December 2011

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 

Today’s tax, accounting and legal professionals are under a constant stream of knowledge exchanges. Clients call, email and text their respective professionals with a variety of scenarios and demand quick answers. The professionals are then left to work out the details and are often left scratching their heads on where to turn next.

Steven M. Phelan

November 3, 2011 

www.taxalmanac.org TaxAlmanac is a free online tax research resource designed for tax professionals. It is a wiki site and largely depends on tax professionals creating and sharing knowledge. A wiki site is simply a collection of web pages developed and maintained through volunteer collaboration, the most popular of which is Wikipedia. TaxAlmanac is simple in...…

Steven M. Phelan

November 3, 2011 

800-200-7599 lacerte.intuit.com/products/tax-research  proseries.intuit.com/products/tax-research    2011 Overall Rating 4.5   BEST FIT Tax practices currently utilizing the Lacerte or ProSeries tax solutions. STRENGTHS Powered by Google Enterprise Search Engine helps to find the answer quickly All-inclusive pricing with no additional fees for network use or multiple users No separate product to load or login to Strong...…

Steven M. Phelan

November 3, 2011 

888-224-7377 CCHGroup.com   2011 Overall Rating 5 BEST FIT Tax, accounting and legal professionals who need a wide range of research options. STRENGTHS New categorized view groups data in easy-to-use chunks Up to 8 simultaneous searches on one screen Multiple ways of getting the same answer POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS Integration only achieved with solutions in the...…

Steven M. Phelan

November 3, 2011 

800-950-1216 YourCheckpoint.ThomsonReuters.com    2011 Overall Rating 5   BEST FIT Tax and accounting professionals that prefer a uniform platform for tax and accounting research STRENGTHS High level of user-specific customization Single platform for multiple primary, proprietary & third-party research content providers Strong search capabilities POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS Based on subscription level, users may experience content overload...…

Steven M. Phelan

November 3, 2011 

800-372-1033 www.bna.com    2011 Overall Rating 5  Best Fit Tax, accounting and legal professionals who want the practitioner view as well an an editorial view of tax law. Strengths Research portfolios authored by respected practitioners & educators Clean, easy-to-use interface High level of program & newsletter customization Potential Limitations No native integration with third-party tax...…

Steven M. Phelan

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 

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