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CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials – T1 & TP1 Quebec is competitively priced cloud-based tax software that gives you the features you need to improve your accuracy and efficiency when preparing personal income tax returns in Quebec.
CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials – T1 & TP1 is ideal for smaller firms that prepare both federal T1 and Quebec TP1 returns. And, as your firm grows, CCH iFirm Taxprep offers the necessary scalability to upgrade to the Advanced module when you require more customized features and multi-user support.
It’s easy to roll forward files from other tax software. CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials T1 & TP1 supports carry forward for Cantax T1, Taxprep T1/TP1, Taxcycle T1/TP1, ProFile® T1/TP1 and DT Max T1/TP1.
Return Types
This software supports a wide variety of return types related to personal tax return preparation, including:
Family returns
Non-resident returns
Returns for deceased taxpayers
Multi-jurisdiction returns
Bankruptcy returns
EFILE
T1/TP1 and T1/TP1 adjustments
Authorization requests
T1135 Foreign Income Verification Statement
Pre-authorized debit (PAD) requests
Time-saving data imports and exports
Autofill My Return (AFR)
Express NOA (ENOA)
Import business statements
Import pre-bankruptcy to post-bankruptcy
Optimizations
Leverage the most sophisticated optimizations on the market to maximize your clients’ returns. Optimizations include:
T777, Statement of Employment Expenses
Pension income splitting (lines 11600 and 21000)
RRSP deduction
Non-capital losses
Net-capital losses
Capital gains deduction
Medical expenses
Donations
Dividends, transferring the spouse’s dividends to the taxpayer (line 12000)
Tuition fees transfers
Why Choose CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials for tax preparation?
CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials is a fully bilingual solution. All modules offer:
Intuitive Interface: The user-friendly interface simplifies the tax preparation process and allows for easy, logical navigation.
Automatic Updates: Updates are pushed automatically so you have the latest features and updates without needing to manually download new versions.
Enhanced Data Security: CCH iFirm® employs measures to ensure SOC2, SSAW16, ISO 27002 and ISO 27018 data compliance and maintains two geographically diverse Canadian data centres to host its services.
Easy onboarding and access to help: With self-guided DIY training, free training webinars, supplemental paid training and free knowledge base and support portal help, you can get started quickly and efficiently.
If your firm is growing and needs additional features, consider CCH iFirm Taxprep Advanced.
CCH iFirm Taxprep Advanced is ideal for firms that need to support multiple preparers and need enhanced workflow efficiency and customization options beyond those offered in CCH iFirm Taxprep Essentials.