Grove

One platform price. Pay only for the AI prep you use.

Pay for the Grove platform (AI Intake, Workpapers and AI Delivery) per return or at one flat price, and add AI Prep return by return.

Free

Your client workspace, free forever.

$0 / year
Unlimited clients
  • Client portal, file sharing & messaging
  • Per-client document checklists
  • 50 MB storage per client
  • Upgrade to the AI platform anytime
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Platform · Pay-as-you-go

No commitment

$24 / return
AI Intake + Workpapers + AI Delivery
  • First 5 returns every season freeThen $24 per return
  • Adaptive AI intakeAI intake chat, checklists, no-login client invites
  • Smart WorkpapersPlus prior-year extraction with year-over-year comparison
  • AI DeliveryE-signature (8879), client summary, video walkthrough
  • Works with your tax softwareProConnect, Lacerte, UltraTax CS and Drake
  • AI Prep add-on$25 / $50 / $100 per prepped return
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Platform · Unlimited

Unlimited clients and returns

$9,999 / year

Paid upfront · save $2,000

  • Everything in Pay-as-you-go, plus
  • Unlimited clients and returnsOne flat price, including multiple or amended returns
  • AI Prep add-on$25 / $50 / $100 per prepped return
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The platform covers AI Intake, Workpapers and AI Delivery. AI Prep is added per return on either paid plan. Larger firm? Book a 15-min demo.

AI Prep, per return

AI Prep is an add-on to either paid plan. Grove prepares the return, including the tax-treatment calls, with evidence for your reviewer. You see the tier and the price before any work starts.

Simple
W-2s, interest, dividends, standard deduction
$25/ return
Standard
Itemized, Schedule C, a rental, brokerage
$50/ return
Advanced
K-1s, multiple states, several rentals
$100/ return

Pre-purchase AI Prep returns and save 10%: $22.50 Simple · $45 Standard · $90 Advanced.

Only charged for returns Grove prepares Platform (Intake, Workpapers, Delivery) billed separately Business returns: quoted upfront See what it catches →

The platform that does the prep too.

The Grove platform handles intake, workpapers and delivery for every client. It's also the foundation AI Prep runs on, so a return can go from documents to a reviewed draft in your tax software without leaving Grove.

  1. Intake
  2. Workpapers
  3. AI Prepwith judgment
  4. Review
  5. Push to tax software
  6. Delivery
Typical intake tool
Grove platform
Client intake
Organizer form
Adaptive AI interview chat
Prior-year data
Pre-fills the organizer
Prior-year extraction + year-over-year comparison, used again in review
Document collection & workpapers
Checklists, renaming, bookmarking
Smart Workpapers: classify, rename, split, tick marks, duplicate and wrong-year checks
Client delivery
E-signature + return summary
E-signature (8879) + plain-language summary + personalized video walkthrough
Handoff to prep
Manual: your team picks it up from here
Prep-ready, with one click to AI Prep
AI return drafting with preparer judgment
Not included
Yes, via the AI Prep add-on: 1040 + schedules, with reasoning shown
Tax software
Not included
Works with ProConnect, Lacerte, UltraTax CS and Drake
Included Partial Not included

Unlimited is one flat price for every client.It covers every return, including multiple or amended returns. Paid annually, that's about $10 a return at 1,000 returns.

The more returns you run, the less each one costs.

What would Grove cost your firm?

Your estimate updates as you type.

Unlimited billing
AI Prep returns by complexity 140

Optional. AI Prep costs the same on both paid plans.

Recommended
Platform · Unlimited
Platform (AI Intake + Workpapers + AI Delivery)$0
AI Prep (0 returns)$0
Estimated total / year$0
Per return$0

Free, Pay-as-you-go or Unlimited.

Free$0 free forever Pay-as-you-go$24 per return · first 5 free Unlimited$9,999 / yr or $1,000 / month ($11,999 / yr)
Price
Platform price$0$24 per return (first 5 each season free)$9,999 / year upfront, or $1,000 / month ($11,999 / year billed monthly)
ClientsUnlimited (manual)UnlimitedUnlimited
ReturnsPay per returnUnlimited
CommitmentNoneNoneAnnual or monthly
Client intake
Client portal, messaging, file sharing
Per-client document checklists
Adaptive AI intake chat
Prior-year extraction with year-over-year comparison
Workpapers & prep
Smart Workpapers: classify, rename, split, tick marks
Duplicate / wrong-year detection
AI Prep with preparer judgment (per prepped return)$25 / $50 / $100$25 / $50 / $100
Return drafting: 1040 + Sch 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, D, E, SEWith AI PrepWith AI Prep
Year-over-year anomaly checks, missed-deduction sweep, cross-form checksWith AI PrepWith AI Prep
Delivery & tax software
E-signature (8879), client summary, video walkthrough
Works with ProConnect, Lacerte, UltraTax CS and Drake

Frequently asked questions

Is the Free plan really free?

Yes. Free is a real free plan, not a trial: client portal, file sharing, messaging and per-client checklists for unlimited clients, with 50 MB of storage per client. It doesn't include the AI features. Upgrade to the platform whenever you're ready.

Pay-as-you-go or Unlimited: which should I pick?

Pay-as-you-go is $24 per return with no commitment, and your first 5 returns every season are free. Unlimited is one flat price for unlimited clients and returns: $9,999 a year paid upfront, or $1,000 a month ($11,999 a year billed monthly). The calculator above shows which is cheaper for your firm.

How does AI Prep pricing work?

AI Prep is an add-on on either paid plan, charged only for returns Grove prepares: $25 for a Simple return, $50 for Standard and $100 for Advanced. You see the tier and the price before any work starts.

Can I save on AI Prep?

Yes. Pre-purchase returns upfront and save 10%: $22.50 Simple, $45 Standard and $90 Advanced.

Does Grove replace my tax software?

No. Grove works alongside it: it works with ProConnect, Lacerte, UltraTax CS and Drake. You keep preparing and filing where you always have.

Where does my client data live, and is it secure?

All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted in U.S. data centers. We follow IRS Publication 4557 and FTC Safeguards requirements and operate under a written WISP. Read the full breakdown on our security page.

Try Grove on your next return.