Run UltraTax CS from anywhere the season takes you.
Preparers get the full CS Professional Suite experience from a browser-launched remote desktop — encrypted, monitored, and built to hold up through the busiest weeks of the season.
Same UltraTax CS. No local server.
UltraTax CS is built for firms that live inside the CS Professional Suite — deep form coverage, tight integration with Accounting CS and Practice CS, and a workflow built around volume. But like any desktop install, it ties your team to one office and one machine. Hosting takes that same UltraTax CS install and relocates it to a managed Windows server, so your team signs in from wherever they’re working instead of walking to a specific desk.
Log In From Any Office
Preparers pull up UltraTax CS from a home desk, a satellite office, or a client site — the return looks the same everywhere.
Shared Files, Not Shared Machines
Two preparers can open related returns in the same client file at once without stepping on each other’s changes.
No Server Refresh Cycle
Retire the multi-year budget line for replacing an aging office server and its backup hardware.
Recovery Built In, Not Bolted On
A failed hard drive on someone’s laptop doesn’t touch the return sitting on the hosted server.
Staff Up For January, Down For May
License and access seasonal preparers only for the months you actually need them.
The Interface Doesn’t Change
UltraTax CS opens, looks, and runs the same way it did on the old office machine.
Everything the CS Suite gives you, minus the office server
Hosting relocates the Windows environment your team already knows — nothing about how UltraTax CS looks or behaves changes, only where the server sits.
Security you can show clients
Tax data is the most sensitive information your firm handles — Social Security numbers, income records, bank details. Our UltraTax CS environment is built around IRS Publication 4557 and FTC Safeguards Rule–conscious practices, giving you documentation for your own compliance obligations. When a client asks how their data is protected, “hosted with SOC 2–aligned controls” is a very different answer than “on the front-desk PC.”
Data encrypted in transit and at rest
Multi-factor authentication on every login
Point-in-time recovery, always current
Data centre infrastructure controls
Information security management
Payment data handling standards
Uptime SLA — your team isn’t locked out during peak filing weeks.
Secure server locations, close to you
Our data centres sit in low-risk zones shielded from natural disasters, with enterprise power, cooling, and network redundancy — positioned to keep latency low no matter where your team logs in from.
UltraTax CS hosting plans for every firm size
Straightforward monthly pricing per user, with no setup charges buried in the fine print.
2 Users
2 Apps Included
6GB RAM · 10GB SSD
99.99% Uptime
Universal Printer, Adobe Reader, MS Word & Excel
Daily Backups
24/7 Server Monitoring
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5 Users
3 Apps Included
8GB RAM · 30GB SSD
99.99% Uptime
Universal Printer, Adobe Reader, MS Word & Excel
Daily Backups
24/7 Server Monitoring
12 Users
4 Apps Included
10GB RAM · 40GB SSD
99.99% Uptime
Universal Printer, Adobe Reader, MS Word & Excel
Daily Backups
24/7 Server Monitoring
Need a custom setup? Get a tailored quote for your firm’s user count and storage needs.
The hosting partner behind your whole tax stack
UltraTax CS runs in the same managed environment as QuickBooks, Drake, Lacerte, ProSeries, and ATX, so your firm isn’t piecing together support and infrastructure from five different vendors.
Support That Answers in SeasonReach a live person during the exact weeks a ticket queue isn’t good enough.
Try It Before You CommitRun a real UltraTax CS return through the hosted environment during your free trial.
One Price, No SurprisesPer-user monthly pricing with nothing added at setup or renewal.
We Do the Heavy LiftingData, settings, and configuration move over without pulling staff off active files.
Your Server, Not Shared CapacityAnother firm’s busy week never slows down your return processing.
Every Application, One LoginUltraTax CS sits next to QuickBooks, Drake, Lacerte, ProSeries, and ATX in the same managed environment.
Trusted by firms who can’t afford downtime
“We run UltraTax CS across the whole CS Suite, and moving it to a hosted server meant everyone touching a return — prep, review, admin — is finally working off the same live file.”
“Our multi-state returns are complex enough without also worrying about a server crashing in April. Hosting took that risk off the table entirely.”
“Support actually picks up during filing season, which is more than we could say about our old in-office setup.”
Frequently asked questions about UltraTax CS hosting
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Ready to host UltraTax CS in the cloud?
Start a free trial today, or talk to our team about migrating your existing setup before your next filing deadline.
