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Practice management

Every FEDIX feature

Practice management for Australian accounting firms: clients, engagement, compliance, jobs, billing, documents, e-signatures, communication and ATO information in one place.

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Clients & contacts

The client book at the centre of the practice: every record, relationship, note, folder and per-client workspace in one place, so anyone on the team can pick up the file.

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Client list and search

Find any client in the practice by name, reference or TFN from one searchable, filterable and sortable list.

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Client workspace

One page per client, with tabs for summary, profile, services, relationships, ATO information, identity, compliance, tasks, notes, time, billing and activity.

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Create and maintain client records

Add, update and remove client records, including bulk removal and lodgment-reminder settings, so the client book stays accurate.

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Merge duplicate clients

Combine two records for the same client into one and keep the related history attached.

Client reference codes

Generate and check practice-unique client reference codes so every client gets a consistent code without clashes.

Client import and LodgeiT export

Bring a legacy client book in from CSV, and export the list of returns awaiting lodgement in a format LodgeiT can take in.

Client addresses

Keep postal, residential and business addresses separately on each client record.

Client relationships

Record who is related to whom (spouse, director, trustee, beneficiary and more) using relationship types your practice defines.

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Contact and email preferences

Record each contact's email opt-in and preferred channels, with unsubscribe links that respect their choice.

Client notes

Capture calls, decisions and advice as rich notes on the client file, with autosaved drafts the whole team can see.

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Appointment notes with client sign-off

Record meeting notes against the client, export them to PDF and send them to the client for e-signature.

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AI client memory

Keep the facts the AI assistant learns about a client and about your practice, and let staff review and manage them.

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Signatory resolution

Work out who signs for a client entity (director, trustee or partner) so documents go to the right person.

Client cloud folders

Link each client to their OneDrive, SharePoint or Dropbox folder, match folders automatically, create a folder structure and keep it in sync.

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Multiple folder sources per client

Attach more than one cloud folder to a client, choose the primary one, and sync or push documents to it.

Outstanding lodgements per client

See every outstanding lodgement for a client across years in one list.

Client cover pages

Generate a branded cover page for a client pack in your practice style.

Identify the client from a document

Upload an unlabelled document and Fedix suggests which client it belongs to, for you to confirm.

Document classification preview

Preview how AI would classify a document into the client's document structure before it is filed.

Client tax timeline

Publish a per-client tax timeline that the client can see in their portal, so they know where their return is up to.

Invite clients to the portal

Send a client portal invitation by email (with a preview) or by SMS.

Client payment status badges

See each client's payment and overdue status as a badge on the client list.

Client groups & org charts

Handle families and business groups as one unit: group health, fees, status reports, shared folders and org charts that explain who owns what.

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Engagement, onboarding & intake

Bring new and returning clients on board: engagement and re-engagement letters, intake forms, authorisations, ethical clearance and a guided start for new practices.

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Compliance: KYC, AML & AUSTRAC

Tools that assist with identity verification, customer risk assessment, DFAT sanctions screening and AML/CTF record keeping. Your practice remains the reporting entity and makes every decision.

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KYC and AML dashboard

One dashboard of customer assessments, showing what is expiring, what is incomplete and where the practice stands overall.

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Customer risk assessments

Record a risk assessment for each client, with an AI-drafted analysis you can override, and sign-off options including prohibit or needs more information.

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Sanctions screening and risk indicators

Screen clients and related people against the DFAT Consolidated Sanctions List, with AI-assisted political-exposure and adverse-media indicators to prompt your review.

Identity document evidence

Upload identity documents against a client's assessment and record their verification.

Ongoing customer due diligence reviews

Trigger customer due diligence reviews, see their history, and let a daily check bring clients due for review back into the queue.

Self-service verification links

Send clients a link so they can complete their identity verification steps themselves, including from a phone.

AML/CTF program builder

Generate your practice's AML/CTF program, keep versions, activate one and designate the compliance officer.

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AUSTRAC enrolment information pack

Generate an information pack from your practice data to help you prepare your AUSTRAC enrolment.

Compliance record integrity check

Check that your KYC record history has not been altered since it was written.

Threshold transaction report deadline alerts

Flag threshold transaction reports that have passed their reporting deadline so the compliance officer can act.

