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.
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June 11, 2019
Bloomberg Tax Estate and Gift Tax 706 Preparer automates IRS Form 706 preparation, including amended returns. IRS forms and schedules supported in the application include IRS Form 706, Form 8971, and Forms 706-CE, 56, 712, 2848, 4768, 8275, 8275-R, ...
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June 11, 2019
Estate and Gift Tax 709 Preparer from Bloomberg Tax automates the preparation of IRS Form 709, while also supporting IRS forms including Form 56, 712, 2350, 4868, 8821, 8822, 8275, 8275-R, and 8892.
June 11, 2019
Canopy Tax www.canopytax.com From the 2019 reviews of professional tax preparation systems. Canopy offers a completely integrated tax and practice management platform designed for accounting firms of any size. Modules currently available from Canopy include Practice Management, Tax Resolution, and the new Notices module. The Notices module allows accountants to quickly answer questions regarding any...…
June 11, 2019
Taxfyle is designed for both consumers and accounting firms; connecting consumers with tax professionals who will prepare and file their taxes on demand. Taxfyle is an excellent alternative to do-it-yourself tax applications that put the ...
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June 11, 2019
Drake Tax Drake Software www.drakesoftware.com From the 2019 reviews of professional tax preparation systems. Drake Tax from Drake Software is well-suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that process a high number of individual and business returns for clients. As a winner of The CPA Practice Advisor’s Reader’s Choice Awards since 2004, Drake Software offers...…
June 11, 2019
Throughout the review process, we looked at numerous system features and functions including cloud/remote access, the ability to support multiple tax preparers simultaneously, e-filing availability, and the ability to import data from other applications.
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June 11, 2019
ATX from Wolters Kluwer is a tax compliance application that is well suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that typically file fairly uncomplicated returns. ATX also offers excellent tax law research capability that integrates with the core ...
May 13, 2019
A roundup of recent news from the AICPA. The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued a formal thank you to both the U.S. Treasury and the IRS for providing taxpayers with more extensive relief from penalties associated with underpayment of ...
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May 13, 2019
WASP Inventory Cloud offers an intuitive user interface that is designed to integrate with other WASP applications. Users can easily add a new product in WASP Inventory Cloud manually, assigning a unique number to each product, or have a number ...
May 13, 2019
Zoho Inventory Management is a cloud-based inventory control application that is part of Zoho’s suite of applications designed for small to mid-sized businesses. Zoho Inventory allows users to centralize inventory, a great option for those with both ...
May 13, 2019
inFlow Inventory is best suited for small to mid-sized retailers and online merchants, as well as product distributors. inFlow is available as a cloud application or can be installed on-premise if desired. inFlow also offers iPhone and Android apps ...
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May 13, 2019
Fishbowl Warehouse is a scalable warehouse/manufacturing application that is well suited for mid-sized to larger retail businesses, and online merchants. Along with the core Warehouse and Manufacturing applications, Fishbowl also offers a variety of ...
