HandiSoft 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

HandiSoft

4.4

(100)

Pricing

Starting at $2,000.00 one time

About HandiSoft

Optimise your practice with HandiSoft, built specifically for Australian accountants and tax agents of all sizes. It's a powerful integrated suite built to boost productivity, streamline compliance workflows, and effectively track jobs to maximise utilisation.

Transform client engagements with instant access to client information from a centralised database anywhere, anytime. A simple to use, open platform, enables you to tailor and extend capability as your practice grows.

You are in safe hands with HandiSoft, with 30 years of a rich heritage of accounting practice solutions that’s trusted by over 7,000 Australian practices.

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HandiSoft Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $2,000.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$2,000.00

per feature, one time

No plan information available

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HandiSoft Features

Popular features found in Accounting Practice Management
Billing & Invoicing
Client Management
Due Date Tracking
For CPA Firms
Project Management
Time Tracking
More features of HandiSoft
Access Controls/Permissions
Accounting
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
API
Appointment Management
Approval Process Control
Approval Workflow
Client Portal
Communication Management
Compliance Management
Customizable Branding
Customizable Reports
Data Import/Export
Document Management
Document Storage
Document Templates
Email Management
Email Reminders
Financial Analysis
Financial Management
For Accountants
Invoice Management
Invoice Processing
Messaging
Mobile Access
Progress Tracking
Project Time Tracking
Real-Time Data
Receipt Management
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Sales Tax Management
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Staff Management
Status Tracking
Task Management
Tax Filing
Tax Forms
Third-Party Integrations
Time & Expense Tracking
Timesheet Management
Workflow Management

HandiSoft Integrations

Sage Accounting

HandiSoft User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

52%

41%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

3.7

Customer support

4.2

Functionality

4.3

Kerryn M.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Practice Management Package

Having interactive modules makes management of our accounting practice easier and staff can be given access to only the modules they need. Practice security means we can set different levels of access. Document storage has meant we can keep emails and signed documents within reach so less paper and no leaving your desk to review historic work. Dont use enough of the features but what we use is reliable.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Have used Handi for many years. The interactive modules means we have Tax, Ledger, Time and Billing along with Document storage and also a Practice Management module so you can move between any of the modules quickly and easily.

Cons:

After 11 years of use have just found this last year more glitches with downloading from MYOB and other software and have no Australian phone support service. This has meant slower resolution to issues.

Sandra K.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Handisoft - Tax Practitioner Software

After 25yrs I have changed my Tax Software& my Time & Billing Software & Superfund Software. Mostly due to the cost of the software. I have since found the software I have swapped to has better functionality as well. I have also found the software support is not as good as it used to be.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the fact that it is a well integrated system if you get several modules. Easy to install on desktop & workstations. Mostly user friendly.

Cons:

The online Appstream Access is very slow to load up & is more susceptible to internet speeds or congestion. SuperFund software is not very practical for SMSF's with real property acquisitions & sales.

Pamela P.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Disappointing

Experience over the past 12 months very disappointing. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] have tried to assist, I comment these 2 staff members, but they are trying to help so many practices that it is difficult I feel for them also.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Handitax is good. Handiregister is good.

Cons:

HandiLedger was good but without Accountants Cloud addons required in the new environment, no one wants to rekey data from other programs like Xero. Now we have to buy HandiLedger and Final Accounts. The manuals for the new Final Accounts, Tax in Cloud, Accountants Cloud are poor. Really difficult to train staff on new software and then you are required to pay more for training.

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

Previously, when we were all on servers Hsoft was a great product, but now?

Nyree A.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Public Practice Accounting Software

I have been using HandiSoft for over 25 years and have got to see the development over this time. The full integration of client management, time costing, invoicing, ledger, tax returns, document management, jobflow and workpapers makes it easy to work with and it is a user friendly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

HandiSoft is a fully integrated accounting software product for Public Practice accountancy firms. You only need to set up the client information once and the client information is available across all components of the software. The sue of DataHub is also beneficial in obtaining reports necessary to running and maintaining an accountancy practice.