Online identity verification

Run identity verification sessions online, review the extracted details, and write the verified result and a PDF report to the client record.

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Verification usage and credits

See identity verification usage and history by month, and manage verification credits.

Email and phone verification codes

Send one-time codes by email or SMS to confirm a contact's email address or phone number before it is used.

Beneficial owner identification

Find existing clients and relationship candidates to record the beneficial owners of a company or trust during an assessment.

Verification status across onboarding

See one KYC status for a client across every onboarding flow, so "is this client verified yet?" has one answer.

Jobs & workflow

See every piece of work in the practice, who owns it and where it is stuck: boards, templates, your own workflow stages, recurring schedules and BAS/IAS tracking.

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Tax lodgment status & ATO data

Authorised ATO information inside the practice system: lodgment worklists, client relationships, account transactions, prefill figures, reminders and risk signals. Fedix retrieves data through its DSP integration; it does not lodge.

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ATO lodgment worklist

See every client's ATO lodgment list, with due dates and status, in one worklist you can refresh in bulk.

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ATO client list import

Read your practice's ATO client list, import clients and add client relationships, with a record of each change.

Nightly ATO lodgment refresh

Your practice's ATO lodgment status refreshes on a daily schedule, with settings, logs and a run-now option.

Lodgment reminders to clients

Generate, preview and send reminders to clients about outstanding returns, manually or on an automatic schedule with escalation templates.

ATO account transactions and balances

See each client's ATO account transactions and balances inside the client record.

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ATO prefill figures

Look up and save a client's ATO pre-fill income tax figures so they are ready for the working papers.

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ATO risk signals and priorities

Risk scores, anomaly checks on prefill and activity statement data, an alerts feed and priority dashboards that show which clients need attention first.

Practice ATO connection setup

Set up your practice's connection to ATO online services, test it, and manage your tax agent numbers.

ATO client sync and tax ID backfill

Keep client details in step with the ATO on a schedule, and fill in missing TFNs and ABNs on client records from ATO data.

ATO documents

Keep ATO-sourced documents, such as notices and statements, together for each client.

Tax planning reminder campaigns

Email tax-planning reminders to selected clients from templates and campaigns, with a test send and the recipient list.

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Tax returns, workpapers & sign-off

Run the tax return job end to end: a register of returns, structured workpapers, document checklists, AI-assisted preparation for review, sending returns for signature, review authorisations, tax packs, fee-from-refund tracking and entity formation. Lodgement stays in your lodgement software.

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Tax returns register

One list of every tax return in progress per client, with status, owners, bulk assignment and automatic detection of returns to create.

Tax return workpapers

A structured workpaper for each return, with sections, adjustments, versions you can revert to and a PDF.

Return checklists and document requests

A checklist on each return, with progress stats, document requests sent straight to the client and documents attached to the return.

AI-assisted return preparation

An AI assistant works through the client's documents and produces a first draft of the return preparation for an accountant to review.

Tax Copilot workspace

A session-based AI workspace for complex returns, with snapshots, cell-by-cell working, a coverage check, folder uploads, cost tracking and an activity log.

Client tax summaries

Generate a plain-English tax summary for each financial year and an editable email to the client, which AI can help refine, then send it.

Send tax returns for signature

Send prepared returns to clients in batches for e-signature, with the invoice and payment attached and a date before which the return will not be lodged.

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Pre-lodgement review queue

Queues of returns awaiting approval by the registered tax agent or admin clearance, with approve, reject, resubmit and mark-as-lodged actions.

Signed returns queue

A list of signed returns waiting to be lodged, with reviews and a mark-as-lodged action.

Lodgement tracker board

A board of return batches by lodgement status, updated by dragging a batch to its new status.

Reviewer authorisations and review records

Authorise which staff may review and release returns, keep the review history and produce a review PDF.

Lodgement follow-up alerts

Background checks that flag returns sent but not yet lodged, and email the accountant when a lodgement hold date has passed.

Tax packs

Build a tax pack from an uploaded return, with a review checklist and signature placement, then send it to the client to sign and download.

Deduction worksheets

Save deduction workings per client and financial year, and lock them once reviewed.

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Fee from refund tracking

Track fees deducted from client refunds, import records in bulk, match them to clients and email settlement notices.

