Add Lacerte Tax as a vendor in AdvanceFlow engagements

You can import AdvanceFlow trial balances into Lacerte Tax. Before you can do that, you'll have to add it as a vendor in AdvanceFlow. Follow these steps to get started.
  1. Sign in to AdvanceFlow.
  2. Select Setup menu button with a cog icon.
    Setup
    , then
    Firm Settings
    .
  3. Under Tax Information, mark the
    Lacerte Tax
    checkbox, then
    Save
    .
  4. Return to the
    Engagement dashboard
    and select the name of an engagement to view it.
    note
    If the engagement is not on your
    Engagement dashboard
    , use
    Open engagements
    to add it.
  5. Select the
    Properties
    tab from the navigation pane.
  6. Select
    Lacerte Tax
    from the
    Vendor
    dropdown list.
    note
    When you select
    Lacerte Tax
    as the
    Vendor
    , the
    Entity
    dropdown list will include all of the supported entity types you're able to import in Lacerte Tax.
  7. Select
    Save
    .

Export Lacerte Tax data from AdvanceFlow

Before you import your AdvanceFlow balances, make sure Lacerte Tax is selected as a vendor for your engagement.
tip
  • All entity types that Lacerte supports for import from AdvanceFlow are listed in the
    Entity
    dropdown list. To go to the Entity dropdown list,  view the engagement, then select the
    Properties
    tab from the navigation pane.
  • Confirm your Lacerte Tax codes are assigned to the appropriate accounts under Trial Balance for your engagement.
You can export trial balance data from your AdvanceFlow engagement to import into Lacerte Tax.
  1. On the Engagement dashboard, select the name of the engagement you want to export.
    note
    If the engagement is not on your
    Engagement dashboard
    , use
    Open engagements
    to add it.
  2. Select the
    Trial Balance
    tab on the navigation pane.
  3. Select
    Data
    .
  4. Choose the type of data you want to export.
  5. Select
    OK
    .
  6. Save the export to the tax year folder in Lacerte Tax.
    note
    There are 5 different locations to save your data based on the type:
    • Partnership:
      PDATA
      .
    • Corporation:
      CDATA
      .
    • S Corporation:
      SDATA
      .
    • Non-profit:
      RDATA
      .
    • Individual:
      DATA
      .
  7. Give your AdvanceFlow export the same ID as your Lacerte Tax client.
    note
    Refer to your Lacerte Tax documentation for support.