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September 5, 2014 

6404 888-455-0183; www.atxinc.com 888-455-0182; www.taxwise.com Offered by CCH Small Firm Services, the ATX and TaxWise brands of professional tax and accounting programs both offer a fixed asset management system that can be used as a stand-alone program that provides integration into the tax system. While the programs are separate applications, they offer the same general...…

September 5, 2014 

5771 800-368-2405 www.sagefas.com Sage North America offers several asset management systems for commercial, governmental, educational and nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada, with support for GAAP and IFRS accounting standards. The core program for business entities is Sage FAS 100 Asset Accounting, which is built on Sybase database and can be used as...…

September 5, 2014 

800-968-8900 CS.ThomsonReuters.com Fixed Assets CS is designed for professional accountants managing the asset depreciation functions for multiple client entities. The program, which can be used as a stand-alone system or integrated into the CS Professional Suite of tax and accounting applications, provides comprehensive depreciation, projection, inventory and reporting capabilities, with automated calculations, asset departmentalization and...…

September 5, 2014 

6935 800-224-1260 www.redmoonsolutions.com blog.redmoonsolutions.com Red Moon Solutions offers several corporate tax and asset management applications, with the Fixed Assets Manager (FAM) system offering fixed asset tracking, depreciation, compliance, planning and reporting capabilities. The program can manage any number of individual or interrelated organizations, and supports all asset types and classes. It also provides comprehensive tools...…

September 5, 2014 

5926 888-967-8411 www.worthitfixedassets.com The WorthIT Fixed Assets system provides asset management and depreciation reporting and projections, in compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards. The program, which is designed to replace spreadsheets and complex systems, also offers powerful capital budgeting and business management tools, allowing users to maintain supervision of fiscal processes, and provides direct integration...…

September 5, 2014 

6277 800-934-1040 www.proseries.com/fam The ProSeries Fixed Asset Manager is offered as an add-on module to the ProSeries professional tax compliance system, or can be used as a stand-alone program, providing multi-book depreciation schedules, planning and forms compliance for fixed assets. The system includes support for all common methods, as well as options for creating custom...…

September 5, 2014 

6944 800-424-2938 www.bnasoftware.com BNA Software offers an array of professional programs for income tax planning, tax analysis, wealth management, estate and gift tax planning and compliance, and sales and use tax. BNA Fixed Assets Solutions is designed for in-house and public tax and accounting professionals, providing automated asset management, inventory and tracking functions, with comprehensive...…

September 5, 2014 

Column: Successful Small Business Consulting From the Dec. 2010 Issue For years now, I have been evangelizing the opportunities out there for Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the SMB market. But there is a big difference between a true “VAR” and an accountant/consultant who starts acting as a reseller or sales agent for software solutions....…

Doug Sleeter

September 5, 2014 

Column: Technology in Practice From the December 2010 Issue It’s that time of year again, when we are asked to gaze into our crystal balls and share the trends that we feel will impact your firms in the year ahead with the intent of assisting you in making more effective IT decisions in 2011. The...…

Roman Kepczyk

September 5, 2014 

Column: From the Trenches From the Dec. 2010 Issue 2010 was a year of significant hardware changes. Our hardware recommendations now include Intel i7 processor chips, USB 3.0, solid state or hybrid drives, and the initial implementation of touch-screen monitors. In fact, we have no hardware recommendation for 2010 that is the same as 2009....…

Randy Johnston

September 5, 2014 

Column: The Bleeding Edge From the December 2010 Issue Economists and consumers could point to a few bright spots in an otherwise bleak year, and the technology sector was certainly one of them. In a year marked by continuing high unemployment, upside-down mortgages, the largest oil spill in history and another lackluster finish by the...…

Dave McClure

September 5, 2014 

800-968-8900 www.cs.thomsonreuters.com Planner CS provides professional tax planning and analysis of federal, state and non-resident state income tax using multiple scenario-based plans, and includes tools for client communication and professional reporting. The program is a part of the Thomson Reuters CS and ES suites of professional tax and accounting products and offers direct integration with...…