Reducing Errors in Repetitive Data Entry

The client's name is spelled three different ways across your systems. Their UTR was typed wrong once and nobody caught it until HMRC rejected the submission. These errors happen because humans copy data between systems, and humans make mistakes.

Why this keeps happening

Every time information moves from one system to another manually, there is a chance of error. Typos, transposed digits, copy-paste mistakes. The more times data is re-entered, the more opportunities for things to go wrong.

The integration solution

When systems talk to each other directly, data only needs to be entered once. Update a client's address in your practice management system and it flows through to everything else. No copying, no re-keying, no opportunity for human error.

Even partial automation helps. Automating the three most common data transfers in your firm might eliminate dozens of errors per month.

Beyond accuracy

Less data entry also means less tedious work for your team. Nobody became an accountant to copy information between systems. Removing this grunt work improves job satisfaction and frees time for work that actually needs human thinking.