Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com.  She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of Intuit Lacerte

Lacerte Tax from Intuit offers both individual and business tax preparation capability and is a good fit for accounting firms of all sizes. Lacerte handles a wide variety of return types and also offers complete integration with QuickBooks Accountant. Lac

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of Drake Tax

Drake Tax from Drake Software is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting and CPA firms that are looking for a complete tax solution. A consistent winner of the CPA Practice Advisor’s Reader’s Choice Awards since 2004, Drake Software offers a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of ATX Tax

ATX from Wolters Kluwer is a tax compliance application that is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that typically process uncomplicated returns. ATX currently offers multiple tax packages including Pay-Per-Return, 1040, MAX, Total Tax ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of TaxSlayer Pro

TaxSlayer Pro is the professional version of the commercial product, TaxSlayer. TaxSlayer Pro offers on-premise and cloud accessible applications and is better suited for firms that prepare a high number of returns annually.

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of TaxWise

TaxWise Online from Wolters Kluwer is a scalable cloud-based tax compliance application well-suited for small to mid-sized firms that process federal and state individual forms for clients. For firms that process both individual and business returns ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Review of GoSystem RS Tax

GoSystem Tax RS from Thomson Reuters is part of the CS Professional Suite of applications. A good fit for larger accounting firms as well as corporate tax departments, GoSystem Tax RS is equipped to handle the complex corporate returns, life insurance ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

June 18, 2020 

2020 Overview of TaxDome

TaxDome Taxdome.com From the 2020 reviews of professional tax systems. TaxDome is an all-in-one tax practice workflow solution that includes CRM, a Client Portal, Workflow, Email Sync, Bills & Payments, Unlimited E-Signature, Document Storage, Customizable Organizer, Time Tracking, and Secure Document Storage. TaxDome is web-based for anytime access and includes a mobile app that supports...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Xero Practice Manager

Xero Practice Manager is designed to be used by accounting firms in conjunction with their clients' use of Xero Online Accounting. Xero Practice Manager is cloud-based, with users able to access the application from any device at any time.

Mary Girsch-Bock

May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Thomson Reuters Practice CS

Thomson Reuters Practice CS is a standalone product that is suitable for accounting firms of all sizes, however this product is part of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite and firms using other Thomson Reuters applications will see the ...

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Amy Vetter

Amy Vetter

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Becky Livingston

Becky Livingston

Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant

Brian Tankersley

Brian Tankersley

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Garrett Wagner

Garrett Wagner

CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group

Jim Boomer (WB)

Jim Boomer

CPA, CITP, CEO

Ken Berry, JD

Ken Berry, JD

CPA Practice Advisor Tax Correspondent

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Accounting Content Specialist

Mary Girsch-Bock

Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

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Roman Kepczyk

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Steve Saah

Steve Saah

Executive Director, Robert Half