All CCH ProSystem fx Reviews
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Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2018
CCH Prosystem Fx - quality product with a price to match
Prosystem Fx is a professional level tax software program generally designed for big firms, but it is useful for any professional that wants a high quality product. It handles most every form and calculation you can imagine with ease, and I would place it as the #2 professional level tax software product on the market based upon its features. They also have customer support that is usually very good, as some support personnel are also the software developers during the busy season. Prosystem Fx is the name for a large product suite, so it's hard to describe a particular feature as the selling point.
CONSIt is very expensive -- generally the most expensive tax software product on the market.
Linsay
Accounting, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
CCH ProSystem fx for tax practice
I had a rough startup with CCH, but now that those issues have been resolved this software is working well for me and my small tax practice.
PROSI utilize some pieces of CCH ProSystem fx, including Planning, but also utilize Axcess Tax for the cloud feature. I think the tax preparation is great, but it does take a lot of time to set up if you are using it for the first time to get return defaults set. There are lots of videos and instructions available in the help section.
CONSIt's a hard to obtain software information and pricing from CCH because there are so many options available and specifics are only available from talking with an account rep.
Reason for choosing CCH ProSystem fx
I was more familiar with CCH and the pricing options ended up being more affordable for a 150 return package than the other options for me at the time.
Joe
Verified reviewer
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed July 2020
Not good, but likely your best option
I've been using the software for 10+ years and every month I find a new problem with it, almost without fail. tax is complicated so I get that they can't program fro everything that may come up but sometimes it is a struggle to get simple things right.
PROSFunctionality is better than most of the other tax software out there, navigation to frequently used items is decent. read the cons, but this is still likely the best option out there
CONStons of calculations that you cannot find support for how the software is doing the math, link to worksheets option never just takes you to where the number is entered, states look like they were all designed by a different developer so there are 50 different ways to do the same thing on different states, e-file rejects can be impossible to clear, support is only marginally useful and most of the time has to kick you to developers, some data entry is just completely hidden and if you don't know exactly where to go you will not intuitively find it.
Reasons for switching to CCH ProSystem fx
firm decision
Jared
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2020
Gets the job done, but could use some upgrades
Engagement is our main tool for preparing and storing our audit workpapers. It's dependable (for the most part), and easy to train new hires on.
PROS(referring specifically to Engagement) The software is very simple to use initially, but has some fun tricks you can pick up on with repeated use. It's very well organized, and has a lot of strong built-in tools. It's easy to organize an audit, and also have all your work linked directly back to a trial balance. It also makes preparing schedules for financial statements quite easy.
CONS(referring specifically to Engagement) There are some antiquated functions, like some of the trial balance reports that are 'locked' so that you can't modify any cells within them. Additionally, a lot of the reports have excess tabs that add additional clutter to the spreadsheets, and it's not clear why they're there. Lastly, the system can be slow to open and close files, but that's what you have to put up with, I guess.
David
Accounting, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
No Customer Service... ZERO...NONE
Customer service... what customer service? NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!!!! Do not purchase unless you are a large firm spending 50 or 100 thousand.
PROSThe software will prepare any return. I need for foreign returns and this has all forms. But when something goes wrong you are on your own. There is no one at the other end of the telephone to help you.
CONSNO CUSTOMER SERVICE! Spent 2 weeks trying to add a state. Worse than on hold with the IRS. 2 and 3 hours and still no answer. Put in a ticket and maybe in a week someone calls if at all. Had to go though a different sales rep to get technical help as my sales rep stopped calling me. Used at a larger firm and was good but now on my own and you are at the bottom of the barrel for any help. Actively looking to switch as my heart will not take another tax season with no service.
Reason for choosing CCH ProSystem fx
Did not look at anything else but I absolutely am now
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2019
Audit Engagement Management Software
CCH Prosystems is a critical tool for audit engagement management. This program allows me to create binders that contain all of the work that is being done on a particular project. Anyone with rights to the file can access it in real time from their personal computer.
CONSThe only pain point for me comes from when a user has an engagement file "checked out" on their computer this locks the file and that file cannot be modified or edited until the user checks it back in. This can certainly be frustrating when you need to get your work done.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
It has so much of functions! Maybe a little more than I need
I've used it for several years of financial statements audit, and I've enjoyed it without major issue.
PROSThis has all the good functionalities. It is not only an audit binder, but it also provides financial statements preparation functions, such as consolidation and elimination. Also, you can roll-forward an entire binder to make things easier.
CONSThis has so much of functions, maybe a little more that I need. It gets slow. Also, setting up all the leadsheet and links between workpaper and financial statements can take some time.
Ivan
Outsourcing/Offshoring, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
CCH ProFx - An App You Can Consider
Overall, the software is a great tool to use for audit, tax and other projects management purposes and with its competitive price, one should consider this among their picks.
PROSI've used this software for quite a long time and is a good tool for our tax and audit of Singapore companies. It is quite simple to use and navigate and you can master it in no time. Perfect for managing our client audits and achieve efficient workflow.
CONSPersonallt, I prefer cloud-based softwares over desktop application softwares. By being in Cloud, this can resolve issues in checking in & out and synchronizing the binders in the app and provide real-time results.
