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Email the client a secure upload link

The client gets a single-use link, then a one-time email code, then an HttpOnly session cookie before any upload. The graph below shows everything one request can set in motion after that.

This is a demonstration, not a CPA firm. It is here to show what the workflow can do. Send the link to your own address and upload only throwaway files. Do not upload real client documents, tax returns, or anything containing a Social Security number. Uploads are deleted automatically after seven days. What actually runs: the single-use link, the emailed one-time code, the session, and the encrypted upload are all genuinely running. Everything after that in the graph below, including every integration marked simulated, is illustrative. Demo records are cleared regularly.

The same flow can run on your own hardware. This copy sits on AWS because it is a public demo. The identical capture, routing, and notification logic deploys inside your network, on servers you own, under your security controls and your retention rules — cloud, hybrid, or fully on-premise. See deployment options.

What this one request sets in motion

Create a request, or run a sample below, and this graph plays the workflow it triggers. Blue steps run without anyone touching them; amber steps wait for a person — the return itself is always one of them. The access and upload steps are live here; the rest are hypothetical.

Runs automaticallyWaits for a personFired in this run

Request

HumanFirm creates requestChecklist from the engagement
AutoBuild checklistPrior year plus engagement type

Secure access

AutoEmail single-use linkExpiring, one redemption
AutoOne-time codeSecond factor to the same inbox
AutoHttpOnly sessionNo token left in the URL

Collection

AutoDirect-to-S3 uploadPresigned, scoped, encrypted
AutoScan and validateMalware, type, readability
AutoIdentify documentsW-2, 1099, statement, ID
AutoTick the checklistClient sees what is left

Chase what is missing

AutoReminder ladderDay 2, 5, 9, then a call task
AutoEscalate to staffWhen the ladder runs out

Prep

AutoAssign preparerBy engagement and workload
AutoPush to tax softwareNamed, filed, not re-keyed
AutoSync bookkeepingBusiness returns only
AutoExtension watchFlags before the deadline

Review

AutoOpen items listOne message, not six
HumanReviewer sign-offThe return is a judgment call

File

HumanClient signs 8879E-signed, identity verified
AutoE-file and trackAcceptance or reject handled
AutoInvoice and paymentSent with the copy

Next year

AutoArchive with retentionClock set, access logged
AutoRoll forwardNext year checklist built
AutoPlanning touchpointsEstimates and Q4 review

Systems this touches

Marked live are actually running in this demo, including the single-use link, one-time code, session, and presigned upload. The rest are the systems a real deployment connects to.

DynamoDBRequest and checklist state
SES emailSecure link and one-time code
S3 presigned uploadClient file delivery
HttpOnly sessionAccess control
Document managementFiling and retention
Lacerte / UltraTax / DrakeReturn preparation
QuickBooks / XeroTrial balance and books
Karbon / CanopyWorkflow and due dates
E-signature (KBA)Form 8879
E-file serviceSubmission and ack
Invoicing / cardFees and payment
Malware scanningUpload safety

Fixed in this demo. A real deployment carries your firm name; here the outbound email always identifies itself as an Automatico demonstration so it cannot be dressed up as someone else.

They receive the secure link from sales@automatico.llc, then a separate one-time code.