Rightworks Outsourced Tax

Scale your team. Not your risk.

Your outsourced tax team needs access to do real work. Your firm needs control over what they touch. Rightworks delivers both—with purpose-built security for UltraTax outsourcing.

Outsourcing was missing the
right controls. So we built them.

No more guessing who has access

No more guessing who has access

We impose role-based separation, so access is always scoped to exactly what each user needs, and you can always see who has access to what, and why.

Staff only use approved, managed devices

Staff only use approved, managed devices

Our Device Lock tool restricts access to approved endpoints only, so unknown devices never get through—no matter where your staff are working from.

A model that keeps you compliant

A model that keeps you compliant

We give you documented, enforceable access controls that hold up to client disclosure, regulatory review, and cyber insurance scrutiny.

What’s Included

Five layers of control, built for outsourced tax teams

Rightworks Outsourced Tax gives outsourced and offshore staff the access to do real tax work, inside a segmented environment your firm controls. Currently supports UltraTax workflows, with more tax apps coming soon!

Five layers of control, built for outsourced tax teams
Dedicated Outsourced User Roles

Dedicated Outsourced User Roles

Creates a clean, defensible separation between your full firm users and outsourced staff—so you can always explain who has access to what, and why.

Time and Usage Controls

Time and Usage Controls

Especially useful for offshore teams working different time zones—time-based access controls let you align usage to policy automatically, not manually.

Segmented Server Environment

Segmented Server Environment

Your outsourced team operates in their own segmented space. They can do real tax work in UltraTax without ever touching the parts of your firm they don’t need.

Device Lock

Device Lock

Ensures outsourced staff can only access your systems from approved, trusted devices—so unmanaged or unknown endpoints never get through.

Controlled File Share Access

Controlled File Share Access

Files flow one way—from your firm to your outsourced team. This prevents unintended data movement and gives you confidence that client data stays where it belongs.

Meet OneSpace—the platform behind secure outsourcing

Outsourced Tax runs on OneSpace—our secure, all-in-one environment that’s been purpose-built for accounting workflows. OneSpace allows you to bring identity, device, and environment controls together so your firm can outsource without compromising security.

  • Control which apps outsourced staff can access—without ever sharing passwords
  • Restrict access to approved, trusted devices only
  • Keep outsourced work in a segmented environment, separate from your firm’s primary space
<h3>Meet OneSpace—the platform behind secure outsourcing </h3>

Outsourced Tax
FAQs

Most firms outsource labor successfully—but not access. If your current setup involves shared credentials, over-permissioned users, or manual controls that weren’t built for outsourced tax workflows, you’re managing risk informally. That works until it doesn’t—and the moment it doesn’t is usually an audit, a client question, or an incident. Rightworks replaces informal controls with enforced ones.

Rightworks Outsourced Tax is a purpose-built user type that gives outsourced, offshore, and seasonal tax staff secure, segmented access to UltraTax—without giving them the same access as full firm employees. It enforces clear separation between outsourced users and your core firm environment, so you can scale your tax capacity without increasing your exposure.

No. Rightworks Outsourced Tax is designed for any outsourced, offshore, nearshore, seasonal, or third-party tax staff. Whether you’re working with a BPO, an independent contractor, or a seasonal preparer during busy season, the same controls apply—dedicated role, segmented environment, controlled file access, and time-based restrictions.

Generic hosting treats outsourced staff like full firm employees—giving them the same level of access to your systems. Rightworks Outsourced Tax enforces separation by design: a dedicated user role, an isolated server environment, one-directional file sharing, and time-based controls. It’s not a policy bolted onto existing infrastructure. It’s a purpose-built access model for outsourced tax work.

Rightworks Outsourced Tax is currently purpose-built for UltraTax workflows. If your firm uses other tax applications, talk to our team about what’s available and what’s on the roadmap.

Many firms are required to disclose outsourced tax work to clients, and regulators and insurers increasingly ask for documented evidence of access controls. Rightworks Outsourced Tax gives you a clear, defensible access model—dedicated roles, segmented environments, and controlled data flows—that you can explain to clients, auditors, and insurers with confidence. It turns a risk conversation into a trust conversation.

No. Rightworks Outsourced Tax is an add-on user type within and requires Cloud Premier or Firm Premier.

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