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Tax File Activation on web for GoSystem Tax RS API

Tax File Activation (on Web) allows SurePrep to communicate with your tax software using your tax software's API. Firms using GoSystem Tax RS and SurePrep integration must complete this additional setup to use the integration for tax year 2024 and onward.
note
Without completing this step, users will not be able to create a Document Request List (DRL) in TaxCaddy or create binders in FileRoom, GFR, TaxCaddy, or API for the 2024 tax year.

Before you begin

Complete the following checklist items before proceeding:
  2. Select
    Create an account
     to create a developer account.
    note
    We recommend a user with GoSystem Tax RS admin rights create a developer account.
    Select Create an account
  3. After creating a Thomson Reuters developer account, download and fill out the GoSystem Tax RS API request form.
  4. Submit the GoSystem Tax RS API request PDF form to SurePrep. If you will be using the Live Sync feature, then request the Support expert to enable Live Sync for your firm.
    note
    It may take a few business days to fulfill the API request. After your firm's GoSystem Tax RS API application is registered, you can sign in to the Thomson Reuters Developers page to see the application. Go to the next section to learn more.

Connect GoSystem Tax RS API with SurePrep

After you submit the GoSystem API request form, please wait 1-5 business days, then follow these steps to connect GoSystem Tax RS API with SurePrep:
  1. Sign in to the Thomson Reuters Developers page.
    Select Sign in
  2. Select
    App management
    .
    Select App management
  3. You will see your firm's API app. Select
    Manage settings
    .
    Select Manage settings
    note
    You may not see an app under
    App management
     until your GoSystem Tax RS API request form to SurePrep is fulfilled. The API app may appear in 1-5 business days.
  4. Locate the
    Client ID
     and
    Client Secret
    . Keep the current tab open since you'll need these 2 fields soon.
    Select Copy for the Client ID and Client Secret
  5. Open a new tab, go to SurePrep
    FileRoom
    ,
    Admin
    ,
    ACCOUNT SETUP
    , then
    Tax File Activation Web
    .
    Select Admin, ACCOUNT SETUP, then Tax File Activation Web
  6. Select
    GoSystem Tax RS
    .
    Select GoSystem Tax RS
  7. Enter information for all the fields. Use the following table to get the details:
    Form Field
    Steps
    Firm
    1. Enter your firm's designated account ID in GoSystem Tax RS.
    This is a 4-digit alphanumeric account ID used during the GoSystem Tax Login process (for example, 100A, 200B, 300C)
    If your firm has a parent Firm ID and multiple sub-accounts, please enter the parent Firm ID here. You can enter the sub-accounts in the Tax File Activation window step.
    Consumer Key
    2. Switch back to the Thomson Reuters Developers tab, then select
    Copy
     to copy the
    Client ID
    .
    3. Paste the
    Client ID
    to the
    Consumer Key
     field in SurePrep's
    Account Admin
     tab.
    Consumer Secret
    4. Switch back to the Thomson Reuters Developers tab, then select
    Copy
     to copy the
    Client Secret
    .
    5. Paste the
    Client Secret
     into the
    Consumer Secret
     field in SurePrep's Account Admin tab.
    Enter the Firm, Consumer Key, and Consumer Secret
  8. After entering all the fields, select
    Generate
    .
  9. Your firm's GoSystem Tax RS API authentication token will appear in the list.
    GoSystem Tax RS authentication token
  10. Next, activate your new account. Select the
    Add New Account
     button. A new row will appear, select
    FIRM
     from the drop-down list, then enter your
    GOSYSTEM ACCOUNT
     in the next field. Select the save icon to complete the integration.
    Select the Add New Account button, select Firm from the drop-down list then enter your GoSystem account in the next field. Select the save button to finish.
    note
    For most firms, your GoSystem Account will be the same as your GoSystem Firm ID. If your firm has more than one account associated with the Firm ID, then add them both individually.
  11. Your account status should appear activated.
    GoSystem Account Status column should show Activated
    note
    Firms migrated from the legacy
    Tax File Activation
     window will see their existing account migrated to the
    Tax File Activation
     web screen. Any account that were already initiated will appear in
    Pending
     status.

What's next?

After completing the setup, you are now ready to use the following features:
Features available after GoSystem Tax RS API token authentication
Product
Description
Create a Custom Document Request List (DRL)
TaxCaddy
Automates the task of requesting tax documents from your clients based on the proforma information in the tax software.
Create binders
SPbinder
Starting point where you can submit your client's tax documents and have them processed through OCR, get verified, and go into SPbinder for preparation.
Live Sync
SPbinder
Your firm can use the Live Sync feature to automatically synchronize information from SPbinder into the tax software in real time.
Before you enable Live Sync, you will need to first set up GoSystem Tax RS API authentication token with SurePrep as described in this article.
Fetch Deliverables
Reviewer Dashboard
Fetch deliverables lets you get tax returns, tax payments, and e-file authorizations directly from GoSystem Tax RS and deliver them to your clients' TaxCaddy account.
You save time from manually printing the tax return, splitting it, and then manually uploading the PDF.

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