters Kluwer describes for work from home, travel and client visits using a laptop. CCH Axcess APIs support firm-built integrations, and Marketplace lists software integrations. The product page offers a quote request and demonstration registration. Pricing is available on request.

Complete Tax Solutions (CTS) is SW Accountants & Advisors’ portfolio of tax compliance software for corporates, tax consolidated groups, trusts, partnerships, managed investment trusts, employee share schemes and other tax work. CTS for Corporates automates current and deferred tax calculations, tax journals and AASB 112 disclosure notes. The suite combines tax reporting with tax return preparation, with returns lodged manually or through the ATO Standard Business Reporting portal. Developed within Microsoft Excel, it can link automatically with Excel workpapers. Task monitoring, workpaper records and audit reporting help teams track figures and queries. CTSplus products use a cloud-based tax management system for shared information and visibility of tax work; Trusts, AMITs and Partnerships products have desktop, network and cloud options. Other tools support Pillar Two calculations, forms and workflows, as well as data analytics across income tax, indirect tax, customs and superannuation. CTS is available on web and Windows, with hybrid deployment. Pricing is on request. Training and a helpline staffed by qualified tax professionals are included at no extra cost; the team says it responds by the next business day. SW says it has operated in Australia since 1935.