Docket IntakeDocket IntakeBY DOCKET SYSTEMS
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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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