Deactivate & restore team members

If your staff changes in the middle of a subscription cycle, a firm owner or an admin can deactivate a team member’s account to free up a seat for a new person. A deactivated team member’s account can always be restored.

Note

This article is for the firm owner and admins only.

Team member’s deactivation, explained

Once you deactivate the team member’s account:

• Their seat becomes available for adding or reactivating team members.
• The login to their account is disabled.
• Account access becomes unlinked from their account.
• Their email account is unsynced. You’ll no longer be able to view their emails in TaxDome.
• Their chats remain available in the portal.
• Their assigned accounts are reassigned to team members with default account access .
• Their assigned jobs, tasks, automations, and job recurrences are reassigned to the firm owner.
• Their data is removed from reports and dashboards that are built using the reporting feature. 

Tip

If you hire seasonal staff , we recommend they use an email address you also manage (for example, [email protected] ) so it is still accessible once the season ends.

Before you start: reassignments needed

Before deactivating a team member, reassign their accounts, jobs, tasks, and roles to avoid work interruptions.

▶Reassign client accounts

1. Go to Clients > Accounts from the left menu bar.

2. Click Filter, select the Team filter and the team member’s name.

3. Select all accounts or choose specific ones by clicking checkboxes on the left.

4. Click Manage team in the top menu.

5. Select the new team member to assign the accounts to by choosing Assign to all in the dropdown.

6. Click Save.

▶Reassign jobs

1. Go to Workflow > Jobs from the left menu bar.

2. Click Filter, then select the team member’s name under Job assignee.

3. Select all jobs or choose specific ones by clicking checkboxes on the left.

4. Click Edit at the top.

5. In the Assignee section, select the new team member from the dropdown.

6. Click Save.

▶Reassign job recurrences

1. Go to Workflow > Job recurrences from the left menu bar.

2. Click Filter, then select the team member’s name under Job assignees.

3. Click Apply.

4. Select all job recurrences or choose specific ones by clicking checkboxes on the left.

5. Click Edit at the top.

6. In the Job assignees section, select the new team member from the dropdown.

7. Click Save.

▶Reassign tasks

1. Go to Workflow > Tasks from the left menu bar.

2. Click Filter, then select the team member’s name under Task assignee.

3. Select all tasks or choose specific ones by clicking checkboxes on the left.

4. Click Edit at the top.

5. In the Task assignee section, select the new team member from the dropdown.

6. Click Save.

▶Reallocate account roles

1. Go to Clients > Accounts from the left menu bar.

2. Click Filter, select the role under Role with assignee and select the team member’s name.

3. Select all accounts or choose specific ones by clicking checkboxes on the left.

4. Select Manage roles under More actions at the top.

5. Select the new team member to assign the accounts to by choosing Assign roles in the dropdown.

6. Clear roles of the team member you want to deactivate by choosing Clear all roles in the dropdown.

7. Click Save and confirm the action.

Deactivate a team member

To deactivate a team member’s account:

1. Go to Settings > Team & Plans and open the Team members tab.

2. Click on the three dots to the far right of the team member’s name, then click Deactivate and confirm by clicking Deactivate in the sidebar.

3. Review what will change, then confirm by clicking Deactivate in the pop-up.

4. The team member’s account is now deactivated. Choose what to do with the seat:

• Keep seat: keeps it active and available for a new team member.
• Remove seat: removes it from your subscription to avoid being charged at renewal.

You can always see how many seats you have available by navigating to Settings > Team & plans. In the Plan overview tab, view the Seats section to see details about available seats.

Deactivated team member list

Once you deactivate a team member, their personal info is moved to Deactivated members subtab of the Team members tab.

Here, you can:

• Sort the list of deactivated team members by name, their account-creation date, or their account-deactivation date.

• Restore a team member’s account.

Restore a team member

Note

You cannot move a team member from one firm to another.

To restore a team member’s account, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings > Team & Plans and open the Team members tab, then select the Deactivated members subtab.

2. Click Restore button to the far right of team member’s name.

3. The next step depends on whether you have available seats. You’ll be prompted to assign a seat to the restored user. You can choose between:

• Use an available seat: If you have an available seat (from a previously deactivated team member), you can assign it to the restored team member at no additional cost.

• Purchase a new seat: If no seats are available, you’ll need to purchase one. Choose from:

  • Full-term seat: Aligns to your firm’s renewal date.
  • Monthly seat (Pro only): Billed monthly from the purchase date.
  • Seasonal seat (Business only): Billed every 4 months from the purchase date.

4. Click Restore to complete the process.

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