AI is a game changer, and it’s coming to HandiSoft in 2025! With HandiSoft Evo, you control a more powerful, intuitive, and intelligent version of your software, opening up a host of powerful capabilities.
HandiSoft customers will soon receive a free trial of HandiSoft Evo Standard Plan with the opportunity to purchase the Standard Plan at the end of the free trial or with your renewal. By default, all customers will receive the Base Plan when renewing HandiSoft this year.
Why HandiSoft Evo?
The power HandiSoft Evo opens up new technology capabilities and functionality for your practice. HandiSoft Evo unifies all your existing client and tax data* together into one secure platform, and with your own private AI Co-Pilot enables you to surface it in ways that are more natural to human interactions. It removes complexity, improves efficiency, and reduces human error, helping you take on new and bigger challenges and create opportunities for your practice and you personally.
(*) initial release.
Learn how Access Evo elevates HandiSoft
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Accounting tasks made easy with Access Handisoft Evo
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Understand deduction changes with Access Handisoft Evo
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Easily assess your practice risk with Access Handisoft Evo
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Overdue Lodgments made simple with Access Handisoft Evo
Compare HandiSoft Evo Plans
Handisoft Evo comes with a selection of tools and applications. Compare plans below.
Features:
Our base Evo planHandiSoft Evo Base
Best Value!HandiSoft Evo Standard
All apps & tools includedHandiSoft Evo Advanced
Advanced Digital Engine
The advanced data engine allows you to connect to multiple 3rd party data sources.
Copilot AI
An intuitive chat-based interface that is available in-product and on your mobile phone, powered by Microsoft OpenAI and privately hosted by Access to keep your data safe and secure. It’s your digital assistant delivering what you need while you work.
Feeds
Intelligent alerts and notifications personalised to what is important for you and your role.
CX
A menu item in Evo where you will have links to our Customer Success Portal, FlexPoints, Bills and Invoices, and Technical Support
Digital Assistant
From within Evo users can launch into online help and support.
Mobile
Evo in your pocket, all of the applications can be accessed on a mobile phone, including Copilot and Feeds meaning you can ask questions of data while on the go.
Single Sign-On (applies to Cloud and Online applications)
Access Engage
Our employee engagement too helps attract, retain and engage talented teams while delivering exceptional employee experience.
Access Engage Lite
Access Advanced Analytics
Access Analytics
Access analytics tool that allows you to glean business insights and reports from your company data.
Access Applause + Rewards
Our employee recognition tool encourages peer to peer recognition and employment engagement.
Access Applause
Our employee recognition tool encourages peer to peer recognition and employment engagement.
Access Learning Lite
Provide impactful learning experiences with our Learning Management System.
Access Collaborate
Access Collaborate is your document sharing and project communication tool. Collaborate helps your organisation put all it’s documents in one place and enables you to automatically communicate any updates across your organisation.
Learn more about Handisoft Evo plans
HandiSoft Evo Base
(*) applies to Cloud and Online applications.
The base plan offering is the entry level to HandiSoft Evo. The HandiSoft Evo Base plan includes:
Analytics*
Get practice insights at your fingertips with our powerful and flexible analytics tool that pulls data from your Access software. The following are the initial pre-configured analytics provided for HandiSoft:
Tax Lodgment statistics, Main Tax Form, Rental Income + Expenses, Rebates and Offsets, Private Health Insurance, Medicare Surcharge and deductions.
6 data views.
13 insights.
1 Dashboard.
(An initial configuration is required to access HandiSoft on-premise data).
Learning Lite
Provide impactful learning experiences with our Learning Management System. Allocate training and track completion for your team. Included for HandiSoft customers:
10 corporate training courses.
All your Evo product training and standard core HandiSoft training.
Applause
Our employee recognition tool encourages peer to peer recognition and employment engagement.
Giving 'shouts' to acknowledge a colleague's effort.
Collaborate
Connect your team with our powerful collaboration tool. Perfect for internal practice document sharing and tasks.
Engage lite
Our employee engagement too helps attract, retain and engage talented teams while delivering exceptional employee experience.
Digital Assistant
From within Evo users can launch into online help and support.
Mobile
Evo in your pocket, all of the applications can be accessed on a mobile phone, including Copilot and Feeds meaning you can ask questions of data* while on the go.
Single Sign On
Single Sign-on into all other Evo enabled applications which can be launched seamlessly from within Evo.
(*) SQL version is required for HandiSoft Online users.
The HandiSoft Evo Standard plan offers our best value plan. It includes CoPilot which opens up data across the platform. The Standard plan includes:
Analytics*
Get practice insights at your fingertips with our powerful and flexible analytics tool that pulls data from your Access software. The following are the initial pre-configured analytics provided for HandiSoft:
Tax Lodgment statistics, Main Tax Form, Rental Income + Expenses, Rebates and Offsets, Private Health Insurance, Medicare Surcharge and deductions.
6 data views.
13 insights.
1 Dashboard.
(An initial configuration is required to access HandiSoft on-premise data).
Learning Lite
Provide impactful learning experiences with our Learning Management System. Allocate training and track completion for your team. Included for HandiSoft customers:
10 corporate training courses.
All your Evo product training and standard core HandiSoft training.
Applause
Our employee recognition tool encourages peer to peer recognition and employment engagement.
Giving 'shouts' to acknowledge a colleague's effort.
Collaborate
Connect your team with our powerful collaboration tool. Perfect for internal practice document sharing and tasks.
