Tax Research

 Payroll from Bloomberg Tax

February 26, 2019 

Payroll from Bloomberg Tax

Payroll from Bloomberg Tax is built to get you to the right answer faster and more efficiently. Find all the payroll intelligence you need with Bloomberg Tax’s expert analysis, perspectives and practical guidance, in-depth news, useful tools, and extensive primary source material — all on one easy-to-use, intuitive research platform.  This comprehensive payroll research service...…

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November 5, 2014 

2014 Reviews of Tax Document Automation Systems

Life can be funny. There are times when no matter how much we are told something is bad for us, we often ignore the message and continue down our current path. Whether it is smoking cigarettes, excessive drinking, texting while driving, you name it...

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September 5, 2014 

Orange Door, Inc. — Orange Door Tax Suite Pro

2011 Overall Rating 3.75   650-952-1773 www.orangedoorinc.com   Product Delivery Methods: _____ On-Premises __x__ SaaS _____ Hosted by Vendor   Best Firm Fit: Small practice with less complex clients, primarily 1040-focused, who need mobility or remote access, and ability to quickly ramp up/down the number of users Strengths: Fully web-based Client portals/collaboration tools Instant ramp-up/down...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Drake Software — Drake Tax

2011 Overall Rating 4.5 800-890-9500 www.DrakeSoftware.com   Best Firm Fit: 1040-focused practices looking to broaden their services with integrated write-up and tax planning options, as well as retail environments with multiple locations. Strengths: –          Exceptional live support –          Affordable all-inclusive pricing includes all entities, states, e-filing, plus tax planning, document management & write-up with ATF...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Intuit — ProLine Tax Online Edition

2011 Overall Rating 3.5 888-236-9501 accountant.intuit.com   Product Delivery Methods: _____ On-Premises __x__ SaaS _____ Hosted by Vendor     Best Fit: Small practices with generally less complex clients, primarily 1040-focused who need mobility Strengths: Web-based No IT headaches Inexpensive Instant ramp-up/down Any number of users On-demand use PC & Mac friendly Potential Limitations: Lack...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

CCH Small Firm Services — TaxWise

800-755-9473 www.taxwise.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Firm Fit: High-volume, time-sensitive focused practices employing non-professional data-entry staff. Also a fit for those looking to grow their business through office expansion and additional customer offerings such as full-year accounting services like write-up and payroll. Strengths –          Support for all entities at federal & state level...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

CCH Small Firm Services — ATX

800-681-1752 www.atxinc.com 4.5 – 2011 Overall Rating Best Firm Fit: Small and mid-sized full-service accounting firms with generally less complex clients, yet with broader entity needs, including payroll and wage compliance. Strengths: –          Support for all entities at federal & state level –          W-2/1099 & wage reporting –          Form & interview-style input –          Excellent training...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

RedGear Technologies — TaxWorks

800-230-2322 www.taxworks.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Product Delivery Methods: __x__ On-Premises _____ SaaS _____ Hosted by Vendor   Best Firm Fit: Small 1040-focused tax offices with limited to moderate need for additional entities. Strengths: – All federal and state entities – Integrated bank products – Good client communication templates & e-mail integration – Data...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

TheTaxBook, published by Tax Materials, Inc.

www.thetaxbook.com 866-919-5277 TheTaxBook is a concise, easy-to-understand topical summary of key tax laws and rules designed for tax preparers. While a full tax research service will be needed for detailed technical guidance on unfamiliar topics, TheTaxBook is designed to provide general guidance, including current rates, per diem amounts, and summaries of law changes from the...…

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September 5, 2014 

Thomson Reuters — Checkpoint

800-950-1216 ria.thomsonreuters.com Checkpoint is a research product for accounting and tax practitioners that includes reference sources in areas such as U.S. Federal, state, and local taxation; accounting, auditing and corporate finance; estate planning; international taxation; as well as ancillary topics such as payroll, pensions and employee benefits. The product also includes user-configurable news alerts for...…

Brian Tankersley

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June 26, 2014 

CCH IntelliConnect Direct Now Available to All Professionals

Tax and accounting technology developer Wolters Kluwer, CCH has made its new CCH IntelliConnect Direct available to all professionals. The system, which provides a universal research interface that offers anytime, anywhere access to accurate, reliable, and continuously updated U.S. and global tax, accounting and regulatory information and guidance, had been in limited beta availability. It…

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June 5, 2014 

CCH Launches ‘Quick Answers’ Research Content Library

CCH has launched a new online research tool called “Quick Answers.” The system features more than 2,000 answers to questions most often researched in IntelliConnect, CCH's research platform for tax and accounting professionals. In addition, the company is previewing CCH IntelliConnect Direct, a new universal platform research tool that provides clear and intuitive access to…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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April 21, 2014 

2014 Review of Intuit Lacerte Tax

Lacerte Tax is the top-tier tax software solution offered by Intuit. Introduced 30 years ago, Lacerte Tax remains supported by Intuit and continues to be a popular tax solution for accounting professionals. New for the current year are significant enhancements to the electronic filing functionality and updates to error diagnostics.

Steven M. Phelan