The Quiet Protocol
    FOR SOLO CPAs AND OWNER-LED ACCOUNTING FIRMS

    UPGRADE TO CLIENT INTAKE SYSTEM
    WITH A NEW PREMIUM WEBSITE.

    Pre-screen inquiries using your rules, collect intake, and book consultations with less back-and-forth.

    Keep your existing tax software, client portal, and practice-management systems.

    POTENTIAL TIME RECOVERED

    5+ HOURS BACK / WEEK

    Designed to help active solo and compact accounting firms recover 5+ hours of repetitive inquiry, intake, scheduling and signature administration each week. Actual recovery depends on activity volume and current processes.

    MANAGED LAUNCH100% WAIVED
    Standard Design & Implementation Fee$5,500
    HOSTING, MAINTENANCE & PLATFORM ACCESS$99/WK EQUIVALENTBilled monthly at $429
    Built and maintained by TQP. Operated and controlled by your firm.
    Target launch in approximately 7 business days
    Powered by a SOC 2 Type II certified platformConfigured for your approved launch pathways
    Reduce scheduling friction: Branded calendars with configured confirmations, reminders and self-service rescheduling.
    Pre-screen inquiries: Collect entity type, revenue, urgency and service-fit information using rules approved by your firm.
    Firm-approved e-signatures: Send routine engagement letters and service agreements from the same platform.
    POTENTIAL TIME RECOVERED

    5+ HOURS BACK / WEEK

    Designed to help active solo and compact accounting firms recover 5+ hours of repetitive inquiry, intake, scheduling and signature administration each week. Actual recovery depends on activity volume and current processes.

    How The System Works
    01
    Client Inquiry
    Prospect arrives at your website
    02
    Intake & Qualification
    Collects entity, revenue and service-fit information using your rules
    03
    Scheduled Consultation
    Prospects who meet your approved booking criteria can schedule
    Less back-and-forth. Your firm controls the rules.
    WHERE OWNER TIME DISAPPEARS

    WHERE DO 5+ HOURS DISAPPEAR EACH WEEK?

    Routine front-office work rarely feels like one large task. It accumulates through vague inquiries, repeated client questions, scheduling exchanges, missing information and engagement-letter follow-up.

    VAGUE NEW INQUIRIES

    Time spent identifying the service needed, entity type, urgency and potential fit.

    EXISTING-CLIENT ROUTING

    Repeated requests for portal links, uploads, payments, appointments and routine support.

    SCHEDULING AND PREPARATION

    Calendar exchanges, incorrect appointment types, reminders and collecting context before the meeting.

    ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION

    Preparing approved documents, sending signature reminders and checking completion.

    PROTECT YOUR CAPACITY AND MAKE ROOM FOR BETTER-FIT WORK.

    Structure routine client-facing steps before they reach you or your staff.

    Time Recovery Calculator

    See how much owner and staff time may be consumed by routine client-facing administration.

    ILLUSTRATIVE ESTIMATEIllustrative estimate for a small active practice. Adjust the values to match your firm.

    ADMINISTRATIVE TIME POTENTIALLY RECOVERED

    5.4 HOURS / WEEK

    APPROXIMATE WEEKLY VALUE OF RECOVERED TIME

    $1,350 / WEEK

    Hosting, Maintenance & Platform Access: $99/week equivalent

    Billed monthly at $429

    Current assumptions: 12 new inquiries, 18 routine client requests, 11 consultations and appointments, and a $250 hourly value.

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    $250
    CLIENT WORKFLOW STRUCTURE

    SEE HOW YOUR WEBSITE AND WORKFLOWS GUIDE EACH CLIENT TO THE RIGHT NEXT STEP

    Your firm defines the rules. The website and configured workflows apply them from the first visit through intake, booking, signature and review follow-up.

    CLIENT WORKFLOW STRUCTURE

    SEE HOW EACH CLIENT REACHES THE RIGHT NEXT STEP

    Your rules guide intake, booking, signatures and review follow-up.

    New Business Inquiry

    READY FOR FIRM REVIEWSubmitted 2h ago
    Requested Service
    Business Tax + Advisory
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Annual Revenue
    $750K-$1.5M
    Current Platform
    QuickBooks Online
    Timeline
    Within 30 Days
    Recommended Next Step
    Book Discovery Consultation

    What the visitor experiences

    A guided inquiry that asks the preliminary questions approved by your firm.

    What the firm gains

    Organized context on service need, entity type, urgency and potential fit.

    What remains under CPA control

    Questions, qualification criteria and the next step offered.

    New Business Inquiry

    READY FOR FIRM REVIEWSubmitted 2h ago
    Requested Service
    Business Tax + Advisory
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Annual Revenue
    $750K-$1.5M
    Current Platform
    QuickBooks Online
    Timeline
    Within 30 Days
    Recommended Next Step
    Book Discovery Consultation

    What the visitor experiences

    A guided inquiry that asks the preliminary questions approved by your firm.

    What the firm gains

    Organized context on service need, entity type, urgency and potential fit.