Engage
Our employee engagement too helps attract, retain and engage talented teams while delivering exceptional employee experience. With @everyone messaging.
Digital Assistant
From within Evo users can launch into online help and support.
Mobile
Evo in your pocket, all of the applications can be accessed on a mobile phone, including Copilot and Feeds meaning you can ask questions of data* while on the go.
Single Sign On
Single Sign-on into all other Evo enabled applications which can be launched seamlessly from within Evo.
Copilot AI
An intuitive chat-based interface to your underlying products, powered by Microsoft Open AI and privately hosted by Access to keep your data safe and secure. It’s your digital assistant delivering what you need while you.
Copilot AI includes:
Document skill: Store internal practice documents in Collaborate to help users find what their looking for in minutes with AI capabilities in a secure way.
Analytics skill*: Asks questions of your client and Tax connected data. For example - “provide a list of clients who have rental properties with deductions less than $50,000” or “provide a list of companies with ultimate holding company located overseas”.
ATO skill: The ATO website skill allows users to ask questions from within the product and also ask questions of client tax data from within the product.
Fairwork skill**: Fairwork website skill is also available for users to ask questions from within the Evo environment.
Ask Access skill: Ask questions of Access CX – this is coming soon to Evo.
Feeds
Intelligent alerts and notifications personalised to what is important for you (this is based on the products that have been activated to do this, initially Applause, Collaborate, Engage, Learning Lite and Access Financials.
CX
Engage with Access. A menu item in Evo where you will have links to our Customer Success Portal, FlexPoints, Bills and Invoices, and Technical Support. Provide us with feedback and more. It consolidates lots of independent web pages you may need to navigate in one place. With Copilot skill you can also ask questions. – this is coming soon to Evo.
Advanced Digital Engine
The advanced data engine allows you to connect to multiple 3rd party data sources. Combined with Analytics it allows users to self-serve and create custom dashboards or insights with your data.
(*) SQL version is required for HandiSoft Online users.
(**) ATO skill and Fairwork skill is limited to 400 messages per user per month.
The HandiSoft Evo Advanced plan offering is the powerhouse of Access Evo. It includes CoPilot and Advanced data engine, which opens up data across the platform. The Advanced plan includes:
Advanced Analytics
Get practice insights at your fingertips with our powerful and flexible analytics tool that pulls data from your Access software. The following are the initial pre-configured analytics provided for HandiSoft:
Tax Lodgment statistics, Main Tax Form, Rental Income + Expenses, Rebates and Offsets, Private Health Insurance, Medicare Surcharge and deductions.
6 data views.
13 insights.
1 Dashboard.
View, build and publish insights and dashboards to track performance.
Previously siloed data can now be easily brought together, into a combined view, for deeper insight.
Business insights at your fingertips with a powerful and flexible analytics tool that pulls data from your connected Access software and 3rd parties.
(An initial configuration is required to access HandiSoft on-premise data).
Learning Lite
Provide impactful learning experiences with our Learning Management System. Allocate training and track completion for your team. Included for HandiSoft customers:
10 corporate training courses.
All your Evo product training and standard core HandiSoft training.
Applause + Rewards
Our employee recognition tool encourages peer to peer recognition and employment engagement.
Giving 'shouts' to acknowledge a colleague's effort.
Set up financial and non-financial rewards for your employees.
Collaborate
Connect your team with our powerful collaboration tool. Perfect for internal practice document sharing and tasks.
Engage
Our employee engagement too helps attract, retain and engage talented teams while delivering exceptional employee experience. With @everyone messaging.
Digital Assistant
From within Evo users can launch into online help and support.
Mobile
Evo in your pocket, all of the applications can be accessed on a mobile phone, including Copilot and Feeds meaning you can ask questions of data* while on the go.
Single Sign On
Single Sign-on into all other Evo enabled applications which can be launched seamlessly from within Evo.
Copilot AI Enabled
An intuitive chat-based interface to your underlying products, powered by Microsoft Open AI and privately hosted by Access to keep your data safe and secure. It’s your digital assistant delivering what you need while you.
Copilot AI includes:
Document skill: Store internal practice documents in Collaborate to help users find what their looking for in minutes with AI capabilities in a secure way.
Analytics skill*: Asks questions of your client and Tax connected data. For example - “provide a list of clients who have rental properties with deductions less than $50,000” or “provide a list of companies with ultimate holding company located overseas”.
ATO skill: The ATO website skill allows users to ask questions from within the product and also ask questions of client tax data from within the product.
Fairwork skill: Fairwork website skill is also available for users to ask questions from within the Evo environment.
Ask Access skill: Ask questions of Access CX – this is coming soon to Evo.
Feeds
Intelligent alerts and notifications personalised to what is important for you (this is based on the products that have been activated to do this, initially Applause, Collaborate, Engage, Learning Lite and Access Financials.
CX
Engage with Access. A menu item in Evo where you will have links to our Customer Success Portal, FlexPoints, Bills and Invoices, and Technical Support. Provide us with feedback and more. It consolidates lots of independent web pages you may need to navigate in one place. With Copilot skill you can also ask questions. – this is coming soon to Evo.
Advanced Digital Engine*
The advanced data engine allows you to connect to multiple 3rd party data sources. Combined with Analytics it allows users to self-serve and create custom dashboards or insights with your data.
(*) SQL version is required for HandiSoft Online users.