Product Updates

See what's new in 2024.

Two-Way Texting Updates

Get answers fast with new SMS reminders for tasks and requests right from the Timeline.

New Client Mobile App

Liscio’s new mobile apps for Android and iOS are optimized for phones and tablets, offering a fully branded experience and in-app client requests

Requests Improvements

We released more than 30 major enhancements to the Requests feature. Create a request for all of your client-facing requests -- from onboarding to monthly close checklists. 

Top enhancements include:

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Ability for client view to unanswered questions
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Allow clients to respond with "N/A" to questions
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Progress bar updates as changes are made to Requests
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And more

Custom Branding

Present a cohesive brand identity, that shows your clients exactly who they're working with and builds trust. Highlight your logo, custom color scheme, and a unique image when client's log in.

Enhanced Client Interface

Our recent split of the firm and client experience introduces ADA-compliant legibility improvements, strengthened security features and optimized device support for seamless access across PC, Tablet, Mobile Apps, and Mobile Web.

Clients will now experience a more accessible, user-friendly, and secure platform.

Personalized Tax Organizer

No more paper organizers! Import organizers from your tax software with a simple drag-and-drop. Our system automatically matches files by client ID, creating a personalized organizer based on the client's previous year's information.

We work with the following tax softwares:

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CCH Axcess™ Tax
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Drake Tax®
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UltraTax CS®
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Intuit Proseries®
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Intuit Lacerte®
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ATX™ Tax Preparation Software

Create Custom Requests

Start with our default template or create your own questionnaire! This could be tax questionnaires, monthly close checklists, new client onboarding, or any survey, Excel Sheet, or list you want to turn into an organized client request.

Take advantage of three question types:

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Yes/No Questions
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Short Answer
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File Upload

Timeline

See every client communication on a single page, that are clearly presented in chronological order. Timeline is available at both the Contact and Account level.

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Client Emails
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File Upload
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Text Messages
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Task
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Requests
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Secure Messages

Email Integration

Connect your Gmail or Outlook, and see your emails right inside Liscio. Enabling this feature firm-wide gives visibility across staff, ensuring employees have all the information they need at their fingertips.

Eliminate the need for CC'ing and BCC'ing to keep everyone in the loop. Access email threads on the client or account level.

Email integration for accountants, gmail and outlook

Two-Way Texting

Utilize a dedicated business number for texting, ensuring personal phones remain personal while keeping business communications contained within the firm.

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8x faster responses than email
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Sensitive information stays in the company and off personal phones
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Messages displayed on Timeline for superior visibility

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of Requests can be made?

Any request for client information, including tax gathering, monthly close, new client onboarding, tax delivery, etc.

Can Client's responses be seen as they work on a Request?

Client progress can be seen within each request. There will also be a progress bar to see how far along the client is in a request so work can be started when a request is near completion, even if the client has submitted it yet.

Will the client be able to add specific information into the Organizer if it wasn't something they had the previous year?

The organizers will be automated from the tax software. You won’t be able to make changes to those, but you can manually add questions for additional items needed by the client.

Is it possible to change the person assigned to a Request?

As a future enhancement, each question or section will be reassignable to facilitate collaboration.

Will the Requests have conditional logic?

Yes.

Can the Requests be customized?

Yes! You can create a custom request by adding all your questions and document requests from scratch each time, or use a template. We will provide templates, or your team can create their own. From that template, you can modify it once and send it, or you can create a new version of that template specifically for your team, a particular client, or a group of clients.

Will the organizer allow clients to upload documents within the request organized by section?

Yes.

Is the texting both online and through the app?

Clients will receive a text message the same as a normal text. Firm users can send from the mobile app or from the web browser.

Do we need one SMS line for each client user, or just for firm user?

Lines are assigned per firm user.

Can we use our own line for SMS?

Initially, users will be assigned a new line. We are looking into options to be able to transfer/convert your existing line. More on that to come soon!

What are the two branding offers?

・Basic includes branded login pages (web and mobile), logo on product screens, and custom colors.
・Growth includes everything in Basic, plus graphics for website, graphics for social media, graphics for email marketing, graphics package for use in other send-outs.

What is the price?

Custom pricing based on design support needed and assets requested. Sign up here to receive a quote: https://www.liscio.me/sign-up-for-custom-branding

Can we only retrieve emails from the inbox and ignore the spam folder?

Yes, we have already configured that for you. Outlook will retrieve emails from the 'Focused' tab only, and Gmail will retrieve only from the 'Primary' tab.

If an email is automatically associated with a client in Liscio, can it be disassociated?

Yes! You can manually disassociate any email, thereby removing it from the client's Liscio account.

What if someone sends a private email, and I don't want the rest of the staff to see it?

Only client emails will be auto-associated with clients in Liscio. All other emails will remain private.

Does the email integration replace secure Liscio messages?

No, we will continue to provide both options. Liscio messages will remain your secure communication alternative. Plus, you can very easily respond to an email with a secure Liscio message to help facilitate client adoption.

Is it possible to retrieve emails from multiple email addresses or different ones on the firm side?

At the moment, you can only enable the feature for the email account that matches your login. However, we plan to support multiple email addresses and will implement this feature in the near future, likely by the end of this year or early next year.

Is it possible to view the timeline by clients?

Yes! The timeline is available on both the Account and Contact pages.