Account management
Manage company settings, branding, users, clients, permissions, and reports to configure your SafeSend account after setup.
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Once your SafeSend account has been created, you can go through the Account Management menu items to continue with your setup.
These items and settings are configured and used for either client-facing information, like logo and address, or for internal items like users and their permissions.
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Access to Account Management is only available to System Admins or users with predefined permissions enabled in User Management.
- Select theNavigation Widget.
- SelectAccount Management.noteA new tab opens
My Company
Company Name
- SelectMy Company.
- Select theEditbutton.
- Enter the new company name.
- SelectUpdateto save.
Office Location
Users can view SafeSend dashboards based on their assigned
Office Location
. These permissions can be updated in the My Company
section or the User Management
section. Clients can also have a designated office location in Client Management
.note
- The Primary Admin has access to all locations by default.
- The office location appears for taxpayers if they go through theManual Signingprocess.
To edit an office location:
- SelectMy Company.
- SelectMore.
- SelectEdit.
- Update any information as needed.
- SelectNext.
- Mark theSelect Allcheckbox to move all users, or drag and drop users from theAvailable Userslist to theUsers in Locationsection.
- SelectNext.
- Select aDefault Contact Personfrom the dropdown.
- SelectUpdate.
To add an office location:
- SelectMy Company.
- SelectAdd New Office Location.
- Add the office details.
- SelectNext.
- Mark theSelect Allcheckbox to move all users or drag and drop users from theAvailable Userslist to theUsers in Locationsection.
- SelectNext.
- Select aDefault Contact Personfrom the dropdown.
- SelectUpdateto save your changes.
Primary Admin
By default, this is the 1st System Admin created when the account was set up. To change the Primary Admin:
- SelectMy Company.
- SelectMorein the Primary Admin field.
- SelectEdit.
- Select a newPrimary Adminfrom theAccount Holderdropdown.
- SelectUpdate.
Company Account Details
View your subscription tier and choose which features to turn on/off for your firm.
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Returns are turned on by default and can't be turned off.
- SelectMy Company.
- View yourSubscription Tier.
- Mark or clear the checkbox to turn on or turn off features.
- SelectApply Changesto save any changes made.
Branding
Company Logo
- SelectBranding.
- SelectEdit.
- SelectUploadto upload your own logo, or mark the checkbox to use the SafeSend logo.noteUse a PNG or JPEG file, max dimensions (pixels) 300W x 100H.
- SelectSave.
Company White Logo
This logo appears in areas that have a colored background.
- SelectBranding.
- SelectEdit.
- SelectUploadto upload your own logo.noteUse a PNG or JPEG file, max dimensions (pixels) 300W x 100H.
- SelectSave.
Color Palette
- SelectBranding.
- SelectEditto open theEdit Header Designwindow.
- Select theFont ColororBackground Colorto customize their appearance.
- Drag and drop, select on the eyedropper, or enter the hex code of your preferred color.
- Preview how the colors appear to the taxpayer.
- SelectUpdateto save.
User Management
Add User
- SelectUser Management.
- SelectAdd User.
- Enter the new user's information.note
- Each field with a*is required.
- If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is turned on, a mobile number is required.
- SelectUser Group(s); move them fromAvailable GroupstoCurrentGroups.
- You can also use theSearchbar to locate existing groups.
- SelectAdd Userto save.
Edit/Delete User Details
When a user is deleted, none of their associated documents are deleted. Their name still appears in the reporting sections. Any documents in process are unassigned from the deleted user.
- SelectEditto update user details.
- SelectDeleteto remove the user.
- Select the ellipses (...) forActionsfor additional options.
- SelectReset Passwordto send a password reset email to the user.
- SelectERO Signatureto adjust the signature settings for Partners.
- SelectRevoke Office 365to remove single sign-on permissions for the user.
- SelectAudit Reportfor a report of permission changes for that user.
Add User Group
- Go toUser Groupsin theUser Managementsection.
- SelectAdd User Group.
- Add theNameof the group.
- AddDescription.noteThis can be a general description of what roles this group has.
- Select theRolesto apply to the group
- SelectAdd Group.
ERO Signature
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ERO signature stamps must be enabled in your
Returns Settings
for this option to be available. The user must also have the Partner User Group permission.- SelectUser Management.
- Locate the partner and select theellipses(...)from theActionmenu.
- SelectERO Signature.
- SelectUpload Signatureand select a file from your computer.note
- Signature stamps must be 300 x 100 pixels or smaller.