    What remains under CPA control

    Questions, qualification criteria and the next step offered.

    See the direction before billing begins.

    NO COMPLEX SOFTWARE MIGRATION

    KEEP YOUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS. UPGRADE THE CLIENT-FACING LAYER.

    Your tax, portal and practice-management systems stay where they are. TQP builds and routinely maintains the website and configured client workflows in front of them.

    YOUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS STAY

    • TaxDome, Canopy, Karbon or Financial Cents
    • Secure client portal and document storage
    • Tax-preparation and filing software
    • Identity-verification and compliance workflows

    SIMPLE CLIENT PATHWAYS

    The website routes visitors to the intake path, appointment type, portal, upload page, payment page or other destination selected by your firm.

    No migration of your tax software is required for the current Managed Launch.

    TQP BUILDS & MAINTAINS THE NEW CLIENT PATHWAYS

    • Premium website and service pathways
    • Firm-defined inquiry and intake routing
    • Branded scheduling, confirmations and reminders
    • Firm-approved engagement documents and e-signatures
    • Selected-client review requests
    • Hosting and routine technical maintenance
    • TaxDome, Canopy, Karbon or Financial Cents
    • Secure client portal and document storage
    • Tax-preparation and filing software
    • Identity-verification and compliance workflows

    SIMPLE CLIENT PATHWAYS

    The website routes visitors to the intake path, appointment type, portal, upload page, payment page or other destination selected by your firm.

    No migration of your tax software is required for the current Managed Launch.

    WE BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM. YOUR FIRM RUNS THE PRACTICE.

    Your firm controls qualification, availability, client communication, document approval and daily operations.

    CONTROLLED MANAGED-LAUNCH SCOPE

    WHAT YOUR MANAGED LAUNCH INCLUDES

    A premium website with configured intake, booking and routine client workflows built around the approved launch pathways for your firm.

    PREMIUM WEBSITE

    A focused, professionally designed website that explains the firm, its services and the appropriate next steps.

    INCLUDED:

    • Approximately 5 to 10 primary pages
    • Custom visual direction and service positioning
    • Mobile-first implementation
    • Clear services, credentials, reviews and direct-answer content
    • Structured service and location information for people and modern search systems
    • Hosting and routine technical maintenance

    INTAKE & BRANDED SCHEDULING

    Firm-defined inquiry pathways and appointment experiences that organize context before a consultation reaches your calendar.

    INCLUDED:

    • Up to four primary intake pathways
    • Firm-approved preliminary questions
    • Branded appointment types
    • Configured confirmations and reminders
    • Self-service rescheduling where approved

    ENGAGEMENT DOCUMENTS & E-SIGNATURES

    A configured signing experience for documents and templates approved by your firm.

    INCLUDED:

    • Up to three approved engagement or service-agreement templates
    • Electronic signatures
    • Completion tracking
    • Configured signature reminders
    • Completion notifications

    Your firm approves scope, pricing, wording and final terms. TQP configures the approved document experience.

    REVIEWS & CLIENT FOLLOW-UP

    A controlled review-request process designed to make reputation follow-up more consistent.

    INCLUDED:

    • One selected-client review-request workflow
    • Firm-selected review-request timing
    • Firm-approved review responses
    • Review proof displayed on the website where supported

    HOSTING, MAINTENANCE & TECHNICAL SUPPORT

    Hosting, routine technical maintenance and support for the website and workflows TQP configured within the approved launch scope.

    INCLUDED:

    • Website hosting
    • Routine technical maintenance
    • Platform access
    • Technical support for configured workflows
    • A 60-day in-scope configuration review

    PREMIUM WEBSITE

    A focused, professionally designed website that explains the firm, its services and the appropriate next steps.

    INCLUDED:

    • Approximately 5 to 10 primary pages
    • Custom visual direction and service positioning
    • Mobile-first implementation
    • Clear services, credentials, reviews and direct-answer content
    • Structured service and location information for people and modern search systems
    • Hosting and routine technical maintenance

    INTAKE & BRANDED SCHEDULING

    Firm-defined inquiry pathways and appointment experiences that organize context before a consultation reaches your calendar.

    INCLUDED:

    • Up to four primary intake pathways
    • Firm-approved preliminary questions
    • Branded appointment types
    • Configured confirmations and reminders
    • Self-service rescheduling where approved

    TQP builds, configures, hosts and routinely maintains the website and workflows included in the approved launch. New features or materially expanded workflows are reviewed separately.

    See the direction before billing begins.

    No tax-software migration. No separate setup fee under the current Managed Launch.

    SEE THE DIRECTION BEFORE BILLING BEGINS

    HOW THE PRIVATE PREVIEW WORKS

    See your proposed website direction and client-intake blueprint before billing begins.

    STEP 1

    REVIEW

    We review your current website, services, ideal clients and client-facing process.

    STEP 2

    CREATE

    We prepare a proposed homepage direction, priority service structure, recommended client pathways, and an intake and scheduling blueprint.

    STEP 3

    APPROVE

    You review the proposed direction before billing or production implementation begins.

