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Documents checklist

The
Documents
checklist item in the Reviewer Dashboard lets you quickly review the client's documents without opening SPbinder. You can view the documents and identify which ones you have received, which are missing, which are new, and which you have marked as not applicable.

Documents checklist

You can use the
Documents
checklist item to track the number of missing documents that you need to address. After you have addressed all the missing documents, you can update the checklist status to complete.
Document checklist showing number of documents that need to be reviewed
note
The
Documents
checklist item only appears on the list for clients with binders.
On the client's checklist, select
Documents
to view details on the client's documents.
Select the Document checklist item
Documents checklist will appear in the middle panel.
Documents checklist with different categories and list of documents that need to be reviewed or are missing

Documents checklist header

Documents checklist lets you switch between tabs to view a complete summary of your documents.
Documents and proforma are categorized in tabs - To Review, Received, New, N/A
Checklist status
Icons on the top right indicate the following statuses:
Status
Categories
Description
Icon indicating review is complete
Complete
You'll see this status once you have addressed all the missing documents.
Icon indicating review is needed
Needs Review
You'll see this status when there are missing documents that need attention.
Document categories
The Documents checklist is divided into the following categories:
Categories
Description
To Review
Shows documents that are missing based on the proforma from the prior-year in the
INDEX TREE
and the
FORMS
tab.
Received
Shows proforma documents that you have uploaded into the binder.
New
Shows newly uploaded documents that don't have a matching proforma available from the prior year.
N/A
Shows proforma from the prior-year that is no longer applicable.

To Review category tab

The
TO REVIEW
tab shows documents still missing in the review workflow based on the proforma from the prior-year. It checks every location where document information could be expected in SPbinder, including proforma in the
INDEX TREE
and (input)
FORMS
. It may differ from the missing document count in SPbinder by design; SPbinder remains the place to check the full missing-document list.
To Review tab showing a list of documents that are missing
You can also see prior year amounts if available. Once you have addressed all the missing documents in SPbinder,
Needs Review
Need Review icon updates to
Complete 
Complete icon.
note
If you updated the binder while the Reviewer Dashboard was open, then you can select
Refresh
Refresh icon to update the
Documents
checklist when you save the binder.

Received category tab

You can view the proforma documents that you uploaded. 
The system considers Documents as
Received
under the following conditions:
  • OCR matched to a proforma
  • Matched in the Index Tree to a proforma entity
  • Adding a Workpaper shortcut into a proforma entity
Received category tab
Tab to show documents received

New category tab

Shows newly uploaded documents that don't have a matching proforma available from the prior year. 
Documents will be considered
new
in the following conditions:
  • Picked up by OCR as a new document
  • Matched in the Index Tree to a non-proforma entity
  • Adding a Workpaper shortcut into a non-proforma entity
New (documents) category tab
Tab shows new documents submitted.

N/A category tab

Shows proforma from the prior-year that is marked by a user as no longer necessary. It also shows prior year amounts if available.
The system considers documents as
N/A
in the following conditions:
  • Marked as inactive on Forms
  • Missing Item note cleared without an uploaded document
N/A category tab
Tab shows documents/form that are marked inactive or cleared without an uploaded document

View documents and notes

On the
Documents
checklist, select a tab (
Received
,
New
, or
N/A
), then from the document list, select the name of the document you want to view. The
To Review
tab doesn’t show any documents.
Select a document name in the category tab
If a checklist item is associated with a document, then you can select
VIEW DOCUMENT
to view the document.
Select the View Document button
The selected document will appear on the Document Viewer screen. You can use the toolbar to zoom in/out, go to a different page, and view the document name.
Document viewer toolbar diagram
Notes
Notes linked to a document will appear on the right panel.
Notes linked to the selected document
Cleared notes will appear on the right panel in gray color. The system stamps the note with the date and time it was cleared, and the name of the person who cleared it.
Gray cleared notes

Requirements

Binder Type
  • 1040
  • 1041
Binder Status
  • Blank (
    NO STATUS ASSIGNED
    ) or custom status.
    • You'll need to complete the
      SP Processing
      and
      In Verification
      status.
Leadsheets
  • Classic
  • Simplified
  • None
Services
  • Outsource (Onshore & Offshore)
  • 1040SCANverify (Onshore & Offshore)
  • 1040SCAN PRO
  • 1040SCAN ORGANIZE
  • SPbinder
Tax Software
  • CCH Axcess Tax
  • GoSystem Tax RS
  • Lacerte
  • UltraTax

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