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Import and sync clients

Import UltraTax CS clients and return data into CoCounsel as clients and projects.
important
Import a client before you print its return from UltraTax CS. Skipping this step causes the error “No CoCounsel client mapped to UltraTax client_id.”

Import clients

  1. Connect the firm integration.
  2. In CoCounsel, select
    Account
    , then
    Organizational Settings
    .
  3. On the
    Integrations
    tab, under active integrations, select
    Modify
    for UltraTax CS.
  4. Review the client list. CoCounsel loads UltraTax clients for the tax year and indicates which clients already exist in CoCounsel.
  5. Select the clients to import.
  6. Select
    Bulk actions
    , then
    Import
    . CoCounsel creates the client record and project and links them to the UltraTax record using the data already loaded, with no additional calls to UltraTax.
note
Data retrieval may take longer for large firms because UltraTax doesn't include a paginated client-list API.

Return fields sync in the background

The client import completes immediately. Structured return fields (for example, filing status and income) populate shortly after, provided XML field sync is enabled for the organization.

Find imported clients

Imported clients appear in
Clients
Company Clients
, linked directly to their UltraTax CS records.

Next steps

  • Print returns to CoCounsel: send a preparer copy from UltraTax CS to the client's project (view the following section).
  • Create or bulk create advisory projects and assign owners and collaborators (view the following section).
You can print 1040 and 1120-S PDF returns from UltraTax CS directly to CoCounsel. Before you begin, make sure the integration is set up and the client has been imported.
  1. In UltraTax CS, select the
    Print
    icon on the toolbar, or go to
    File
    , then
    Print Returns
    .
  2. Select
    Preparer Copy
    .
  3. Select
    CoCounsel
    .
  4. To send multiple returns, select
    Clients
    , choose the clients to include, then select
    OK
    .
  5. Select
    To CoCounsel
    .
A confirmation message displays the number of tax returns successfully sent to CoCounsel.
Exported files must be valid PDFs and 100 MB or smaller.

Bulk create projects

  1. In CoCounsel, select
    Account
    , then
    Organizational Settings
    .
  2. On the
    Integrations
    tab, under active integrations, select
    Modify
    for UltraTax CS.
  3. Select the clients to create advisory projects for.
  4. Select
    Bulk actions
    , then
    Create project
    . You are redirected to the Bulk Create projects page.
  5. Select
    Create projects
    .
Projects appear on the
Projects
tab, where you can view the integration status, project status, and owners and collaborators for each project.

Add owners and collaborators

Grant non-admin users access to clients by assigning them as owners or collaborators in bulk.
  1. From the
    Clients
    list, select the clients to update.
  2. Select
    Bulk actions
    or the
    Actions
    menu, then
    Edit Owners
    or
    Edit Collaborators
    .
  3. Search for and select users. Select
    Remove user
    to revoke access.
  4. Select
    Save
    .
Assigned users appear in the
Owners & Collaborators
column of the
Projects
tab.