Scanners, data management systems, and tax document automation tools are valuable productivity enhancers for tax professionals. However, many firms are missing out on associated productivity gains by not using these tools to their full potential.
Scanning tax documents BEFORE preparing returns can save time, increase efficiency, and improve the accuracy of your clients' returns.
Overcoming the Challenges of Using Scanners
Unfortunately, many still associate the act of scanning documents as an inherent sap on productivity. Documents can be disorganized, upside down, sideways, wrinkled, or faded. Organizing before scanning can ultimately add time to what was intended to be a time-saving activity.
This does not have to be!
We've put together a guide that will teach you the features and functionality to look for in a tax document automation solution and show you how to choose a scanner that will solve your firm's paper logjam during tax season.
Unlocking the Power of Scanning Tax Documents
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Quick Answer: GruntWorx is a web-based solution that allows you to load a stack of unorganized documents onto the scanner's tray, and with a single click, manage the entire scanning process. GruntWorx automatically optimizes resolution, brightness and contrast, while filtering noise and specks from the images to produce cleanly scanned documents. Upside down or sideways images are automatically rotated to the correct page orientation.