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Audit Practice Cockpit
Operator Cockpit · Tax + Audit + Advisory
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Principal
Active Returns
38
5 due in 7 days
YTD Revenue
$487K
+18% vs 2025
Billable Hrs (Q2)
1,247
82% realization
Doc Inbox
12
8 new from clients
Critical deadlines — next 14 days
All deadlines
8
Q2 estimated tax — 14 clients
Federal + state · individual + corporate quarterly · due June 15
In progress
11
Trust return extension — Calloway Trust
Form 1041 · extended to June 18 · partner review pending
Review
14
June payroll filings — 22 clients
Form 941 · monthly depositors · due June 21
On track
21
Foreign accounts report — 3 clients
FBAR · FinCEN 114 · due June 30
Pending docs
23
S-corp shareholder K-1 distribution
12 corporate clients · final K-1s · partner sign-off needed
On track
Returns in progress
Open queue
ClientTypeStatusPreparerDue
Calloway Trust1041ReviewS. ParkJune 18
Mendoza Construction LLC1120-SQ2 est in prepD. ReyesJune 15
Boutique Partners LP1065WorkpapersL. NgJuly 14 ext
Greenfield Realty1120-SFiledD. Reyes
Walker Household1040Filed · extensionS. ParkOct 15
Adler Family Office1041 + 1040WorkpapersL. NgOct 15
Lakeside Restaurant Group1120-S quarterlyQ2 estD. ReyesJune 15
Cooper Medical Practice1120-SQ2 est filedS. Park
Document inbox — needs review
All docs
W2
W-2 + 1099 batch from Mendoza Construction
UPLOADED 2 HRS AGO · 18 EMPLOYEES
QB
QuickBooks file from Lakeside Restaurant Group
YESTERDAY · MAY MONTHLY CLOSE
1099
1099-NEC stack from Greenfield Realty
YESTERDAY · 11 CONTRACTORS
K1
K-1 from Boutique Partners LP (inbound for partner)
2 DAYS AGO · ATTACH TO ADLER 1040
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Bank statements from Walker Household
3 DAYS AGO · 4 ACCOUNTS · YTD
Billable hours — this week
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S. Park · 38 hrs · 82% billable
CALLOWAY TRUST · COOPER MEDICAL
DR
D. Reyes · 42 hrs · 89% billable
Q2 ESTIMATES · LAKESIDE
LN
L. Ng · 36 hrs · 75% billable
BOUTIQUE PARTNERS · ADLER WORKPAPERS

Practice realization: 82%. Industry benchmark 75–80%. Tracking healthy.

Comprehensive Deadline Calendar

Every filing, every estimate, every extension. Auto-surfaced N days before due based on client preference.

  • Federal IRS calendar (1040, 1120, 1120-S, 1065, 1041, 990, etc.)
  • Per-state (income, sales, payroll, franchise, gross receipts)
  • Local (city wage, school district, etc.)
  • Per-client custom deadlines (board meetings, audit windows)
  • Auto-reminders to staff + clients

Return Workflow Pipeline

Workpapers → preparer → review → partner signoff → e-file → archive.

  • Document checklist per return type
  • Per-return time tracking
  • Workpaper templates (Lacerte, UltraTax, ProSeries import)
  • Multi-stage review (preparer → senior → partner)
  • E-file submission + acknowledgment tracking
  • Per-return profitability after the fact

Client Document Portal

Secure upload portal per client + auto-routing to the right preparer.

  • Encrypted client portal (no email attachments)
  • Auto-OCR for W-2 / 1099 / K-1 extraction
  • Auto-route based on document type + client engagement
  • Annual statement comparison (auto-flag year-over-year anomalies)
  • Year-end retention policies + auto-archive

Client Database

Every client, every engagement, every year — searchable, filterable, profitable-or-not.

  • Individual + entity + trust + family-office breakdown
  • Per-client engagement scope + fee structure
  • Year-over-year fees + scope creep tracking
  • Client referrer attribution
  • Renewal cadence (annual vs ongoing)

Time + Billing

Time-and-billing with one-tap timers per engagement, realization reporting, and Quicken/QBO export.

  • One-tap timer start/stop per engagement
  • Auto-time from email + document opens
  • Realization reporting (billed ÷ recorded hours)
  • Write-up / write-down tracking
  • Per-staff utilization + benchmarking

Billing + AR

Auto-invoice on engagement complete. ACH + credit card + check. Aged AR surfaced.

  • Auto-bill on engagement completion
  • Recurring monthly retainers
  • Stripe + ACH integration
  • Aged AR with auto-collection sequence
  • QBO sync

Audit Engagement Tracking

Planning → fieldwork → review → report → archive. Audit-specific workflow.

  • Planning memos + risk assessment
  • Fieldwork tracking with audit programs
  • Workpaper review hierarchy
  • Audit report templates
  • Annual audit-cycle calendar

Advisory Engagements

Higher-margin work that lives outside the annual return cycle.

  • Tax planning projects (year-end + multi-year)
  • Fractional CFO engagements
  • M&A diligence + structuring
  • Estate + gift tax planning
  • Per-project profitability

Staff Management

Roster, utilization, CPE tracking, performance.

  • Staff roster with credentials (CPA, EA, MBA)
  • CPE tracking with renewal alerts
  • Utilization per staff per week
  • Performance reviews + bonuses
  • Schedule + capacity planning

Practice Reporting

The numbers a partner needs to run the firm.

  • Revenue by service line
  • Per-client profitability
  • Per-staff realization + utilization
  • Seasonality + capacity gaps
  • Client retention cohort analysis
  • Realization rate trending