2009 Review of Tax & Accounting Research Systems

Interpretation is Key to Tax Research


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BNA Tax and Accounting - BNA Tax and Accounting Center
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BNA is a well-known and respected provider of research focused on all tax-related matters. The company has a long history of delivering relevant content and coverage of a wide variety of topics through numerous channels, including supplying content through some of the other tax research products reviewed here.
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business - IntelliConnect
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IntelliConnect is the newest research offering from CCH, and is the successor to the Tax Research NetWork. It combines content on legal, tax, accounting and business topics, but this review will focus on tax research.
Intuit - ProLine Tax Research, powered by BNA
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Intuit has enriched the Lacerte and ProSeries tax preparation products by launching ProLine Tax Research this year, which includes the analysis and content library of BNA.
Tax Analysts - The Federal Research Library
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Tax Analysts provides a variety of information resources on tax issues for tax and accounting professionals, including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly publications that focus on news and analysis of tax policies, regulation and legislation.
The Tax & Accounting Business of Thomson Reuters - Checkpoint
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The Checkpoint product is a research platform covering a wide range of tax and accounting topics. Tax research is just one of many subject matters addressed in Checkpoint, and that will be the focus of this review.
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Additional Tools For Comprehensive Research
Tax and accounting professionals have information needs that span many different categories, from income taxation for individuals and business entities at the federal level and each of the states, along with international taxation issues, plus the need for detailed guidance on GAAP, IFRS and other accounting standards. The information can be so broad and originates from so many government entities, courts, standards boards and professional associations that, even though the Internet has made research much simpler for professionals to find the information they need, it can still be overwhelming.
Free Information & Research Sites Provide Basics & Community-Based Peer Assistance
As tax and accounting professionals have become more and more confident and comfortable with both utilizing resources and providing services over the Internet, they have begun to unlock the wealth of benefits therein. The rising interest in SaaS and cloud computing is just one piece of evidence supporting this shift.

2009 Review of Tax & Accounting Research Systems— Comparison Chart


Michael Roselius,CPA is a technology project manager specializing in accounting and Contact Management software installation and integration. He has authored a corporate policy and procedure manual for SOX compliance for a public company, user documentation for application software, and has contributed numerous software reviews to this publication. He has over 25 years experience in the business world, supporting a great number of software applications.