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.

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of Intuit ProSeries

ProSeries Tax from Intuit is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that primarily prepare individual 1040’s though the product does offer the option to process business returns as well. ProSeries Tax is available in two editions: Basic ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of TaxAct Professional Edition

TaxAct Professional Edition is well suited for small to mid-sized firms and tax preparers that handle a high number of 1040 forms. Previously geared towards individuals, TaxAct Professional now offers a variety of options for both 1040 and business ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of UltraTax CS

UltraTax CS is part of the CS Professional Suite of applications from Thomson Reuters. Best suited for large accounting firms, UltraTax CS can be used as a stand-alone application, but performs best when coupled with other CS Professional Suite ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of Lacerte Tax – From Intuit

For tax year 2018, Lacerte Tax offers enhanced e-filing capability by adding more than 50 e-file return types including amended, extensions, and estimated payments for more than 15 states. The e-Organizer will also be included for unlimited tax ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of Intuit ProConnect Tax Online

ProConnect Tax Online is best suited for both multi-service and tax-only firms that are small and growing. ProConnect Tax Online processes both individual and business returns, and offers easy online access, with users able to access the application ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of Canopy Tax

Canopy offers a series of software products designed for the professional accounting office, including Practice Management, Document Management and a client portal. Canopy also offers Tax Resolution, a great solution for CPAs that wish to guide their ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2018 

2018 Review of Drake Tax

Drake Tax from Drake Software is well-suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that process both individual and business taxes for clients. As a consistent winner of CPA Practice Advisor’s Reader’s Choice Awards annually since 2004, Drake ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 21, 2018 

2018 Review of Fyle Expense Management

Fyle offers automated employee expense tracking, utilizing data extraction technology to extract data from a variety of receipt types, reducing and in many cases eliminating manual data entry, while automating the expense report creation process.

Mary Girsch-Bock

July 23, 2018 

2018 Review of Nonprofit Accounting Software

One of the most common misconceptions is that nonprofit software is only useful for larger organizations; that smaller nonprofits can easily use standard accounting software. The truth is, while the needs of smaller nonprofits are less complicated ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

July 23, 2018 

2018 Review of Intuit QuickBooks Online Nonprofit Edition

Intuit QuickBooks Online – Nonprofit Version www.intuit.com From the 2018 reviews of nonprofit accounting systems. QuickBooks Online’s Nonprofit Edition is best suited for smaller nonprofit organizations that don’t have complex fund accounting needs. QuickBooks Online is available in four versions; Self-Employed, Simple Start, Essentials, and Plus, with each edition offering increased system functionality. The newest...…

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Amy Vetter

CPA, CITP, CGMA

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Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant

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Brian Tankersley

CPA, CITP, CGMA

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Garrett Wagner

CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group

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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

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Steve Saah

Executive Director, Robert Half