The tax prep automation running at the largest firms in the country

Tax Autopilot prepares returns and workpapers to your firm's standards across offices.

Trusted by the Nation's Largest, Leading CPA Firms
Backed by Preeminent Investors
"Tax Autopilot is what every enterprise firm struggles to build and hopes to procure – an AI-native tax platform driving significant, consistent ROI. CPAs that move on this will serve more clients, at higher margins, with a fraction of the hours. The ones that don't will get left behind."
Jeff Wong
Global CIO (2015-2024) at EY (3rd Largest CPA Firm)
FIRMS
99%
data extraction accuracy
>75%
reduction in manager and
partner review hours
8–15 hrs
returned per preparer, per week
Tens of thousands
of complex returns
in production
Pain Points

High Return Volumes Expose Prep and Review Bottlenecks

Too many tools to maintain.

Bring client document intake, K-1 automation and tax preparation into one platform, reducing the number of separate systems to manage.

Complex returns need traceable figures.

Link every figure remains to its source document across high volumes. Black Ore's deterministic tax engine handles calculations, while AI supports extraction and classification.

Senior review shouldn't start with assembly.

Returns arrive with complete workpapers and binders, reconciled against what's in your tax software, so senior review starts at the exception.

Return quality varies by office and preparer.

Apply consistent standards for workpapers, tie-outs and tax treatment, regardless of the office or preparer.

Complex returns consume senior capacity.

Hundreds of K-1s, multiple entities and state allocations places heavy demand on experienced staff. Tax Autopilot handles the preparation work and flags exceptions for senior review.

Tax Autopilot preparing complex multi-state returns.
Trust & Security

Vetted by Some of the Country's Largest Firms.

Our team will support your AI, privacy, and InfoSec review directly. Your professionals remain the final authority. Nothing is filed without CPA sign-off.

01
Security controls undergo independent SOC 2 Type II audits.
02
Section 7216 compliant, meeting IRS requirements for the use and disclosure of return information.
03
Encrypted, U.S.-based processing. Your clients' data does not leave the country.
04
Full audit trail. Every figure traces to a source document; every exception is flagged
05
Cleared enterprise review. Passed the AI, privacy, and security reviews at the largest accounting
firms in the country.
Faqs

Frequently
asked questions.

Answers for enterprise tax leaders evaluating Tax Autopilot.

Which tax software does Black Ore integrate with?

Tax Autopilot is built to be tax software-agnostic and delivers completed returns into the system your firm already runs. We support major professional tax platforms and prioritize new integrations by where firm demand is concentrated.

How is enterprise pricing structured?

Enterprise pricing is based on volume and scope. Firms work with our team to build a package that matches their return mix and rollout plan.

What does implementation look like across multiple offices?

Most firms start with one office or one team to prove the standard on real returns, then roll out firm-wide with a dedicated Black Ore team, defined success metrics, and support through the first season. Our team works directly with your AI, privacy, and InfoSec reviewers using documentation they've seen before.

Can it handle our most complex 1040s?

That's what it was built for. Hundreds of K-1s, multi-entity ownership structures, multi-state and cross-state allocations, AMT, and high-income returns — in production across tens of thousands of returns.

Will it pass our security review?

It already has, at several of the largest accounting firms in the country. Black Ore is SOC 2 Type II certified and 7216 compliant, processes data in encrypted U.S.-based environments, and maintains a full audit trail from every figure back to its source document.

How does review and sign-off work?

Returns arrive with workpapers and binders built and reconciled against your tax software, with exceptions surfaced for review. Your professionals review, adjust where needed, and sign. Nothing is filed without CPA sign-off.

Which firms use Black Ore today?

Black Ore works with firms including 40% of the Top 20, among them Plante Moran, The Bonadio Group, Grassi Advisors, and Maxwell Locke & Ritter.

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