Off the desktop, into the cloud
Get your fixed assets off the desktop.
Desktop tool or spreadsheet, it's the same routine. The install. The remote login. The version that lives on one machine. There's a cleaner way to run depreciation.
Coming from Asset Keeper, Fixed Assets CS, Sage, BNA, ProSeries, Lacerte, or a spreadsheet? The move is the same.
The math isn't the problem. The setup is.
Whatever you run today, the depreciation engine probably does the job. MACRS, Section 179, bonus, Form 4562. That part works.
The problem is where it lives. A program installed on one workstation. A server the rest of the firm remotes into. Or a workbook passed around by email, where the formulas only make sense to whoever built them. New staff need a machine provisioned. Updates need a patch window or a careful copy-paste. The whole thing is tied to a place.
Cloud-native means the server is ours. Open a browser. Any machine, any office, same data, same calculations. No install, no remote-in, no "which copy is current."
Where the old setup costs you time.
Four spots that slow every busy season. And what we did about each.
Today
Hand-cleaning the inputs.
Every new client starts the same way. Typo'd dates. Unlabeled methods. Columns that don't line up. You clean the file by hand before anything will calculate.
In DepreciationPro
Drop in your CSV or Excel. AI maps the columns, fixes typo'd dates, and infers missing methods. You review and commit. You don't retype.
Today
A lot of ticking and tying.
Federal, state, and AMT each live in their own report or their own tab. Miss one input. Reprint the binder. Tie it out again.
In DepreciationPro
State forms auto-decouple from federal. All 50 states plus DC. Run federal, state, AMT, and GAAP from one asset register so the numbers tie out the first time.
Today
One asset at a time.
Forty assets need a 179 election? Forty trips through the dialog. Or a fragile spreadsheet formula you hope you copied to every row.
In DepreciationPro
Multi-select and a spreadsheet view. Pick forty assets, apply 179, done. Bulk disposals import the same way.
Today
Buried, or built by hand.
Form 4562 detail prints as its own report you have to go find. Or, in a spreadsheet, it doesn't exist until you assemble it line by line.
In DepreciationPro
Form 4562 and its supporting worksheet generate in one click, right where you need them at tie-out.
The fastest way off your old tool
Drop the file. The AI cleans it up.
A desktop export or a client's spreadsheet never comes in clean. Typo'd dates, unlabeled methods, columns in the wrong order, the same mistake repeated down a thousand rows. The old routine is to fix all of it by hand before anything will calculate. There's a faster way to start.
In DepreciationPro
The AI maps your columns to DepreciationPro's fields, infers methods and conventions from context, and fixes obvious typos in dates. Method codes normalize against a library of 75+ formats and 160+ source variations. Rows it isn't confident on get flagged for review, and a mistake repeating across many rows becomes a one-click bulk correction. You preview every change before committing.
"This is really good detail that our current software does not provide in an efficient manner. I love seeing it in a report so I know what goes into it."
Tax Manager, Seven-Office Regional CPA Firm
On the Form 4562 detail and supporting worksheet view.
Side by side
| Your desktop tool or spreadsheet | DepreciationPro | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Installed on a workstation, or remote into a server, or a file passed around | Cloud-native. Any browser, any machine. No install. |
| Multi-user | Per-machine install, shared remote desktop, or one workbook at a time | Multi-seat firm tier, shared client data, role-based access |
| New-client setup | Hand-clean the file before anything calculates | AI maps columns, fixes dates, infers methods on import |
| State and AMT | Separate reports or tabs, tied out by hand | State forms auto-decouple from federal. All 50 states plus DC. |
| Bulk editing | One asset at a time, or copy-paste formulas | Multi-select and spreadsheet view. Apply once. |
| Form 4562 | Separate report, or assembled by hand | One click. Form 4562 plus supporting worksheet. |
| Cost segregation | Not included, or outsourced | Built in. $499-$1,299 per study. |
| Updates | Manual patch, or you maintain the formulas | Automatic. Tax-rule changes pushed by us. |
| Annual cost | Per-machine licenses, or unbudgeted spreadsheet risk | Solo $399/yr. Firm $999/yr (3 seats) + $333/seat. |
Your migration path
One client. Less than an hour.
Get your asset list out
Export CSV or Excel from your current tool, or just use the spreadsheet you already keep. Cost, placed-in-service date, method, life, and disposal info all carry through.
Bring the prior-year numbers with you. Include columns for beginning accumulated depreciation, prior bonus, and prior 179. Without them, day-1 calculations start from zero and you'll spend the tie-out chasing a phantom delta.
Drop the file into DepreciationPro
AI maps your columns and normalizes the method codes. Typo'd dates and missing methods get fixed in the preview. You review before anything commits.
Tie out to your prior year
Run the schedule. Federal, state, AMT, GAAP. Match last year's numbers. Calculation transparency explains any delta line by line.
Move the firm off the desktop
Once tie-out clears, everyone signs in from a browser. No more remote-desktop sessions, no more "which file is current," no more provisioning a machine for new staff. Per-seat firm pricing replaces per-machine installs.
Multiple offices or shared client data? Schedule a discovery call and we'll walk through the firm setup.
Common questions
How does the import handle a messy export or spreadsheet?
The AI maps columns to fields, infers methods and conventions from context, fixes obvious typos in dates, and flags rows it isn't confident on for human review. When it detects a pattern repeating across many rows, it offers a one-click bulk correction. A raw export or a client's workbook becomes a clean, ready-to-tie-out asset register in minutes.
What about prior-year accumulated depreciation?
Include it as columns in your file: beginning accumulated, prior bonus, prior 179. DepreciationPro starts from the basis you give it. We don't recompute history. We continue it.
Do we have to be on a specific tool today to switch?
No. If you can export CSV or Excel, or you already keep a spreadsheet, you can move. Desktop tools, tax-suite asset managers, and homegrown workbooks all import the same way. Method codes normalize against a library of 75+ formats and 160+ source variations.
How long does the tie-out take on the first client?
It takes under an hour for the first client when the prior-year report is clean and accumulated depreciation is included. Calculation transparency explains any delta line by line, so reviewers can answer "why is this number different" instead of guessing.
Open a browser. Be done with the desktop.
Try it before you bring real client data.