Cons:

There is no integration for SMSF's. If there is integration between other SMSF software and importing into HandiTax so all client tax returns are in the one program that would make the lodgements of all entities easier.

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

Familiarity of the product and knowing out to change reports as needed. Value for money also.

Frank G.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

20+ Years User

Very good product overall, but very expensive, and the annual increase in cost over the years has never been, in my mind, able to be justified, especially if we compare the increases with inflation.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very good product, generally easy to use, and good support for technical matters

Cons:

This time last year, I raised an issue with Handisoft, on a matter which impacted negatively on productivity. Despite the customer support officer showing good level of understanding of the issue, and seemingly willing to help, and despite numerous phone calls, emails back and forth, to date, one year on, matter still not resolved. In fact last I heard from the operator was 12/12/20, and NOTHING since. Very disappointing. And I also wish to mention about the very scary functionality surrounding report writing. I tried valiantly a few times to venture into this, but the complexity, the lack of ease, the difficulty that requires almost an programming degree, has left me avoiding this at all costs.

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

Initially (over 20 years ago!) because I wanted the best.

Sue M.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Long term user

Our overall experience is very good that's why we've not changed.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We have been using Handisoft since around 2003 when we moved from another provider. We find it easy to use however do struggle at times to keep up to date with new features. We would like to see more updates explaining new features and ways in which they can be used. If we were aware of them we'd probably utilize them a lot more.

Cons:

In Handiledger there is Graphs option however it only reports on balances for 1 year by month. As we don't use Handiledger on a daily basis for any clients, this feature is useless. I'd like to see an overview facility that shows comparisons year on year in a graphical way. This would be useful for us when doing annual sign off meetings with clients.

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

Easy to use, pricing value for money.

Reasons for switching to HandiSoft

The software needed faster machines to run and we didn't have the capital to replace all our computers at that time. Handisoft was the best option

Kara V.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

HandiSoft

I am generally happy

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ease for preparing and lodgement tax returns.

Cons:

the error report on the tax program. I should have a better explanation and direct us to the correct item(s) numbers.

Reasons for switching to HandiSoft

I use this for invoicing

Gordon F.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

was good... not now

Previously... good. Recently... money grabbing and lack of investment in a proper cloud system.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It used to be reliable, reasonable value for money, low tech.

Cons:

Recently... lack of a cloud solution. Venal pricing policy for legacy access to systems and data that I though I owned. $4,500 pa merely to log on and access my past records !!!!!!

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

I have left Handisoft tax software as the Xero tax software is much more attractive. Furthermore, I was quoted an excessive price for access to legacy systems. Now days I only use Handiledger software because of all the legacy records I need access to. I accept that Handi products comprise a complete suite of products for a tax agency business. But the loss of access to these marginal products (eg doc manager, timesheets, etc) is a minor concern compared to the advantages of using a true cloud based solution.

Roxanne Y.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Makes my working life easier

I've been using Handisoft since July 2006, and have found it straightforward to use. My office is set up in my home, so I particularly appreciate the client portal function, which enables me to look after clients anywhere in the country, without the need for long delays with postage.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that it's fully integrated, and I can have everything for each client in one place. Excellent support; always respond ahead of expected wait times, and continues until problem is sorted out.

Cons:

I'm disappointed that the Workpapers feature isn't available at the beginning of the year, and can only be used for the previous year, not available for the current year, when preparing BAS

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

I had already been using Handisoft, while working for another firm, and preferred it to another product which I had used with a previous employer.

Wayne O.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

reconsider

noneI have used this product for 25 years and recently migrated to cloud. Would not recommend this to a potential user

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

familiarity navigating

Cons:

I have been attempting to resolve issue of outlook stripping attachments and I am treated as the only user in the world who is experiencing this and it is my fault for using this mail provider. surely your company as a software provider can overcome this issue with the biggest mail provider in the world

Reasons for choosing HandiSoft

USED FOR 25 YEARS TOO OLD TO LEARN A NEW SORTWARE

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