Tax

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September 5, 2014 

Thomson Reuters — ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Sales & Use Managed Services

888-885-0206 http://onesource.thomsonreuters.com/indirect-tax/   2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Fit Mid-sized and larger enterprises with significant sales tax liability exposure across a large number of jurisdictions who want to automate rate management and outsource compliance functions. Strengths Complete tax lifecycle management from tax determination to returns preparation & remittance Automated rate lookup & application Hands-free/hassle-free...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

TaskTracker Keeps an Eye on Due Dates

ACI Systems Inc. — TaskTracker 800-749-3554 http://acisystems.net ACI TaskTracker is a simple due-date tracking program developed for accounting and tax firms, offering tools for monitoring federal and state compliance due dates. While the system is primarily focused on income and franchise tax returns, and includes more than 150 predefined reports for those items, it also...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

CFS Tax Software, Inc. — CA and NY Sales Tax Preparer

800-343-1157 www.taxtools.com     2011 Overall Rating 4   Best Fit: Small and mid-sized businesses with multiple locations and reporting requirements in CA or NY, or firms managing multiple businesses with such requirements. Strengths: Easy to use Gross summary reports E-filing to CA PDF output Good client communication templates Multi-client management tools Automation of system...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Electronic Sales & Use Tax, Inc. — eFileSalesTax.com

877-584-2309 www.eFileSalesTax.com     2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit: Generally small and mid-sized businesses, or accounting firms managing multiple such businesses, with filing requirements in CA, CO, FL or IL. However, some very large national retail outlets also use the system, particularly for CA and CO. Strengths: Very easy-to-use E-filing of returns to...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

BNA Software – BNA Sales & Use Tax Rates and Forms

800-424-2938 www.BNAsoftware.com      2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Fit: Mid-sized and larger businesses with growing SALT compliance complexity, and firms managing compliance for multiple entities. Also businesses wanting comprehensive tax tables for export into their live sales and accounting systems. Strengths: Very easy-to-use Comprehensive: All U.S. jurisdictions PDF, Excel, XML, CSV, Text output...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

TrustFile, an Avalara Company — TrustFile Sales & Use Tax

877-222-0187 www.TrustFile.com   2011 Overall Rating 4   Best Fit: Businesses wishing to e-file their sales and use tax reports for multiple location businesses in one or more of the 12 supported states, and those who wish to electronically pay these liabilities. Strengths: Simple navigation & function E-filing to each of the supported states PDF...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

SpeedTax — SpeedTax Core, Plus & Pro

888-349-2441 www.SpeedTax.com      2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit: Businesses with increasingly complex sales tax management and reporting needs across multiple jurisdictions that are looking to integrate real-time sales tax rates and calculations into the business’ sales platforms. Strengths: Integrated, real-time rates & calculations Multi-user review/sign-off processes E-mail due date & workflow reminders...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Intuit — Lacerte/ProSeries Document Management System

800-765-7777 http://lacerte.intuit.com/products/tax/document-management-system http://proseries.intuit.com/products/dms     2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Firm Fit: If your firm is using either the Intuit ProSeries or Lacerte tax preparation systems, then DMS is the natural first choice. It provides some functionality that can legitimately facilitate its use to manage the storage of all of your firm’s electronic documents....…

John Higgins

 GAO: Taxpayer Identity Theft is Soaring

September 5, 2014 

GAO: Taxpayer Identity Theft is Soaring

The IRS is grappling with a nearly five-fold increase in taxpayer identity theft between 2008 and 2010, a Government Accountability Office official plans to tell a House hearing Thursday. There were 248,357 incidents in 2010, compared to 51,702 in 2008.

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September 5, 2014 

Building for Success by Finding the Right Partners

There are as many tips for building a successful practice as there are successful firms, but what they all share are strategies that have led to successful partnerships with outside technology and service providers. In the 21st Century, these technologies and services are more than simple tools or aides, they are integral components of business...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon