September 27, 2011
800-507-1992 www.realtaxtools.com W2 Mate, which is offered by Real Business Solutions, is a multi-employer year-end form preparation and filing system with support for forms W-2s, and most common forms 1099 and 1098, as well as transmittal forms W-3 and 1096. The program, which can be installed on workstations or networked servers, can be used either...…
September 14, 2011
September 14, 2011
September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
September 27, 2011
800-507-1992 www.realtaxtools.com W2 Mate, which is offered by Real Business Solutions, is a multi-employer year-end form preparation and filing system with support for forms W-2s, and most common forms 1099 and 1098, as well as transmittal forms W-3 and 1096. The program, which can be installed on workstations or networked servers, can be used either...…
September 14, 2011
www.cpasitesolutions.com Although CPA Site Solutions’ Complete Web Site service may not have the same name recognition as some software providers who offer web building solutions, it is certainly a worthy option for accountants who want just what the name implies — a complete solution. Since premiering in January 1999, Complete Web Site is now in...…
September 14, 2011
800-375-9542 www.ATXinc.com www.TaxWise.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Small and mid-sized tax and accounting practices seeking to broaden their client services by offering year-end compliance, particularly those using solutions from CCH Small Firm Services for tax preparation and write-up. Strengths Integration with professional tax package. Strong federal & state support, including e-filing. Library...…
September 13, 2011
CS.ThomsonReuters.com Best Fit The system can be used by any firm, but it’s optimized for use by professional practices using the CS Professional Suite of accounting and practice management programs. Strengths Client portals enable secure collaboration and document sharing Integration with CS Professional Suite Professional layouts, images and background colors Support for unique...…
September 13, 2011
websites.intuit.com Best Fit Virtually any small business, including tax and accounting practices, wanting a simple and automated website creation system. Strengths Easy to add Intuit Web Payment service for ecommerce activities Good search engine optimization tools Includes email marketing features and an online small business marketing toolkit Broad collection of template designs Customized...…
September 13, 2011
www.emochila.com Best Fit Tax and accounting firms who want a truly customized website backed by a vendor who has heavily invested in updating its products over the past nine months. Strengths Not limited to template-based or out-of-the-box header, button, content field designs and layouts. Unlimited pages. SEO optimized with embedded search engine submission system and...…
September 13, 2011
www.1040.com Best Fit Drake’s 1040.com preparer websites are exclusively for Drake Software users. and have gone through a full modification in layout, look, color scheme, enhanced ease of use and full edit capabilities. Strengths Free for Drake Software users. Unlimited pages. Built-in counter for measuring site traffic. Reporting tools allow users to monitor visits,...…
September 13, 2011
CCHGroup.com/SiteBuilder Best Fit CCH Site Builder originated in 1997, making it one of the longer-established players in the website builders market. Site Builder is part of the ProSystem fx suite of applications and is an ideal fit for firms who use other components of the ProSystem fx product suite. Strengths Recent updates include redesigns, additional...…
September 13, 2011
www.afsb.net Best Fit AFSB has a strong retention rate with tax and accounting firms looking to establish a professional web presence at a low cost. Strengths Unlimited site pages. Integration with Google Analytics. Unique domain names included. Includes up to 20 free email accounts. Firms may add services, including payroll and online tax prep....…
September 13, 2011
Many tax and accounting professionals struggle to find the best way to leverage limited marketing resources to effectively position their firm in the marketplace. And the advent of social media, online networking and other digital strategies has expanded the field of marketing activities for firms even further. For many firms, this adds to the confusion...…
September 13, 2011
Sage Business Intelligence, powered by Alchemex, is a solution that provides drag-and-drop reporting for Sage Peachtree, Sage Simply Accounting, Sage ERP MAS 90, Sage ERP MAS 200, Sage ERP MAS 500, and Sage ERP ACCPAC (This tool was first discussed in the April/May 2011 issue). In the months since its launch, Sage’s strategy for supporting...…
September 13, 2011
www.accountantsworld.com/wr Best Fit Tax and accounting firms who want tight integration with the vendor’s web-based product suite. Strengths Expanded and improved library of customizable templates provides unlimited combinations. Users have direct access with tight integration to all AccountantsWorld cloud applications Syndicated news content, including stock and custom RSS feeds, and AW-supplied newsletters are...…