Tax prep capacity without the offshore wait.
Cranston preps the return inside the tax software your firm already uses. Your team starts with a source-linked draft and the open questions already queued for review.
Built for 1040, 1065, 1120, and 1120-S workflows across Drake, CCH, Lacerte, UltraTax, and ProConnect.
The prep still needs judgment. It does not need days of typing.
Source-linked prep inside your tax software
Every figure in the draft links back to the source package.
Review diagnostics instead of fixing data entry.
Missing items caught early
The package is checked for completeness before data moves into the return.
Catch missing items before reviewers find them.
Every number tied to a source
Reviewers see the return figure, source document, and diagnostic trail together.
Faster sign-off with less hunting.
From client package to review-ready return.
Cranston prepares the first pass in your software. Your team reviews the findings and source links.
Document extraction
Drop the documents. Skip the data entry.
Upload the client package. Cranston reads every page and enters the return in your tax software.
Missing or unreadable items become findings.
No migration
Works with the software you already use.
Cranston works with Drake, CCH Axcess, ProConnect, Lacerte, and UltraTax.
Keep your client files, templates, and review process.
Prep and review
A full report on every return.
Every return includes the figures, findings, open questions, and source links.
Your reviewer answers the questions and signs off.
Manual prep and offshore queues are slow, opaque, and expensive.
Firms are tired of paying per-return for inconsistent quality, fixing data-entry mistakes themselves, and waiting days for work to come back. Cranston keeps prep in your software and your workflow.
Offshore or outsourced
- Per-return pricing that scales with volume
- Data-entry errors you fix yourself
- Days of turnaround per return
- Sensitive client data sent to another queue
- Capacity capped by their staffing
- Pilot first, then scale by workflow and volume
- Accurate entry, every figure source-linked
- Minutes to first pass, then reviewer sign-off
- Data stays in your stack
- Scales instantly through busy season
Security
Your firm's work stays private and isolated.
Cranston encrypts every file and keeps each firm's workspace separate.
Never shared with other firms
Your client data is never shared with another customer.
Reviewer sign-off
Nothing is filed or sent to a client without approval from your reviewers.
Encrypted
Files, returns, and ledgers are encrypted in transit and at rest (AES-256).
Backed up
We keep point-in-time backups, so your firm's workspace can be restored.
Every number has a source
Every figure links back to the document it came from.
SOC 2 examination in progress.
Read the full security overviewStart with trial access. Scale when it works.
Use trial access to see how Cranston prepares returns, shows diagnostics, and sends completed drafts to your reviewer.
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