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November 5, 2014 

Accountants want two things: to save time and grow their business. That’s the idea behind the latest product offering from Intuit. The company went back to the drawing board to redesign its online solution for accountants, QuickBooks Online Accountant.

Taija Sparkman

November 5, 2014 

ProSystem fx Scan works best when it is used in conjunction with ProSystem fx Tax and the other paperless applications from Wolters Kluwer CCH. However, ProSystem fx Scan can be used on a stand-alone basis, so it has appeal for virtually any tax practice.

John Higgins

November 5, 2014 

Citrix ShareFile offers file sharing and portal services for virtually any business in any industry, including financial professionals. ShareFile runs on top of multi-site cloud services hosted in commercial data centers in the U.S.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 5, 2014 

The NetClient CS portal system is designed for accounting firms using other programs in the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite. The portal collaboration system is particularly well integrated with the suite’s FileCabinet CS document management ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 5, 2014 

Axcess Portal is an integrated part of the CCH's cloud-base suite of professional accounting applications. The service is operated from dedicated hosting within an externally audited (SOC 2) Tier IV data center based in the U.S. Firm ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 5, 2014 

SmartVault offers excellent client communication tools, document storage, integration with many accounting and tax systems and other features that make it a valuable portal for most firms. The program has offered tight integration with QuickBooks and ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 5, 2014 

Life can be funny. There are times when no matter how much we are told something is bad for us, we often ignore the message and continue down our current path. Whether it is smoking cigarettes, excessive drinking, texting while driving, you name it...

November 5, 2014 

Year-end planning and preparation for your clients is crucial. With holidays and deadlines fast approaching, payroll practitioners want to work with their clients to ensure they meet all year-end deadline

Taija Sparkman

November 4, 2014 

Bloomberg BNA announced the publication of “Art of the Estate Tax Return, Second Edition – Estate Planning at the Movies,” which provides in-depth tax analysis and strategic counsel by connecting well-known motion pictures to practical estate planning and

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 4, 2014 

The Paychex | IHS Small Business Index held strong in October as employment growth maintained its momentum to start the fourth quarter,..

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 4, 2014 

KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has acquired the Global Trade Management (GTM) Practice of EntryPoint Consulting LLC, an industry leader in providing SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) technology and business consulting services to ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 4, 2014 

Prior to 2014, parents could generally claim one of three sizeable tax breaks for higher education expenses on their personal tax returns: the tuition deduction, the American Opportunity Tax Credit (formerly the Hope scholarship credit) or the Lifetime Le

Ken Berry, JD