Firm Management November 4, 2026
How Small CPA Firms Can Create Polished Marketing on a Budget
For small accounting firms, marketing often becomes the thing that gets squeezed between client work and deadlines.
December 28, 2016
7 Tax Breaks That Might End Soon
The massive tax law passed at the end of the last year—the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act – retroactively preserved a number of expired tax breaks for individuals and businesses, making many of them permanent. But a handful of other ...
December 27, 2016
The Top Tax & Accounting News Stories of 2016
The last year saw a very prolonged and aggressive presidential primary and general election, along with many long-lasting news issues that will certainly affect our economy, small businesses and taxpayers for years to come.
December 27, 2016
Inauguration Day Hotel Rates Hit $1,500 Per Night
Most hotels are already completely booked, or have blocked their remaining rooms from booking by websites. According to the survey, about 10 percent of hotels in central Washington are still offering available rooms for January 20, 2017, the day ...
December 26, 2016
Trend to Watch in 2017: Paid Leave is Picking Up Steam
Benefits are a huge lure in attracting and retaining top talent, especially in light of the changing composition of the U.S. workforce. Today, we have a growing number of women in the workforce and dual-earner families, which means married couples ...
December 23, 2016
Boxing Day USA: Amazon Boxes with Donations Can Be Shipped to Goodwill for Free
Have boxes? Of course you do. If you fill those empty Amazon boxes with donations for the charity Goodwill, you can have those donations shipped for free.
December 22, 2016
6 Ways to Save Taxes at Year End
December isn’t traditionally seen as tax time. But during the last days of the year, you can take steps to lower your bill when you file your returns. Here are six moves to consider.
December 21, 2016
2016 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Scan with AutoFlow Technology
CCH ProSystem fx Scan can be used as part of CCH ProSystem fx Suite or CCH Axcess Suite of applications. The product can also be used as a stand-alone application if desired. Powerful as a scanning tool, when used in conjunction with AutoFlow Technology,
December 21, 2016
2016 Review of GruntWorx Organize, Populate and Trades
Completely web-based, GruntWorx offers users three distinct modules that are designed to increase organizational capability, while increasing accuracy and reducing data entry. Each module can be used individually, or used together for increased ...
December 21, 2016
2016 Review of SurePrep 1040SCAN
SurePrep was founded in 2002, and is currently being used by more than 18,000 tax practitioners. Their various solutions have been used in the preparation of over 1,600,000 individual and business tax returns since that time. All data is managed at ...
December 21, 2016
2016 Review of Thomson Reuters Source Document Processing
FileCabinet CS Source Document Processing is designed to work with UltraTax CS from Thomson Reuters. Purchased as an add-on module, the product is designed to increase accuracy and reduce or eliminate the need for time-consuming data entry.
December 21, 2016
2016 Review of Intuit Lacerte and ProSeries Scan and Import
Tax Scan and Import is available through either ProSeries or Lacerte Tax Systems. Links to the product are included in the tax software, so users can begin to use the module at any time without an additional activation fee.
December 21, 2016
Illinois Population Shrunk By Most in 2016
For the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.