- Supported file types include JPG, BMP, or PNG.
- A white background is recommended.
- Mark the checkbox forAutomatically place __ signature stamp on e-file formsto have returns automatically place signature stamps in e-file forms for this ERO (optional).
- SelectAllow other users to apply __ signatureif ERO Stamp Delegation is enabled.
- SelectSelect Usersto choose the users who can apply this ERO's signature stamp (optional).
- Select theDefault ERO/Signerswitch toONto change this user's default ERO/Signer when they upload returns.
- SelectSave & Close.
Reset Password
- SelectUser Management.
- Select theellipses (...)under theActionscolumn.
- SelectReset Password.
- SelectOk.
User Permission
This section lists all users that have been added to SafeSend via a Microsoft® Azure tenant ID that hasn’t yet been granted access to SafeSend.
Here you can review each user's contact information and choose whether or not to grant them access to the program.
- SelectUser Permission.
- SelectGrant Accessto give the user access. SelectDenyto prevent the user from being able to log in.
Client Management
This section can be used to manage and view client information across the Returns and Organizers modules.
- Select theNavigation Widget.
- SelectAccount Management. A new tab opens.
- SelectClient Management.
Dashboard
- Search Bar- Search for clients by Client ID, ERO, Name, SSN/EIN, or email address.
- Edit Office Location(Bulk Editing Option) - Edit the assigned office location for the selected client.
- Delete(Bulk Editing Option) - Delete the selected client fromClient Management.
- Office Location Filter- Choose which office location clients to display.
- Download Template- Choose which template to download when using option G to import client information.
- Customize Columns- Mark or clear the checkbox for each column name to add or remove it from the report.
- Import CSV- Upload the completed template.
- Export to Excel- Export the client information to Excel.
- Add Client- Add client information manually.
- Select- Select one or more clients to use the Bulk Editing Options.
- Click Here- Select all client records to use the Bulk Editing Options.
- Edit- Edit client information.
- Delete- Delete client fromClient Management.
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The delete option deletes the client completely from our database. No client information populates automatically for newly uploaded items.
Payment History Report
The Payment History Report lets you view your current return balance as well as your transaction history.
- SelectPayment History.
- Select aFrom DateandTo Dateand selectFilterto show a report of payments made within that date range.
- Select theExport to Excelbutton to download the report.
- View your current return balance.
- SelectPurchaseto purchase additional returns.
Usage Report
The
Usage Report
lets you review the firm's activity in SafeSend. Administrators can view how many items were delivered, adjustments, and total usage for Returns, Signatures, Mail Merge, Organizers, Gather, and Extensions.- Select theNavigation Widget.
- SelectAccount Management.
- SelectUsage Report.
- Select aProduct Type.
- Select aReturn Type.
- Select anOffice Location.
- Select aDate Range.
- SelectRun Reportto generate the report.
Advanced Filter
Use the
Advanced Filter
option to customize your report. This lets you add amended returns to your report, as well as filter by state only and draft status.- SelectAdvanced Filter.
- Adjust the standard reporting criteria as needed.
- Adjust the advanced reporting criteria as needed.
- SelectApply Filters.
- SelectRun Reportto generate the customized report.
Returns Reporting
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Only Returns reports show the
Deleted After Delivery
, Recalled
, and Adjustments
columns. All other modules show the Date
, Delivered
, and Total Usage
columns. - Date- The date displays if an item was delivered on that date.
- Delivered- Total number of items delivered for the specified date.
- Deleted After Delivery- Total number of returns deleted from the Delivered and Archived reports.
- Recalled- Total number of items recalled for the specified date.
- Reprocess/Reupload- Total number of recalled returns reprocessed for the specified date.
- Adjustments- Total number of manually added return credits.
- Total Usage- Total usage for the specified date range after accounting for adjustments.
- Print- Print the report.
- Export to Excel- Export the report to Excel.
Client Portal Report
The
Client Portal Report
lets you review the firm's active Client Portal users. Administrators can view active client details, sign-up date, and last sign in date.note
Access to Account Management is only available to System Admins or users with predefined permissions enabled in User Management.
- Select theNavigation Widget.
- SelectAccount Management.
- SelectClient Portal Report.
- Select aDate Range.
- SelectRun Reportto generate the report.
Once the report is generated, you can review, print, or export it.
- ReviewClient Details.
- Printthe report.
- Exportthe report to Excel.