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Refund notice reconciliation

Match LodgeiT refund emails in your mailbox against fee-from-refund records, with results you can export as a PDF.

Company and trust formation

Run new company and trust set-ups as one tracked process: structure templates, people, documents, a proposal for client approval, e-signature, pricing and stamp duty, and AI suggestions.

Billing & invoicing

Quote, invoice and get paid in the same system as the work: invoices, quotes, payments and credits, instalments, recurring billing, card and direct-debit collection, bank matching and fee insights.

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Invoices

Create and manage invoices from one register, with status, history, dashboard figures and AI suggestions for line items and descriptions.

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Invoice emails and payment reminders

Email invoices from templates with a preview, and send payment reminders without writing each email.

Payments and credits

Record payments, apply and unapply credits, use custom payment methods and apply credit notes to invoices.

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Void and reverse invoices

Void one invoice or many, and reverse invoices that have been posted, keeping a record of the correction.

Recurring invoices

Set up recurring invoice templates that turn into invoices on schedule, and stop the recurrence when the arrangement ends.

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Instalment plans with direct debit

Split an invoice into instalments collected by client-authorised direct debit, with automatic retries for failed debits.

Commission splits

Split commission on an invoice, review commission and exclude lines that should not attract it.

Online invoice and payment link

Clients open their invoice online, download the PDF and pay by card from a link.

Invoice import from other systems

Import invoices from your previous software by CSV, with AI-suggested column mapping and a preview before import.

Invoice and quote templates

Customise the PDF templates for invoices and quotes, with a preview, so documents carry your brand.

Quotes and proposals

Create and email fee quotes that clients accept online, then convert accepted quotes into invoices.

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Billing insights

Revenue, profitability, cash-flow forecast, aging, client profiles and payment predictions in one view.

Revenue reports

Revenue summaries, comparisons, time series and revenue by client, with export.

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Practice bank feed matching

Bring your practice bank transactions in and match receipts to invoices, with candidate matches to accept, reject, hide or restore.

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Supplier bills

Upload supplier invoices, let text recognition read them into draft batches, then review and approve them.

Card and direct debit payments

Connect Stripe to take card and client-authorised direct debit payments into the practice bank account.

Service catalogue

Maintain your standard services and fees once, adjust prices in bulk, set commission treatment, map lodgment types to items and import with AI help.

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Disbursements

Record out-of-pocket costs for clients and create disbursements from expenses so they are recharged.

Client service subscriptions

Bill monthly service plans as recurring client subscriptions, with a payment link.

Client credit balance

Keep a credit ledger per client, such as referral credit, and apply or remove credit on an invoice.

Billing housekeeping in the background

Quotes expire on time, staff are told when invoices are paid, and card payments are reconciled automatically in the background.

Time & work in progress

Capture time against clients, value it at the right rate, turn it into invoices and keep work in progress under control.

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Email & communications

Work client email next to client data: a Microsoft 365 inbox, AI drafting for your review, shared team mailboxes, signatures, templates, bulk sends and notifications.

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Email inbox in the practice system

A full Microsoft 365 email client inside Fedix: inbox, sent, starred, unread, deleted, search, people search and attachments.

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Compose, reply and schedule email

Write, reply and forward with a preview, save drafts and schedule sends, with your signature applied.

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AI email assistant

AI drafts replies, summarises long threads, suggests quick replies, pulls out tasks and builds document checklists from email, all for you to review before anything is sent.

Awaiting-reply list and inbox triage

A synced copy of your mail powers fast search, a list of who is waiting on a reply from you, and an AI triage summary.

Snooze email

Hide an email until the time it needs action, then have it come back to your inbox.

Email signatures

Personal signatures that can sync from Outlook, plus a practice signature template you can generate, preview or pull from Microsoft.

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Review FediPilot email drafts

Emails prepared by the FediPilot desktop assistant arrive as drafts that staff review, check for delivery and send.

Shared team mailboxes

Work shared inboxes such as info@ or tax@ as a team: grant access, read messages, assign, hand off and fetch attachments.

Writing style learning

AI drafts learn your writing style over time, with a style profile, preferences and a log of email automations.

Connected mail accounts

Manage the mail accounts connected to Fedix so new mail appears in near real time.

File email attachments to the cloud

Save email attachments, and files extracted from them, straight into the client's cloud folder.

