Firm settings
Table of Contents
- Contact details
- About us
- Firm portal URL and custom domain
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Chats
- Documents
- Client support
- Social media links
- Logo upload
- International settings
- Contact name format
- Signatures
- Default account access
- Editor access
- Default folder template
- System-generated emails and sending limit
- Client portal settings and announcement
This article covers the settings available at Settings > Firm settings page.
Note
Only firm owners and admins can change these settings. All changes made to firm settings are reflected on the Activity feed page.
Contact details
This section stores your firm’s contact information, shown to clients.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Firm name | Your firm name visible to clients. |
| Your firm’s contact email. Displayed on the client dashboard and included in system-generated emails . | |
| Street address, City, State, Zip code | Your firm’s mailing address. Displayed on the client dashboard and login page. Also sets the default time zone unless you select a different one. |
| Phone number | Your firm’s contact number. Displayed on the client dashboard and included in system-generated emails. |
| Website | A link to your firm’s website. Displayed on the client dashboard, the login page, and your TaxDome URL page. |
| Default reply-to address for system emails | Default reply-to address for system emails sent automatically from TaxDome. |
About us
This section controls the description and photo shown on your firm’s login page. By default, the login page displays only your company name.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| About Us | An overview of your firm and the services you offer. Shown to clients and team members on the login page. Default: empty. |
| Show firm owner photo on the login page | When selected, your personal profile photo is used on the login page instead of your firm logo. Default: off (firm logo shown). |
Firm portal URL and custom domain
This section shows your firm’s default TaxDome portal URL and lets you link a custom domain or subdomain for white-labeling. See setting up a custom website URL for the full DNS and linking process.
Note
To rename your default .taxdome.com portal URL—for example, changing oldname.taxdome.com to newname.taxdome.com after a firm rebrand— contact TaxDome support . This is separate from linking a custom domain, which you can do yourself using the steps above.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
This section lets you require an authenticator app for signing in—for team members and/or clients—instead of relying on email verification alone. Read more about authentication methods for your firm .
Chats
This section controls whether clients can start new chat threads from the portal. More on customizing the client portal .
Documents
This section turns on TaxDome AI features that automatically match, rename, and tag documents clients upload—each feature works independently. More on how TaxDome AI works.
Client support
This section enables or disables TaxDome Client Care, giving clients direct access to TaxDome’s support team for platform-related questions. More on TaxDome Client Care .
Info
Available for TaxDome Business plan firms in the US/CA only.
Social media links
This section adds links to your firm’s social media profiles, shown on the login page and client dashboard.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| URL to your Facebook page. Displayed on the login page and client dashboard. Default: empty. | |
| URL to your LinkedIn page. Displayed on the login page and client dashboard. Default: empty. | |
| X | URL to your X profile. Displayed on the login page and client dashboard. Default: empty. |
| URL to your Instagram profile. Displayed on the login page and client dashboard. Default: empty. |
Logo upload
In this section, you can upload your firm’s logo, which will be displayed at the top of the login page.
Note
This logo appears on the login page and client dashboard only. The self-signup page can’t be rebranded and always shows the TaxDome logo.Before uploading, make sure your logo file meets these requirements:
File requirements:
- Format: PNG, JPEG, or JPG
- File size: up to 4 MB
- Minimum size: 40px on the shortest side (160px recommended for retina displays)
- Maximum size: 5000px on any side
- Aspect ratio: no restrictions—horizontal, vertical, and square logos are all supported
File name requirements:
- Use only alphanumeric characters, underscores and hyphens
- Start with a letter or number
- Do NOT use spaces—use underscores instead
- Do NOT use special characters, such as !, @, #, $, %, etc.
- Include the file extension (e.g. JPEG, JPG, or PNG)
- Limit length to 255 characters or less
Note
The image is scaled proportionally with no cropping or distortion.
International settings
In this section you can set up your firm’s time zone, used across TaxDome for scheduling and dates, and language of the portal, apps, and emails.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Default language | Language used for emails to external contacts. If the recipient has a TaxDome account, their system language will be used instead. |
| Time zone | Default: based on the firm address specified in Contact details . Affects the launch time of recurring jobs, recurring tasks, and recurring invoices, and the time used in date shortcodes . |
Contact name format
This section sets whether new contacts are created with a first and last name only, or also include a middle name.
Signatures
This section configures e-signature security options—requiring client login, knowledge-based authentication (KBA), and qualified/advanced electronic signatures (QES/AdES)—and the default date format for signature requests. More on e-signatures settings .
Default account access
This section sets which team members are automatically assigned to every newly created client account. More on account access for team members .
Editor access
This section grants TaxDome’s support team temporary access to your account for troubleshooting.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Allow support team to set up landing | Default: off. When enabled, TaxDome support can build your landing page . |
| Allow support team to log in with owner-like permissions | Default: off. When enabled, TaxDome support can log in with owner-like permissions to assist with system setup, troubleshooting, and client data management. |
| Until | Sets how long support access remains valid. Default: one month. Can be increased or decreased. |
Default folder template
This section sets which folder will be automatically created for the new accounts. Learn more about default folder templates in the dedicated article .
System-generated emails and sending limit
This section covers what’s included in emails TaxDome sends to clients automatically, and how many emails each team member can send per day.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| System-generated emails | What clients see in emails sent automatically. For more details see the dedicated article . |
| Sending email limit | Sets how many emails each team member can send per day. More on bulk email limitations . |
Client portal settings and announcement
Client portal settings control how client-uploaded image files are handled in the client portal. More on customizing the client portal . Client portal announcement is a notification shown to clients when they log in. See making announcements to your clients for the full workflow.
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Table of Contents
- Contact details
- About us
- Firm portal URL and custom domain
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Chats
- Documents
- Client support
- Social media links
- Logo upload
- International settings
- Contact name format
- Signatures
- Default account access
- Editor access
- Default folder template
- System-generated emails and sending limit
- Client portal settings and announcement