CCH Axcess Practice vs DT Max T2

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.

DT Max T2 prepares corporate tax returns for Canadian tax professionals, with coverage for all types of Canadian corporations, not only CCPCs. It supports GIFI import, synchronization and manual entry, alongside one-page data entry, side-by-side display, reconciliation statements, interactive diagnostics and preset templates. Users can import a related or associated corporation’s tax data using its client number. Its planning tool allows up to six simultaneous scenario versions per client while preserving the production return. The software also supports charity returns, including T3010, and electronic filing. DT Max integrates with DT Professional Suite and Onvio cloud software. Security features include encryption and controls that can restrict specified program attributes to authorized personnel. Support is available by phone or through an in-program email request form. Deployment is desktop, with web and Windows listed; the stated requirements support Windows 11 64-bit x86 but not Windows on ARM or Windows 11 S mode. Pricing is on request, with no free plan and a free trial available after submitting a request form.