Practice email templates

Edit the wording of practice emails by type, such as reminders, invoices and engagement emails, and turn automation on or off.

Bounce and open tracking

Know whether an email bounced or was opened, with unsubscribe handling and regular bounce processing.

Bulk email and reminders

Send large emails, reminders and campaigns in the background, so big sends finish reliably without tying up the screen.

In-app notifications

A list of in-app alerts you can mark as read or delete.

Documents & files

Every client document stored, organised and findable: uploads, client upload links, document collection, secure shares, your own cloud storage, filing rules, templates and AI document drafting.

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Client documents

Upload client documents one at a time or in batches, organise them, rename and move them, control visibility and re-run AI classification, with sync to your cloud storage.

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Client upload links

Send clients a link to upload documents without logging in, and collect what they submit.

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Document collection and chasing

AI-drafted document checklists per client, sent in batches, with chasing (including bulk chasing), templates and a daily digest.

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Secure document sharing

Share sensitive documents through expiring links; recipients confirm a code before they can download.

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Connect your cloud storage

Connect OneDrive or Dropbox, test the connection and keep it in sync, so files stay in your own drive.

Cloud file manager

Browse, preview, upload, move, rename, copy, batch download and import files in your cloud storage, with a trash you can restore from.

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AI file search and organising

Search client files with AI, analyse files, and let AI propose a folder organisation plan that you approve before it is applied.

SharePoint integration

Connect SharePoint, browse sites and drives, and import documents into Fedix or export them back.

File access rules

Restrict who can see which files and folders, and check access in bulk.

Automatic filing rules

Set rules so incoming files are filed into the right folder automatically.

Document templates and AI generation

A template library with categories, AI help to enhance or generate documents and presentations, and export and rendering.

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Bulk document production

Dedicated pages for producing documents in volume from templates and client data.

FediDoc document builder

Assemble complex client documents with AI, section by section, regenerating sections, reordering them and exporting to PDF.

AI document editor

An AI document editor with brand kits, block-by-block rewriting, images and export to PDF or Markdown.

Letterhead themes

Practice letterhead themes, with ready-made defaults, so letters carry your branding.

Ask questions of a client's documents

Chat with a client's documents to find answers without opening every PDF.

E-signature

Send documents for signing, verify signers, reuse templates, file signed documents by rule and chase what is unsigned.

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Calendar, bookings & meetings

Your Microsoft 365 calendar next to client work, online booking for client meetings, and AI meeting notes and briefings.

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Leads & referrals

Track prospects until they become clients, and run a client referral programme with codes, approvals and credits.

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Dashboard, reports & analytics

Open on what matters today: a customisable dashboard, practice analytics, statistics, proactive insights and AI usage.

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AI assistant

Ask the practice system to do work in plain English, with quick actions, writing help, memory you can inspect, and dictation. Your practice controls what the AI may do.

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Phone & SMS

Take and log client calls in the browser, route calls to whoever is available, and text clients.

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Integrations

Connect the systems the practice already uses: Microsoft 365, Google, Xero and Xero Practice Manager, Stripe, cloud storage, the ATO and lodgement software, plus address and ABN lookups.

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Integrations hub

One page to connect Stripe, Xero, Xero Practice Manager, SharePoint, Dropbox, OneDrive, FYI, the ATO and LodgeiT, with connection status for each.

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Microsoft 365 sign-in

Sign in with Microsoft and connect mail, calendar and Teams meetings with one account.

Google account connection

Connect a Google account for users who work with Google.

Xero connection

Connect and disconnect Xero, and see connection status, budget and health, with a daily check that the connection is still working.

Xero contacts import

Preview and import Xero contacts as clients, and create a Xero contact from a Fedix client.

Xero invoice sync

Import and sync Xero invoices regularly, and push a Fedix invoice to Xero after a preview and your confirmation.

Xero items, accounts and tax rates

Fetch Xero items, accounts and tax rates, import items, and see a log of sync events.

Confirm before writing to Xero

Every change Fedix would make in Xero is confirmed by a person in a confirmation dialog first.

Xero Practice Manager client sync

Import, add, update and merge clients with Xero Practice Manager, compare records, sync archiving and repair stale links.

