Co-managed IT for accounting firms. Your team, plus ours.
Keep the IT staff you trust. Add a tax-aware partner that owns the work they shouldn't have to.
Three firms, one common gap.
Tax-season tickets pile up. Compliance deadlines slip. Internal IT can't be everywhere.
Internal IT, drowning
One or two IT people, a backlog of tickets, and no time for the security and compliance work the firm actually needs. Co-managed IT services give them the lift they need without losing control.
MSP that doesn't know tax
A generic MSP misses Lacerte, UltraTax, and Drake quirks, and slow Jan–Apr response times cost real billable hours. Co-managed IT support from a tax-aware partner closes the gap.
Accidental admin
An office manager or partner runs IT side-of-desk. Co managed IT services formalize the role, document what's actually in place, and give the firm a real partner to call.
Co-managed IT services, in context.
Three options most accounting firms weigh side-by-side. Here's where co-managed wins.
| DIY / In-house only | Co-managed (Verito) | Full outsource | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax-software expertise | Limited | Built-in | Generic |
| After-hours / tax-season burst | Unstaffed | Verito covers | Covered |
| Day-to-day desk-side | Yours | Yours or Ours | Outsourced |
| Compliance (WISP, FTC Safeguards) | Often gaps | Verito owns | Covered |
| Cost shape | Salary + benefits | Fixed + flex menu | Flat per seat |
| Best for | <10 seats, simple | Internal IT + need lift | No internal IT |
Pick the layer your internal team can't cover.
Co-managed IT services at Verito are a flexible menu. Choose the functions you need; we slot them onto our standard VeritGuard tiers, so pricing stays predictable and the scope stays clear.
Device security + patching
Advanced antivirus, automatic patching, and 24/7 monitoring on every laptop your team manages.
Helpdesk overflow
Tickets your internal IT can't reach get answered by VeritCertified technicians, 24/7.
See tiersBackup + recovery
250 GB to 1 TB device backup, immutable snapshots, retention documented for your WISP.
Learn moreWISP + FTC Safeguards
Verito owns the written information security plan and the annual FTC Safeguards audit.
Required by lawSecurity training
Phishing simulations and short staff trainings, run monthly. Required by FTC Safeguards.
Tax-season burst
Priority queue and extra technician seats Jan–Apr, on top of your baseline coverage.
Essentials
$79/deviceCover the basics your internal team skips: device security, patching, monitoring, 250GB backup.
See EssentialsPro
$149/deviceAdd compliance + tax-season anti-phishing: WISP, FTC Safeguards (annual), email anti-phishing, 500GB backup, 1Password.
See ProElite
$199/deviceFull security ops layer on top of your team: 24/7 SOC, dark web, SaaS protection, FTC bi-annual, 1TB backup.
See EliteProof, coverage, and where it fits.
Services that pair, frameworks we meet, resources you can keep.
VeritSpace Hosting
If your firm hosts tax software in our cloud, the co-managed split already covers the server side. Your internal team stops owning the server stack.
- Private server, no shared hosting
- MFA and audit logs out of the box
- Your tax software, our infrastructure
VeritGuard Managed IT
Co-managed IS VeritGuard, scoped to share work with your internal team instead of replace it. Same tiers, same tooling, different RACI.
- Three tiers (Essentials, Pro, Elite)
- Flexible menu mapped onto each
- Tax-season burst on every tier
VeritComplete Bundle
Hosting plus co-managed IT plus a maintained WISP in one plan. The simplest fit when your internal team wants out of the server stack too.
- Hosting, co-managed IT, and WISP in one
- One vendor, one invoice
- Audit-ready from day one
Free WISP template for tax firms
The template the IRS expects you to have. Pre-populated with the controls Verito covers under co-managed IT.
Download the templateWISP requirements explained
A plain-language walkthrough of what a WISP is, what it has to include, and where co-managed IT fits in.
Read the guideVeritGuard tiers
See the three tiers your co-managed IT split maps onto, with feature-by-feature comparison.
See pricingCo-managed IT is one piece.
Most firms layer co-managed IT services onto the rest of their Verito stack. Pick the pieces, or take them all in one bundle.
VeritGuard Cybersecurity
Managed advanced antivirus, 24/7 threat monitoring, and security training for every laptop your team works on.
Learn moreSecure Remote Access
Private-server access from any device, with MFA and audit logs built in. Multi-office and seasonal-staff ready.
Learn moreWISP & Compliance
A written information security plan that matches the controls you run, not a template you had to guess at.
Learn moreManaged Backups
Immutable snapshots, tested restores, retention documented for your WISP.
Learn moreManaged Microsoft 365
Email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint with MFA and audit logs from day one.
Learn moreManaged IT Pricing
See the three VeritGuard tiers your co-managed split maps onto. Pick the level your firm actually needs.
Learn moreCo-managed IT questions, answered
Seven of the questions firms ask us most when they're scoping a co-managed split.
See How Co-Managed Fits Your Firm
30-minute scoping call. We map which functions your internal IT keeps and which we cover, then size the right VeritGuard tier.
Action plan included • Month-to-month, cancel anytime