Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 14, 2011 

Easy, yet powerful professional program automates payroll runs, compliance reporting and payments.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 14, 2011 

I say Crest, you think toothpaste. But as an accounting professional, there’s another Crest you might want to check out. Crest Payroll, offered by New Jersey-based Paramount Software , received one of our highest scores in our most recent review of payroll systems for professionals. The completely web-based system doesn’t nickle and dime firms, but...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 7, 2011 

More cool news from the Sleeter Conference, as The Sleeter Group and Mentor Plus are teaming up to offer a business-to-business mentoring program. It’s designed to help small business consultants and accountants learn how to effectively become a mentor to their clients. Pleasanton, CA – Two of the accounting profession’s most respected thought leaders, Doug...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 4, 2011 

How a Tech-Savvy Accountant Waited for Technology to Catch Up to Her Vision. Some of the greatest ideas are imagined years before they can be accomplished. In 2002, a young professional accountant had the idea of providing virtual accounting services to clients.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

The Sleeter Group let the cat out of the bag a few days early this year, by announcing the winners of the 2012 Awesome Add-Ons today, instead of making people wait until the event on Monday, Nov. 7. The winners this year are: Bill.com – For its Receivables Module Clearify – For QQube Fujitsu –...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

800-224-1260 www.redmoonsolutions.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit In-house by organizations with extensive asset management needs, including multi-location and multi-departmental entities, or by accounting firms providing services to such clients. Strengths Exceptional reporting Integration with ERPs & with Vertex for corporate compliance Broad customization options Multi-entity consolidation functions Extensive calculations Installed & hosted options...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

214-547-4100 www.waspbarcode.com    2011 Overall Rating 4 Best Fit Businesses needing to track mobile assets, such as tools, equipment and vehicles, including scheduling and check-in/out features. Strengths Excellent location tracking capabilities Built-in barcode scanning support Intuitive interface Potential Limitations Limited to a single book per asset No compliance reporting for FASB 109, Sec. 179, IRS...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

402-861-8800 www.ProWare-CPA.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Asset Keeper is best geared toward public practices managing medium to large dynamic asset bases for multiple clients with multi-tiered organizational structures, and who have need for mass asset edit/acquisition/disposal capabilities. Strengths Designed specifically for public accountants Excellent reporting & output options Strong asset life features,...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

800-934-1040 http://proseries.intuit.com/products/fam    2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit Professionals using the ProSeries tax compliance system, whose clients have increasing asset bases and moderately complex depreciation strategies and needs. The program can also be used as a stand-alone with the tax package. Strengths Direct integration with the ProSeries compliance system Intuitive interface & navigation...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 3, 2011 

800-424-2938 www.bnasoftware.com    2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Fit Professional firms managing multiple clients with varying asset bases and depreciation needs. It’s also a good fit for large enterprises or government entities with complex asset management needs. Strengths Global/group/departmental edit capabilities Wizards for asset life management/mass actions Multi-entity consolidations Strong customization options Potential Limitations...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 2, 2011 

Payroll used to be tedious, and then several national companies came in and, for the most part, most professionals were fine with that. Their clients were getting “good enough” service through the service providers, without the hassle for the firm. But with advances in technology over the past couple of years, payroll is something you...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 2, 2011 

800-681-1750; www.taxwise.com 800-681-1752; www.atxinc.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit Small to medium sized firms that are looking for an easy-to-use asset management system that provides flexible reporting for clients with evolving asset management needs, including multi-departmental and geographical locations. Strengths Easy to use Supports all common depreciation methods Customizable reporting, including output...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon