5115 characters Fix it or replace it? Every day, we face this question. As business owners and advisors to our clients, we could make an infinite number of things better. The choice is ours. For some, the answer is “intuitive;” and for others, it involves detailed analysis. The risk, of course, is the time and […]
With Intuit claiming a retail market share of 85 percent or higher in the small business accounting software market (according to http://fi.intuit.com/whyconnect and http://bit.ly/INTU2QFY10), many accountants and clients assume that QuickBooks has a monopoly over the small business accounting space. Although some clients may find that QuickBooks meets their accounting software needs, practitioners should also […]
18,576 characters Today’s small businesses are learning how to run lean all of the time. This isn’t necessarily a new reality, but the tight economy of the past few years has certainly caused small business owners to be increasingly aware of every dime they spend and every one they bring in. Both of these […]
Income statements and balance sheets. These basics of financial reporting have been around for what seems like forever, so why change your tool for producing these now? That’s an easy question to answer, actually — new demands by business for better information and advances in technology make change possible. Consider the case of FRx, a […]
9826 As you prepare for the coming tax season, now is a great time to look at the “health” of your clients’ QuickBooks files. At The Sleeter Group, we’ve always encouraged consultants to perform quarterly data file analysis engagements to make sure client-entered data is clean so the financial statements and business management reports are […]
2955 I suspect the majority of you have never heard of the small business accounting application called Sage Simply Accounting (Simply). Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of this application. So why is it that so many have not heard of it? The application has primarily been promoted in the Canadian market, where it […]
Characters 6139 800-PFX-9998 www.CCHGroup.com CCH’s ProSystem fx Engagement is designed to be used as an integrated part of the vendor’s comprehensive suite of professional accounting, tax and practice management systems, providing advanced workflow tools, collaboration capabilities, automation of tasking, integration with external programs and strong oversight for audit managers. The system includes the core features […]
Characters 8192 AuditConfirmations LLC www.auditconfirmations.com AuditConfirmations offers an electronic bank confirmation (deposit and loan accounts) process targeted specifically to tax and accounting firms. AuditConfirmations allows firms to electronically submit bank confirmations to any bank using the bank’s contact name and email address. The process works by having the auditor create an audit confirmation request, which […]