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Drake Tax

byDrake Software
in Tax Software
4.4

Overview

Product Information on Drake Tax

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Drake Tax?

Drake Tax is a software designed to assist tax professionals with the preparation and filing of federal and state tax returns for individuals and businesses. The software offers features such as data entry and import tools, error checking, calculation accuracy, and electronic filing capabilities. Drake Tax supports a wide range of tax forms and schedules, and incorporates tools for client communication and document management. The software addresses the need for efficient tax return processing and compliance by providing reporting functions, customizable templates, and integration with tax research and client management utilities, aiming to streamline workflow and help users meet regulatory requirements.

Drake Tax Pricing

Drake Tax software uses a per-site licensing model where pricing is based on either unlimited returns for a single location or pay-per-return for preparers with lower volume There are separate rates for federal and state returns and additional charges for multi-office configurations Optional add-ons and support packages are available for an additional fee

Overall experience with Drake Tax

SENIOR LANGUAGE ADVISOR
50M - 250M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Managing Tax Returns: Comprehensive Software Benefits and Hurdles”

4.0
Sep 12, 2024
My team and I love this software! Simple navigation, superb user-friendly and lots of useful features. This is great software overall with a quick fix for the occasional bug once Drake is notified.
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Drake Software, established in 1977, offers software solutions focused on the tax and accounting sector. The company’s main business problem it is addressing is providing reliable and quality technology solutions for the filing of tax returns. Over the years, Drake Software has grown its business by continuously expanding its product offerings and integrations. Throughout its history, the business has focused on moving ahead with dedication to innovation and success for users of its software.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1977
Head office location
Franklin, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
http://www.drakesoftware.com

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Drake Tax Likes & Dislikes

Like

- Love the unlimited features. - Love the possibility of adding states and prior years at no extra charges. - Love Customer Service. - Very affordable. - When stuck on a complicated tax return - their customer service is always a great help. - Love the Pay-Per-Return feature. -Diagnostic feedback and information is very helpful. - Helps optimise time

Like

Drake Tax is a time saving tool as it provides functions to expedite the tax preparation process such as electronic filing, calculation shortcuts and automated data entry. This tool enables safe communication, effective client management and document storage. Drake Tax can easily integrate with other financial software for any kind of data transfer.

Like

The software has been kept visually similar to the past few years so it was easy for me to train the team in using it.

Dislike

- Preparing returns takes a lot longer than other software in the market. - It looks a little dated. - Switching between screens is not intuitive. - Inability to work in the cloud without paying more per user.

Dislike

The pricing is a bit higher, which can be a barrier for smaller firms practicing tax. They need to improve there support team to respond on time to resolve the issue on priority.

Dislike

To me, I find that the software could use an improvement in UI at times. I notice other clients using a different product that has a nicer feel

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  • SENIOR LANGUAGE ADVISOR
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Managing Tax Returns: Comprehensive Software Benefits and Hurdles

    4.0
    Sep 12, 2024
    My team and I love this software! Simple navigation, superb user-friendly and lots of useful features. This is great software overall with a quick fix for the occasional bug once Drake is notified.
  • CEO
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Embracing Drake Tax: A Comprehensive Tool for Tax Returns

    5.0
    Aug 5, 2024
    I adore how simple it is to navigate Drake Tax due to its user friendly interface. One of the best features of Drake Tax is that it can handle a variety of tax returns from individuals to corporations.
  • DESIGNER
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    A tool that tax professionals can use reliably

    4.0
    Mar 14, 2023
    I enjoy using the tax software from Drake Tax. It provides me with easy access to the tools that I normally use
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