Automatic updates from Xero Practice Manager

Changes made in Xero Practice Manager arrive in Fedix regularly, with automatic retries for anything that fails.

Practice subscription billing

Practices subscribe to Fedix through a secure checkout and manage their subscription, estimates and invoices in a billing portal.

Address, ABN and BSB lookup

Address autocomplete, suburb and postcode lookup, ABN lookup and BSB lookup while you enter details.

Bot protection on public forms

Public forms such as intake, upload and booking pages are protected against bots.

Practice admin & settings

Set up and run the practice account: profile and branding, team and roles, subscription, support, personal security and practice-wide wording.

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Practice profile and branding

Register your practice, then manage its profile, logo, access settings, multi-factor sign-in requirement and invoice settings.

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Work across several practices

Belong to more than one practice, switch between them, set a default and leave a practice when you need to.

Practice ownership transfer

Transfer ownership of a practice account to someone else, who accepts from an email link.

Team invitations

Invite users, resend or cancel invitations, update roles, preview the seat impact and remove access.

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Roles and permissions

Custom roles built on a permission matrix, with cloning, system defaults, per-user overrides and a log of permission changes.

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Plan and trial status

See your plan, subscription status and trial status, with upgrade pages and reminders as your trial or billing cycle ends.

Modules per practice

Optional modules and beta features are switched on per practice.

In-product support

Raise support tickets inside Fedix and see your assigned relationship manager.

My account and sign-in security

Manage your profile, preferences, avatar and activity, and set up multi-factor sign-in by authenticator app, email or SMS.

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Sign-in and account access

Sign in with Microsoft or email, sign up, use one-time codes, reset your password and stay signed in on the FediPilot desktop app.

Self-service settings pages

Settings pages for AI memory, email signatures and practice configuration.

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Tax agent nomination wording

Control the wording of tax agent nomination emails and engagement letter content in practice settings.

Temporary support access

Grant Fedix support time-limited access to help you, with a banner shown while support is working in your account.

Work that runs in the background

Reminders, digests, syncs and checks that run unattended, so deadlines, documents and data do not depend on someone remembering.

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Scheduled work only in your live practice

Scheduled work such as reminders and emails runs only in the live environment, so test and training systems never send real messages by accident.

Client reminder sequences

Client reminders and follow-ups go out on schedule in the background.

Document collection digest

A regular digest email summarises document collection progress, instead of many separate alerts.

Scheduled email delivery

Emails you schedule go out on time, and writing-style learning is processed in the background.

Cloud folder upkeep

Background upkeep keeps cloud folders linked and in sync: picking up changes, linking client folders and emptying old trash.

Verification results that always arrive

Identity verification results are checked and reconciled in the background, so a result is not lost if a notification fails.

Scheduled group status emails

Group status reports are emailed on the schedule you set.

Feedback that turns into improvements

Feedback and errors reported in the product are triaged automatically and routed to the team as improvement requests.

Heavy work handled in the background

Large tasks such as bulk email, syncs, form submissions, PDF rendering and AI work run in the background so the app stays responsive.

Daily ATO refresh and reminders

Your ATO lodgment data refreshes every day and lodgment reminders send automatically, when your practice turns these on.

Continuous receipt matching

Bank receipts are matched and receipt emails sent continuously in the background.

FediPilot quality and usage review

FediPilot conversations are reviewed for quality and usage is rolled up daily.

Compliance deadline checks

Background checks for BAS and IAS obligations, threshold transaction report deadlines, lodgement follow-ups, job status and overdue work, so deadlines never rely on memory.

FediPilot connection & AI access

How FediPilot and approved AI tools work with your practice data: signed in as you, within your permissions, with approval for sensitive actions, plus FediPilot download and training.

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Product updates & feedback

Stay informed about product changes and tell the Fedix team what is not working, in one click.

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Calculators & planning

Standard tax workings without spreadsheets: depreciation, amortisation, Division 7A, CGT and deductions, saved per client and financial year.

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See it working in your practice.

Start with one workflow and adopt more of the connected practice system over time. Your team reviews and approves the work.

14-day free trial. A payment method is required to start. Your paid subscription starts automatically when the 14 days end; cancel during the trial and you pay nothing. After the trial, a 6-month minimum term applies, then month-to-month. Commit to 12 months up front and the monthly price is 20% lower. See pricing.