Nazli
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
Accounting Gem
Over all its a good product.
PROSWe are using several WK products for accounting and taxation this is also one of them. Calculations are very accurate. Highly professional software for accounting.
CONSYou really dont know how calculation done and its bit expensive for small scale companies. In worst case if you find any bug in any box you cant override it with correct value.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
Versatile Program
It's been smooth and easy. Using this program makes each day much easier at the office. Staff can track their billable hours, and each client is organized individually with their data to find at your convenience.
PROSI love the ability to track clients, create projects, track projects, process billings etc. all in one program.
CONSThere are a few user friendly logistics I would change, especially the ability to delete a client number and use it again in a way easier manner.
Isabelle
Entertainment, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2024
A basic system reliable and easy
It's easy to use and reliable, it has a safe feeling as well to share sensitive documents
CONSthe functionalities could be improve, for example, to be able to preview the documents uploaded instead of having to download them each time.
Neon
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2020
Essential Software for Your Day to Day Auditing
I use CCH ProSystem fx (“PFX”) in my day to day auditing job. It allows me to be much more organized in the structure of my audits. It also allows me to be more efficient in my job, especially when the audit engagement team “buys into” setting up workpapers properly by integrating the features that PFX has to offer. The software can be a hassle when the software becomes “buggy”. Luckily, if you’re an experienced user, it’s easy to get past the problems. However, there is a definitely a learning curve for newer users. Overall, I have had a positive experience over the past 4 years of utilizing PFX, and would choose it over its competitors, such as CaseWare.
PROSCCH ProSystem fx ("PFX") is a robust piece of software that has many beneficial features that my audit firm utilizes. Things such as utilizing "TB-Links", and utilizing the built in reporting and adjusting journal entry features allow us to track any and all of the issues that we run into our clients. It also allows us to remain organized from one period to another, making audits potentially much easier. If a user is a veteran of utilizing PFX's tools, audit workpapers as well as financial statements can essentially build themselves. Once an workpaper has been set up well, it allows the engagement team to be much more efficient in future periods.
CONSDespite all of the great features CCH ProSystem fx ("PFX") has to offer, it can be very buggy. The software integrates into Excel, Word, Adobe and more, and provides the user with many tools to assist in them in their audits. However, these addons, particularly those with Excel, tend to “break” and become unusable. This may cause the entire Microsoft Suite to lock up or freeze, which can create severe issues if the user is not diligent in saving their work. The addons may also not “load” into their intended software, which can be a difficult issue to fix if the user is not experienced. Users in my firm often have to contact our IT department in order to get these issues resolved in a timely manner. Despite these issues, I personally believe the pros outweigh the cons.
Bryan
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
If you are an Accounting firm, you already know!
CCH is the gold standard for accounting firms. I look forward to the day where I only have one icon to setup for my accountants, all products tied into one platform. For now, they have a pretty good pulse on the accounting industry, and if you are an accounting firm and NOT using CCH, I'm really uncertain on how you could operate!!
PROSCCH is the main name in the accounting space. Whether it be their tax software, research materials or time and billing, CCH is and likely will always will be synonymous with the accounting world. ProsystemFX's suite of products is mission critical to a firm such as mine. Reliability, consistency, ease of installation, everything just works. What I, as the IT Manager like best is the level of support I receive from CCH. Sometimes, especially with their Time/Billing software, I am reluctant to upgrade the software, CCH is always there to help me through the process, and will even jump on my computer and do it themselves.
CONSThe software, which runs through a SQL server environment does get slow. The interface has not really changed that much over the past decade and feels dated the first time you use it. While there are technical updates that happen often, it certainly wouldn't hurt if CCH offered a visual update to at least make it look like it was made in the modern day. Currently, it looks like it came out of the Windows 98 days, becasue, it did!!
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2019
Fantastic package for tax work
Anyone who knows tax work knows that things can get very, very hairy. There's always some little quirk that complicates things. In my experience, ProSystems has come prepared. For every little oddball situation, there's an option. For every little weirdness, there's an override. The diagnostic features are fantastic for working out all the little kinks. The help features go into great detail, making it easier to understand how your different inputs will affect the return. The integration with other CCH products is superb. The chat support is very knowledgeable for when you just can't figure things out. Constant updates means they are always working towards a better, more accurate product. I love this software.
PROSLots of options. Handles complexity well. Different UI options to suit your preferences. Nice integration with audit software and fixed assets software. Handles multiple return types (corporate, partnership, employee benefits plans, etc.). Excellent tech support. Most importantly, accurate results!
CONSSteep learning curve. Help features are not as detailed for state returns.
Lauren
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
What has happened to Profx Engagement?
Overall, over the years it has been great, but now I'm being forced to consider alternatives.
PROSI have used this software for years, it is great, I recommended to everyone. Support in the past was always prompt and knowledgeable.
CONSIn recent months I have endured significant problems, and support takes days to respond. Often, the fixes from support are only temporary, and similar issues occur.
Reason for choosing CCH ProSystem fx
Good experience with CCH at prior firm.
