The JofA and The Tax Adviser surveyed our readers to determine what they liked and did not like about their tax preparation software. The survey was conducted in May 2010 and received 12,018 responses.
Below are results showing how many respondents used each product. Then the detailed responses for each product are presented, along with individual product information provided by the vendors, including prices and new features. Full survey results are available in the September 2010 issue of the Journal of Accountancy.
Editor's note: Products that received fewer than 100 responses—CrossLink 1040 by Petz Enterprises, Great Tax by Greatland Corp., Intuit ProLine Tax Online Edition, TaxACT, TaxSimple, TaxSlayer Pro, TaxWise, and TurboTax (Intuit’s consumer product)—are not show in the overall results.
What tax preparation software did you predominantly use to prepare 2009 tax returns for clients?
| Product | Share |
| ATX 1040 | 1% |
| ATX MAX | 3% |
| Drake | 3% |
| GoSystem Tax | 6% |
| Lacerte | 22% |
| ProSeries | 9% |
| ProSystem fx | 33% |
| TaxWorks | 1% |
| UltraTax CS | 19% |
| Other | 3% |
Market Share Among Firms With Six or More Preparers
| Product | Share |
| ATX 1040 | 0% |
| ATX MAX | 0% |
| Drake | 0% |
| GoSystem Tax | 10% |
| Lacerte | 17% |
| ProSeries | 3% |
| ProSystem fx | 51% |
| TaxWorks | 0% |
| UltraTax CS | 17% |
| Other | 2% |
Market Share Among Firms With Five or Fewer Preparers
| Product | Share |
| ATX 1040 | 2% |
| ATX MAX | 6% |
| Drake | 6% |
| GoSystem Tax | 1% |
| Lacerte | 28% |
| ProSeries | 15% |
| ProSystem fx | 16% |
| TaxWorks | 2% |
| UltraTax CS | 21% |
| Other | 3% |
Individual Product Information and Responses
Detailed responses for each product are presented in the
links below, along with individual product information provided by
the vendors, including prices and new features.
Full survey results are available in the September 2010 issue of the Journal of Accountancy.