    STEP 4

    IMPLEMENT

    After approval and receipt of the required information, access and materials, TQP completes the approved production website and launch configuration.

    1
    STEP 1

    REVIEW

    We review your current website, services, ideal clients and client-facing process.

    2
    STEP 2

    CREATE

    We prepare a proposed homepage direction, priority service structure, recommended client pathways, and an intake and scheduling blueprint.

    3
    STEP 3

    APPROVE

    You review the proposed direction before billing or production implementation begins.

    4
    STEP 4

    IMPLEMENT

    After approval and receipt of the required information, access and materials, TQP completes the approved production website and launch configuration.

    ⚡ Target launch: Approximately seven business days after final approval and receipt of the required materials.

    BUILT AROUND OWNER CONTROL

    A BETTER CLIENT JOURNEY SHOULD MAKE THE FIRM EASIER TO RUN.

    TQP designs, configures and maintains the website and client workflows included in your approved launch. The objective is not to add unnecessary software. It is to reduce avoidable interruptions, improve inquiry context and create a cleaner path from first contact to engagement.

    BUILT AROUND OWNER CONTROL

    OWNER CONTROL, NOT MORE SOFTWARE

    TQP configures the approved website and client workflows. Your firm retains the professional and operating decisions.

    THE QUIET PROTOCOL PERSPECTIVE
    "The goal is not to give a CPA firm more software. It is to give the owner more control over the repetitive client-facing work surrounding inquiries, appointments and engagement."
    Your firm defines who it serves and who may book.
    TQP configures the approved pathways and client-facing experience.
    Your accounting, portal and tax systems remain under your control.

    The result is a clearer, more organized path from inquiry to engagement.

    Vikram Roy

    VIKRAM ROY

    Founder & Product Lead, The Quiet Protocol

    M.Eng. InnovationM.S. Computer Science

    Background in product, software and systems design, with a focus on translating operating rules into clear digital journeys.

    Vikram Roy

    VIKRAM ROY

    Founder & Product Lead, The Quiet Protocol

    M.Eng. InnovationM.S. Computer Science

    Background in product, software and systems design, with a focus on translating operating rules into clear digital journeys.

    THE QUIET PROTOCOL PERSPECTIVE
    "The goal is not to give a CPA firm more software. It is to give the owner more control over the repetitive client-facing work surrounding inquiries, appointments and engagement."
    Your firm defines who it serves and who may book.
    TQP configures the approved pathways and client-facing experience.
    Your accounting, portal and tax systems remain under your control.

    The result is a clearer, more organized path from inquiry to engagement.

    SEE THE DIRECTION BEFORE BILLING BEGINS

    REVIEW THE DIRECTION BEFORE BILLING BEGINS.

    We prepare your proposed website direction and client-intake blueprint first. If you approve the direction, TQP completes the approved Managed Launch and activates the hosting and platform service.

    CPA WEBSITE + CLIENT INTAKE & BOOKING SYSTEM

    MANAGED LAUNCH OFFER
    STANDARD DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION FEE:$5,500
    SETUP FEE:$0
    HOSTING, MAINTENANCE & PLATFORM ACCESS:$99/WEEK EQUIVALENT

    Billed monthly at $429

    Annual Hosting, Maintenance & Platform Access: $4,995/year

    • Premium website and approved client pathways
    • Configured intake, scheduling and reminders
    • Firm-approved engagement documents and e-signatures

    See your proposed website direction and client-intake blueprint before billing begins.

    BUILT AROUND THE 5+ HOUR OUTCOME

    Designed to help active solo and compact accounting firms recover 5+ hours of repetitive inquiry, intake, scheduling and signature administration each week. Actual recovery depends on activity volume and current processes.

    • Approved setup and configuration completed by TQP
    • Target launch in approximately seven business days
    • No tax-software migration required for the standard launch
    • Your firm retains control over qualification, scheduling and document approval
    WHAT THE 60-DAY CONFIGURATION REVIEW INCLUDES

    During the first 60 days after launch, TQP reviews the approved intake, routing and appointment configuration and makes minor configuration adjustments within the original launch scope. New pathways, integrations, major copy changes, redesigns and new workflows are reviewed separately.

    Your preview is prepared before billing. Implementation begins only after you approve the direction.

    No separate setup fee under the current Managed Launch. Usage-based communications and third-party transaction charges are separate.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    FIT & PRIVATE PREVIEW

    Most accounting websites explain the firm but leave visitors to choose the correct service, contact path and appointment on their own. The Managed Launch adds clearer service pathways, firm-defined intake, branded scheduling and routine client workflows around the website. Your existing tax, portal and practice-management systems remain in place.

    SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITY

    BILLING & OWNERSHIP

    SEE YOUR FIRM'S DIRECTION BEFORE BILLING BEGINS.

    Request a proposed website direction and client-intake blueprint built around your firm.

    $0 setup fee under the current Managed Launch. Hosting, Maintenance & Platform Access is billed monthly at $429 after approval and activation.