SurePrep service types

Choose the correct SurePrep service based on your firm's contract and workflow needs.
The following services are available by SurePrep. Your selection will be based on your contract with SurePrep.
Service
Description
Outsource Onshore
Outsource Offshore
This service submits the return to SurePrep Onshore/Offshore.
SurePrep actions:
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    Fully prepare all documents
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    Export data to the tax application
  • Upgrade
    Reconcile Leadsheets
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    Print DreamWorkpapers for the client's record
Upgrade
: Outsource is an upgrade to the 1040SCANverify service.
1040SCANverify Onshore
1040SCANverify Offshore
This service lets you send tax documents to SurePrep Onshore or Offshore to process (capture and verify OCR data) standard source documents, including IRS forms, brokerage statements, and organizer pages.
SurePrep actions:
  • Bookmarks and organizes source documents into SPbinder
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    SurePrep captures and verifies the accuracy of OCR'd data
Your firm actions:
  • You review the information in the SPbinder application
  • You trigger data export from SPbinder to your tax application
Upgrade
: 1040SCANverify is an upgrade to the 1040SCAN PRO service.
1040SCAN PRO
OCR technology reads and transfers data from source documents to your tax application. You must verify the accuracy of the data read from source documents before the system transfers it to your tax application. After you transfer data to the tax application, you can create organized bookmarked workpapers for each binder.
SurePrep actions:
  • Bookmarks and organizes source documents into SPbinder
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    SurePrep captures OCR data but does not verify for accuracy
Your firm actions:
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    You verify the accuracy of the OCR data in-house
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    You review the information in the SPbinder application
  • Upgrade
    You trigger data export from SPbinder to your tax application
Upgrade
: 1040SCAN PRO is an upgrade to the 1040SCAN ORGANIZE service.
1040SCAN uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to increase verifiers' productivity and accuracy by providing:
  • DILLY - Automatically index common non-standard documents
  • Auto-verify non-native documents
  • K-1 Reclass auto-recommendations
1040SCAN ORGANIZE
OCR technology organizes and bookmarks client source documents into an electronic workpaper file from scanned PDF or TIFF files.
SurePrep actions:
  • Bookmarks and organizes source documents into SPbinder.
1040SCAN uses AI to increase verifiers' productivity and accuracy by providing:
  • DILLY - Automatically index common non-standard documents
Upgrade
: 1040SCAN ORGANIZE is an upgrade to SPbinder service. Instead of manually organizing documents/workpapers into their respective folders in SPbinder, 1040SCAN ORGANIZE saves you time by using OCR to match documents to their folders.
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  • Doesn’t capture document data or export it to tax applications
SPbinder (service)
This service lets you send source documents to SurePrep, where you can organize them into an electronic workpaper file.
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  • Doesn’t capture document data or export it to tax applications
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For 1065, 1120, and 1120S binder types, only Outsource Offshore and SPbinder services are available. The service type selected for a binder is displayed in the Service column in FileRoom. For other tax applications, only 1040SCAN ORGANIZE and SPbinder services are available.
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Key Benefits
1040SCAN ORG
1040SCAN PRO
1040SCANverify
Integrates with TaxCaddy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Includes SPbinder
Yes
Yes
Yes
RESTful API available
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bookmarks and organizes 4-7x as many documents
DILLY: Uses AI/ML to automatically index common non-standard documents in their respective folders in SPbinder
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reduces time spent creating tax workpapers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Identifies missing source documents
Yes
Yes
Yes
Eliminates human verification for native PDFs
No
Yes
Yes
Exports standard document data to tax applications
No
Yes
Yes
Calculates state exemption for tax exempt interest
No
Yes
Yes
Prevents duplicate data from exporting to tax applications
No
Yes
Yes
All standard document data verified by SurePrep before being exported
No
No
Yes
Minimizes training and implementation time
No
No
Yes
Auto-verify non-native documents: Uses AI/ML to verify certain PDF documents that were scanned in from a physical paper document and uploaded to the binder as a PDF image
N/A
Yes
Yes
K-1 Reclass auto-recommendations (in SPbinder)
N/A
Yes
Yes
See SurePrep Policy on document coverage for 1040 and 1041 returns.

In-house and outsource service

When you submit binders in FileRoom, you'll need to upload the client's most recent tax application file details. You can upload binders as in-house or outsource services based on the tax application your firm has configured.
In-house
:
Select CREATE NEW BINDER, 1040, then select your in-house service type.
Outsource
:
Select CREATE NEW BINDER, 1040, then select your outsource service type.

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