Tax

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October 10, 2014 

2014 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS

The CS Professional Suite from Thomson Reuters offers an integrated set of tax, accounting, and practice management applications. Planner CS tightly integrates with the suite to provide tax projections for a virtually unlimited number of years and scenarios. Basic System Functions: 4.75 Stars Planner CS opens into a customizable welcome screen with a list of...…

Bill Kennedy

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October 10, 2014 

2014 Review of Drake Tax Planner

While most other tax software systems offer tax planning as a separate module, Drake has included Tax Planner as a free add-on to its main tax system, Drake Tax. Basic System Functions: 4 Stars Drake Tax is designed for individuals as well as small and medium sized businesses. As such, it may not meet all...…

Bill Kennedy

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October 10, 2014 

2014 Review of W-2 and 1099 Preparation Programs

By Steven Phelan, CPA.CITP As we approach the end of the year, many tasks are still ahead of accounting professionals. There are year-end tax planning situations to address, year-end accounting issues required to finalize financial statements and, of course, year-end reporting compliance for W-2s and 1099s. Although the rules have largely remained the same over...…

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October 10, 2014 

2014 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Planning

The ProSystem fx Suite from CCH offers integrated applications for tax and accounting firms. While CCH also has cloud-based solutions known as CCH Axcess, for now Planning is only a network or locally installed program which can import tax data from either ProSystem fx Tax or CCH Axcess Tax. However, plans can be created manually...…

Bill Kennedy

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October 10, 2014 

How Does the Marketplace Fairness Act Affect Use Taxes?

While almost everyone has heard of sales tax, many business owners are unaware that most states have a “use tax.” State laws treat sales and use tax as two separate taxes, but in reality they act in concert to complement each other.

 2014 Review of Bloomberg BNA Income Tax Planner

October 10, 2014 

2014 Review of Bloomberg BNA Income Tax Planner

Bloomberg BNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P. is a publisher of specialized news for business, offering several software programs used by tax and accounting professionals. BNA Income Tax Planner with optional Fifty States creating both federal and state tax plans for clients with complex tax situations. Basic System Functions: 4.75 Stars BNA’s tax...…

Bill Kennedy

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September 23, 2014 

Sales Tax Software Company Receives Patent

A Northwest Arkansas software company earlier this month received one of only 15 sales tax-related patents ever issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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September 5, 2014 

Imaging Science & Services, Inc. — TEAMS & LineLink

866-723-7409 www.issimage.com With thousands of jurisdictions across the country that have varying sales and use tax rates, the various filing requirements and frequencies of the 45 states that have sales taxes, and the potential penalties that can result from errors or missed deadlines, sales tax compliance can be complicated enough. But another significant challenge for...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Avalara — AvaTax

877-780-4848 www.Avalara.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Businesses with sales across dozens, hundreds or even more taxing jurisdictions across the United States and Canada, with the need to automate tax rate lookup into their sales and ecommerce systems. Strengths Seamless integration into accounting system Rates are maintained by Avalara, no updates required...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon