M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP, is the Executive Editor of CPA Practice Advisor , and also remains in public practice as the principal of Root & Associates, LLC, in Bloomington, Indiana. He is also President of RootWorks, a consulting practice that helps professional accounting firms implement technologies and best practices. Root serves on the Board of the AICPA’s CITP Credentials Committee and is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Indiana CPA Society. He is a respected thought leader in the profession, speaking at dozens of professional organizations each year and frequently serves as a guest lecturer at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Articles by M. Darren
The New Release of Beyond415...a Homerun
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: November 29, 2011
New River Innovation, developers of the IRS response solution Beyond415...
Results CRM Announces Major Release – A CRM for Your Clients
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: November 14, 2011
Results Software was in attendance at the recently wrapped Sleeter...
XpandedReports and SmartVault Integration - Another Step in the Right Direction
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: September 13, 2011
XpandedReports, developers of the browser-based reporting add-on...
QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Has Moved into the Clouds with the Help of RightNetworks
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: August 1, 2011
RightNetworks, the leading provider of QuickBooks hosting, is the exclusive...
Practice Management...So Much More than Time & Billing
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: July 21, 2011
For years, the profession has thought of practice management as simply time...
Thomson Reuters’ Checkpoint Gets a Makeover - Plenty of Muscle to Go Along With Its Hot New Look!
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: June 22, 2011
As much as we try, we can’t be experts at everything. When we need to...
CCH is giving the 2010 Tax Filing Season a Fist Pump!
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: June 9, 2011
A CPA Trendlines article reported earlier this year that tax...
Learn, Connect, Discover at Sage Summit 2011
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: May 16, 2011
July 9-15 Gaylord National in Washington DC.
For the first time, Sage is...
There’s a New Application in Town—The Only IRS Response System Developed Specifically for Practitioners
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: April 27, 2011
New River Innovation is a new entrant into the accounting space, offering...
Bill.com Takes it Mobile
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: April 12, 2011
Bill.com, a premier online bill payment service, recently announced the...
The E-Myth Accountant—Motivating Firms to Strive for Next Generation Status
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: March 22, 2011
The E-Myth Accountant was released last month and has sold thousands to...
Thomson Enhancements Focus on a Paperless Tax Workflow
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: February 28, 2011
With new upgrades and system enhancements within the UltraTax CS and...
Thomson Enhancements Focus on a Paperless Tax Workflow
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: February 18, 2011
With new upgrades and system enhancements within the UltraTax CS and...
Intuit Offers Chance to Win Free Lacerte or ProSeries for a Year…Not a Bad Deal
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: December 2, 2010
Intuit recently announced a sweepstakes campaign that awards one year of...
SmartVault Unveils Software Developers Kit—This is Big
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: October 18, 2010
At the Intuit Solution Provider Summit today SmartVault announced the...
New iPhone and iPad App from SurePayroll—Mobile Paycheck
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: September 17, 2010
Mobile Paycheck represents the only employee paycheck application for the...
Thomson Reuters Releases iPhone App…Cool
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: September 9, 2010
Mobile CS marks the first iPhone app released by the tax and accounting...
Are You Ready to E-File?
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: August 2, 2010
This is the year…the year that e-filing of 1040s is not just a suggestion...
Thomson Reuters Launches New Accounting Platform—Accounting CS
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: May 25, 2010
Thomson Reuters announced the new Accounting CS platform today, which...
iPad Ideal for Accountants Working Remotely
by M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP; Executive Editor
Created: May 17, 2010
I had some doubts whether I really needed an iPad, but after buying the new...