Michelle
Telecommunications, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2022
Honest CCH ProSystem fx
This software can prepare any return that you need it for including complex state and federal returns. The interface is very easy to use. Using with Engagement in the best feature and allows you to work seamlessly with other departments and saves your hours of work in tax preparation. It's the best tax software available and I would highly recommend it.
PROSThe software is very easy to use even for the most complex returns. The linking feature with Engagement is the best tool. I can make all my tax entries in Engagement and within minutes the tax return is completed as well. Another great feature is the work flow management, I can always tell who has the file and what the status is of it.
CONSIt is very expensive. Probably the most expensive tax software on the market. Also, sometimes it's hard to find the support for how the program is calculating tax.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2019
Complicated but Powerful
Reliable software and good support. It's not perfect, but the administration is simple and straightforward.
PROSSupport can be top notch. I worked directly with support on many technical issues. Great documentation and easy to find how-to's on support.cch.com. I was more of an administrator of the software and I found user administration in Engagement and Tax were both fairly straight-forward. I also appreciated that the Tax software release schedule is released for the whole year, which makes it easy to schedule maintenance because you know exactly when updates will be released. This helps a lot during the busy tax season.
CONSInconsistent support. I spent countless hours working with support and unfortunately for all the amazing support technicians there are a few who don't have the skills to know when to escalate or how to scope an issue they've never seen before.
Mike
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
ProSystemsFX
Overall even though they are expensive I think they are the best on the market. I've tried a few others and they didn't prepare some of the returns I wanted to prepare or you had to do some of the return manually which was absurd. Still the best on the block.
PROSExcellent Diagnostics, Premier Software, been using it since mid 1970's when they were Computax. You can prepare every state in the US that has a tax, can do composite returns for partners at the state level.
CONSThe cost is really high, particularly for a small firm that pays by the return rather than the whole unlimited software package. When calling support you may end up waiting a half hour to get a tech. I dislike that they bill in July for the NEXT YEAR for part of the sign up process. Now on their billing they don't itemize the bill or show a date for when the return was prepared and you have to go through hoops to get the information. VERY frustrating.
Reason for choosing CCH ProSystem fx
I only switched a couple times and the decision was not mine at the time. CCH is a class act.
Catheirne
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2023
CCH ProFx is heading downhill at supersonic speed.
We've been almost 40 years with CCH ProFx. This is the WORST we've ever seen. We used to be able to justify the cost with the software's sophistication, reliability and technical support. All are now among the missing.Save your money and your sanity. Look elsewhere.
PROSToday? Absolutely nothing
CONSTechnical support has become nonexistent. Glitches in software calculation abound. Lack of knowledge of support...if you actually are able to get to a live person on the phone.
Nathalie
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
CCH Pro Systems Fx - Best Tax Prep Software Out There
Overall, I've had a very positive experience with Pro Fx.
PROSI like how user friendly the software is as well as all the different forms that are available. It's also a very sophisticated program
CONSSometimes in entity returns, you have to input a number manually in order to trigger a deduction. For example, in order to claim section 179 deduction, you have to manually enter the business income. I would think this would be automatic as it is in some other softwares.
Lluvia
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Great software
I have been using CCH Prosystem fx for over 20 years. Every year it becomes more user friendly, and the features keep on improving.
PROSThe software is very user friendly and the training on how to use it is fantastic.
CONSThe least thing I liked about the software is that sometimes certain fields cannot be overwritten.
Reasons for switching to CCH ProSystem fx
The reason for the switch was the customer service and more state of the art features in the CCH Prosystem fx system.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2021
ProSystem Tax
I am very happy with my experience. Clients receive an excellent tax return that is prepared well thanks to the software.
PROSI like the most that it is user friendly and easy to maneuver. The input flows through seamlessly to the tax return and provides an accurate return.
CONSI like least that there are some bugs that I have notified the developers about and have not yet been able to be resolved.
Rachel
Accounting, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2021
Great Concept
I utilize CCH ProSystem fx on a daily basis to perform my job functions as an auditor.
PROSGreat place to host and store a lot of data and large files. Has options to link data, which can be helpful when streamlining workpapers.
CONSTakes time to learn all of the features and functionality. Is not always the most user friendly program and always seems to have updates that need to run to fix bugs.
McKenz
Accounting, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Good place to store information
It makes it easy for the whole firm to find the necessary information.
PROSCCH prosystem engagement is a great place to store plenty of information. It performs some basic rollover accounting needs. It meets the needs to store information.
CONSIt can get a little complicated and isn’t the most intuitive system. I can figure things out with instructions fine, but going freestyle is a bit more intimidating until I learn it.
Josh
Hospitality, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2018
Good Tax Software
I have found this to be one of the best tax preparation software's that I have used and even though it is more costly than most others, it is a good value. Some software just can give you headaches and in the middle of tax season that is very frustrating, and I have not had that problem with CCH Prosystem FX.
PROSThe ease of use and moving between forms made for efficient time in preparing returns for businesses and individuals. Did not have to spend a ton of time searching for the forms needed
CONSMulti - state functions, unfortunately apportioning income between multiple states was not very user friendly.