Accounting document management software

Built for Compliance. Made for Accountants.  

Effortlessly manage documents and workflows across your accounting firm with IRIS iChannel, designed for accounting and CPA firms.  

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  • 25+

    years providing document management software

  • 50+

    top 100 US Accounting firms are IRIS clients

  • 12,000+

    of satisfied users across CPA and accounting firms 

Practice and document management software

Designed for compliance. Engineered for firm efficiency

  • Streamline operations 

    Manage all your documents, emails, workflows, and client data in one secure, easy-to-use platform.

  • Ensure compliance 

    Stay audit-ready with built-in security features and automated workflows that simplify regulatory requirements.

  • Real-time insights 

    Make data-driven decisions with live, integrated information across your operations.

Why choose us?

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    Store documents, manage client information and emails in one place with helpful tracking. Access and control your workflow from anywhere to work the way that suits your business.

    • Search and navigation: Effortlessly organize and retrieve files with powerful search capabilities, such as partial name search and email-based contact lookup.  
    • Retention and cleanup tools: Logic-based rules make managing file retention and management easy, preventing accidental deletions or missed compliance deadlines. 
    • Document tracking: Clients can upload and download files and monitor the progress of their requests within their portal. Administrators can utilize reusable request templates for all clients. 
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    Manage workflows more effectively and eliminate unnecessary steps. Empower employees to streamline daily tasks. Manage project resources and due dates all in one place.  

    • File routing: Optimize the routing of key client files to ensure they reach the right people at the right time.  
    • Task pools: Users can assign tasks to pools or self-assign them, promoting a flexible scheduling model. Extending workflows involves managing workflow status to task status.  
    • Automatically complete the workflow when all tasks are finished. Auto-publish tax returns to the IRIS iChannel Portal for clients. 
    • Custom detail tabs: Each workflow features a custom “Detail” tab with client-specific fields (e.g., delivery preferences, prior year preparation hours). These fields are used operationally (e.g., for tax processing admins to know what to print or send).  
    • Workflow and compliance tracking: The reporting suite offers tools for monitoring document approvals, pending tasks, and compliance metrics, making it especially useful for regulated industries. 
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    Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, enhance effective communication with clients, improve service delivery, and promote greater client satisfaction. 

    • Central management: Ensure precise and organized client records with a clear communication history. Easily onboard clients using automation tools. An API enables external systems to populate CRM data fields. Relationships can be established between sites and contacts. 
    • Full audit capability: Ensure security from the very first email, with link options that grant access to documents. Create passwords for entry and set parameters for the download period. 
    • Linked contacts: Contacts are shared across clients and jobs to reduce duplication. Notes, like QuickBooks passwords, are securely stored as contact-specific discussions. 
    • Client portal: This secure, standard feature offers a modern, seamless, branded experience. It eliminates the need for third-party software for external portals and reduces additional costs. 
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    Open architecture connects users to files from anywhere, at any time, at any speed.   

    • CRM & ERP systems: IRIS iChannel can synchronize with CRM software to consolidate client data and streamline business processes. Plus, unify your document and data management across business functions by integrating with ERP platforms. 
    • Comprehensive integrations: Add IRIS software, like IRIS Practice Engine, along with third-party providers such as Salesforce, DocuSign, Deltek, CCH, Thomson Reuters, UltraTax, CaseWare, and ProFX Scan. 
    • IRIS iChannel integration with STAR Practice Management: This integration offers template-driven workflows, meaning each IRIS STAR Practice Management tax job is directly linked to a project on IRIS iChannel for your convenience. Templates automatically generate steps based on the job type, you can manually mark steps as complete, and dependencies are tracked to prevent orphaned steps. 
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    Get immediate insights into key KPIs with numerous available reports.

    • Templates: Standard reporting covers activity related to contacts, workflows, document retention and deletion, due dates, file routing, system activities such as usage, and client engagement via the portal. 
    • Customizable dashboards: Monitor key performance indicators, workflow bottlenecks, and document movement through customizable dashboards, enabling real-time visibility into firm operations. 
    • Detailed audit trails: Our reports track key events for easier internal reviews and help you meet regulatory requirements and stay compliant. 
    • Power BI reporting: Visualize real-time data – from identifying pending items to seeing clients by state and status. Analyze uploaded files by month, quarter, and year to gain valuable insights into your activities. 
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See what our customers love about IRIS iChannel 

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“iChannel is used daily by our entire firm. We use document management, routing, automation and have exploited all of what it offered to our benefit. It has changed and simplified all of our processes. iChannel is an integral part of WISS now.”

Don Logan, WISS

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“The secure email is a HUGE hit with both professional and administrative staff; clients like it too.  The cost saving will come this year and they are actually materializing as planned.  Overall, we are very happy to have moved to iChannel.”

Edward T. Hanley, SLD

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“Clients use the portal constantly throughout the day for downloading and uploading documents. Through the last several years we’ve been able to increase tax return electronic delivery via the use of the portal and the email links feature. Requesting electronic documents from the client is a very easy process and one well received by staff and clients.”

Kelly M. Powell, PBMares

Let’s talk document management 

Have questions? Our experts are ready to help.

Whether you’re tackling compliance, collaboration, or control, IRIS iChannel’s modular design can be tailored to fit your firm’s exact needs. Talk to our team and we’ll help you build your ideal setup. 

Whatever your firms’ needs IRIS iChannel and its modular approach can be configured to reflect your core capabilities.

What operational gaps are affecting your firm?

From paper-based processes to AI-powered automation, today’s accounting profession is caught between tradition and transformation. Hear firsthand from accountant Eva Mrazikova on what’s holding firms back, or take the next step and benchmark your firm against top operational standards.  

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Is your document management system holding you back? 

From version control issues to security gaps, small problems can quickly become big risks. IRIS iChannel gives your firm the flexibility, control, and compliance you need in one powerful platform. 

Download our free checklist to uncover the red flags in your current setup and see what to look for in a modern solution.  

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Frequently asked questions

iChannel centralizes all your client and operational data to make meeting regulatory requirements simple. Its automated workflows reduce human error and ensure documentation is audit ready.  

Yes! IRIS IRIS iChannel is designed to handle the complexity of large, multi-location firms with real-time collaboration and customized workflows to align everyone on your team with the appropriate access. 

Absolutely. IRIS iChannel integrates with industry-leading software like IRIS Star Practice Management, CCH, Deltek, Thomson Reuters, DocuSign, Salesforce, and Microsoft tools. And with our open API the options are endless.  

Built with top-tier security protocols, IRIS iChannel protects sensitive client and firm information against breaches while keeping your firm compliant. 

Manage, organize, store 

IRIS iChannel securely manages your documents enabling quicker access, faster search and stronger audit control.  We're the experts in document management. See how we can help meet your practice needs today.

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