DocGate
Early Access — Filing Season 2026

It's February 15th. Half your clients booked but haven't uploaded a single document.

DocGate makes the appointment slot unavailable until every required document is uploaded. No gate, no booking. No more chasing clients for W-2s the morning of their appointment.

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DocGate
Dashboard
Clients
Documents
Templates
Settings
Pending Requests
18
6 overdue
Docs Collected
234
This month
Avg. Turnaround
1.4 days
Down from 8 days
Active Clients
31
+5 this week
Weekly Activity
Mon Sun
Document Collection Status
ClientChecklistProgressLast ActivityDeadline
Chen & AssociatesOnboarding Pkg8/10 docs2h agoApr 20
Blackwell GroupAnnual Review3/7 docs1 day agoApr 18
Rivera ConsultingTax Filing12/12 docsCompleteApr 25
Morrison LegalDue Diligence5/15 docs3h agoApr 30

The problem

Every scheduling tool reminds clients to upload. None of them stop the booking if they don't.

01

A client books for March 3rd. You remind them three times. They show up with nothing. You spend the first 20 minutes of the appointment waiting for them to find files on their phone.

02

TaxDome, Calendly, Acuity — every scheduling tool lets clients book before they upload anything. The reminder is just a suggestion. The gate does not exist.

03

In a 300-return season, chasing documents for 10 clients a week costs 5+ hours. That's real money gone to a problem that should not exist.

How it works

The calendar unlocks when the checklist is done

Step 1

Define your document checklist per appointment type

Set required uploads for each appointment: prior-year return, W-2s, 1099s. You decide what "ready" means.

Step 2

The booking link stays locked until docs are uploaded

Your client sees a portal, not a calendar. Upload each document — only when complete does the slot become bookable.

Step 3

Every appointment starts with everything in hand

No surprises. No chasing. The gate trains the behavior — permanently. Clients who prepare faster finish faster.

Built for

Solo enrolled agents and solo CPAs filing 100 to 400 returns per year

TaxDome users

TaxDome lets clients book before they upload anything.

TaxDome has organizers, reminders, and a great client portal. But the appointment slot is still available the moment a client clicks your Calendly link. DocGate adds the gate that TaxDome does not have: no upload, no booking.

Calendly / Acuity users

Your current intake form is optional. This isn't.

Calendly and Acuity let you add intake questions — but clients can skip them and still book. DocGate replaces the optional reminder with an enforced prerequisite. The slot does not appear until every document is in.

Solo enrolled agents Solo CPAs Filing season Jan–Apr TaxDome users 100–400 returns/year

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