Built for accounting firms

Secure file sharing
for accountants

Share tax returns, financial statements, and sensitive client documents with encryption at rest. One organized workspace for your firm and your clients.

Client Files
2025 Tax Returns
Form-1040-Draft.pdf
W2-Statements.pdf
Quarterly Financials
Engagement-Letter.pdf
Form 1040 — U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
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Discussion
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Jennifer, CPA
Check Schedule C — deductions look high.
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Robert (Client)
Missing 1099 amount here. I'll upload it.
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Jennifer, CPA
Filing status confirmed. Ready to submit.
The problem

Tax season shouldn't mean email chaos

Accountants juggle hundreds of sensitive documents across dozens of clients. Email wasn't built for this.

Unencrypted email attachments

Tax returns and W-2s sent as email attachments travel unencrypted across the internet. One forwarded email can expose a client's entire financial history.

Documents lost in inboxes

When a client sends their 1099 in a reply to a three-month-old thread, good luck finding it. Critical documents get buried under hundreds of emails.

No visibility across the team

When a colleague is out, their client files live in their inbox. Your firm has no shared view of what's been sent, received, or reviewed.

Hours wasted chasing documents

Following up on missing K-1s, requesting the same receipts twice, re-sending files that got lost. Tax season is already busy enough without manual follow-ups.

Built for your practice

Everything your firm needs to share files securely

Encrypted document storage

Every tax return, financial statement, and client document is encrypted at rest. No more unprotected email attachments.

Per-client workspaces

Create a project for each client. Organize by tax year, engagement type, or document category with nested folders.

Threaded file discussions

Ask questions and leave notes directly on any document. No more context-free email threads about "that PDF I sent last week."

Client & staff access control

Invite clients as viewers, staff as editors, partners as owners. Everyone sees exactly what they should, nothing more.

PDF annotations

Drop pins directly on tax returns and financial statements to flag line items. Click any pin to jump to the related discussion.

Real-time notifications

Know the moment a client uploads their W-2 or leaves a question on their return. No more follow-up emails asking "did you get it?"

Document request checklists

Send clients a checklist of needed tax documents — W-2s, 1099s, receipts. Track what's been uploaded and what's still outstanding.

Automatic client reminders

Stop chasing documents manually. Set a reminder schedule and clients get automatic nudges for missing items — with escalating frequency as deadlines approach.

Status pipeline & deadlines

Track every engagement from "Documents Needed" through "Filed" with built-in deadlines. See which clients are overdue at a glance — essential during tax season.

Version history & audit trail

Track every version of tax returns and financial documents. Maintain a complete audit trail of who changed what and when — essential for compliance.

Passwordless client access

Clients click one magic link from their invitation email and land directly in their project. No password to create, no login friction.

Branded client portals

Add your firm's logo and colors to project workspaces. Clients see your brand, not ours — building trust from the first interaction.

How it works

From engagement letter to filed return

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Create a client project

Set up a workspace with folders for the engagement, organized however your firm prefers.

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Invite the client

Send a magic link and a document request checklist. Clients click once and land directly in their project — no password needed. They know exactly what to upload, and automatic reminders nudge them for missing items.

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Collaborate on documents

Share drafts, ask questions with threaded comments, and get real-time notifications when files are uploaded.

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Deliver the final return

Upload the completed return for client review and signature. Everything stays organized in one place.

Security you can trust

Your clients' financial data deserves better than email

Encryption at rest

Every file is individually encrypted before storage. Even in the event of a server breach, your client data remains protected.

Role-based access

Granular permissions ensure clients only see their own files. Staff see what they need. Partners oversee everything.

Device verification

New device logins require email verification. Unauthorized access attempts are stopped before they reach your documents.

FAQ

Common questions from accounting firms

How does Filehops protect sensitive financial documents?

Every file uploaded to Filehops is encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption. Files are stored on secure cloud infrastructure with access controlled by role-based permissions, ensuring only authorized team members and clients can view documents.

Can my clients upload documents directly?

Yes. Invite clients to a project with viewer or editor access. Editors can upload tax documents, receipts, and financial records directly into organized folders. You control exactly what each person can see and do.

How is Filehops different from email for sharing tax documents?

Email attachments are unencrypted, hard to organize, and scatter documents across inboxes. Filehops keeps every document in one encrypted workspace with threaded discussions and real-time notifications, so nothing gets lost during tax season.

Can I organize files by client or tax year?

Absolutely. Create a project per client, then use nested folders to organize by tax year, document type, or engagement. Your team and clients see only the projects and folders they have access to.

What file types can I preview in the browser?

Filehops supports in-browser preview for PDFs, images, spreadsheets, text files, and common document formats. Your clients can review documents without downloading, reducing the risk of unencrypted copies on local machines.

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