DOCKET INTAKE · T1 SEASON 2026

Ask better questions before asking for files.

Docket Intake gives Canadian accounting firms a questionnaire-first intake workflow that turns client chaos into a structured file. Clients see a calmer process. Staff get cleaner inputs. Your firm stays in control.

✓ QUESTIONNAIRE-FIRST✓ TAXCYCLE HANDOFF✓ SELF-HOST OR MANAGED
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STEP 03 · DEPENDENTS
Do you have dependents you claimed last year?
Yes, same dependents
Yes, with changes
No dependents this year
INTAKE TIME · AVG
7min
↓ 74% vs email intake
§ 01Why Docket Intake

A cleaner front door for your firm.

Docket Intake is designed for the part of the workflow that most firms still manage with email, memory, and repeated follow-up. It brings structure before the prep work even starts.

01 —
A calmer front door

Instead of a generic upload request, Docket Intake starts by understanding the file. That alone changes the tone of the whole intake experience.

02 —
Professional review first

The preparer refines the checklist before the client sees it. Professional judgment stays in the loop — not full automation.

03 —
Built for your prep tools

Docket sits before CRA Auto-fill and TaxCycle. It feeds your existing workflow — it does not replace it.

§ 02How it works

One guided process from intake to handoff.

01STEP
Collect profile and tax context

The client answers a guided intake questionnaire so the firm understands who they are, what changed, and what kind of return is being prepared.

02STEP
Review and shape the request list

Docket generates a draft checklist. Staff add, remove, waive, or refine requests before anything goes back to the client.

03STEP
Open one clean client portal

The client receives a focused upload experience with required and optional items clearly separated. One link handles intake through upload.

04STEP
Hand off a structured file

A complete workspace ready for review, document matching, and downstream export into TaxCycle.

§ 03Integrations

Built to sit before your prep software.

CRA-aware workflow

Use CRA Auto-fill where it helps, and keep manual or optional backup requests visible when the firm wants an on-file copy.

TaxCycle workbook handoff

Export structured client profile data into a TaxCycle-ready workbook so preparers skip manual re-entry.

Firm-wide visibility

Multiple staff users work from the same firm workspace — not isolated per-preparer trails.

§ 04Deployment

Host it yourself, or let us handle it.

PRIVACY-FIRST · OFFICE-CONTROLLED
Self-hosted server
→Runs on firm-owned hardware
→Client files stay on your infrastructure
→Pairs with native desktop clients for staff
SIMPLER SETUP · EASIER SCALE
Docket-hosted server
→Managed centrally by Docket Systems
→Remote access, automatic updates, licensing included
→No local server setup required
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