CASE STUDY

750-return firm replaced paper organizers with digital intake

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Company Profile

Firm: Adam R. Necelis CPA
Size: 750 returns/year
Tax Softwares: Drake

Like many accounting firms, Necelis CPA had a process that worked, until it didn’t.

Each year, as tax season approached, the team prepared and mailed hundreds of paper organizers to clients. It was familiar. It was manageable. And for a while, it got the job done. Organizers came back slowly although some never showed up or came back incomplete. The team followed up, clients got busy, and what should have been a straightforward start to the season turned into a cycle of emails, reminders, and guesswork.

Even the “digital” option didn’t fully solve it. Fillable PDFs created more questions than answers, especially for clients who weren’t comfortable navigating them.

By the time documents were ready, the real work hadn’t even started — and the team was already behind.

What changed with Soraban

The shift wasn’t just from paper to digital. It was a move from waiting to momentum.

Instead of sending organizers and hoping for a response, Necelis CPA gave clients a simple way to start right away. Not another password to remember. No confusing forms. Just a clear path to upload documents and move forward.

What used to take weeks of back-and-forth started happening faster, with far less effort from the team.

  • Clients submitted documents sooner without needing follow-ups
  • The team could immediately see what was missing without digging
  • Admins spent less time chasing and more time moving work forward

For both staff and clients, the process felt easier. Not because it was new, but because it finally worked the way it should.

I’m not a fan of my current tax organizer, but clients still ask for it, so I send it out even though many clients don’t bother filling it out.

Soraban was the best improvement we made this tax season as we moved away from paper organizers. The ease of access really helped make it not an issue across our client base. It definitely works for all ages.

Necelis CPA

I don't want people to feel like they're having to do their own return.

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