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April 21, 2014 

ProSystem fx Practice Management was originally built as CPASoftware Visual Practice Management on the Microsoft Access database, but has been updated to support the Microsoft.net and Microsoft SQL Server platforms.

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

APS Advance Practice Management is a customizable solution which best meets the needs of large accounting firms. The solution is built on the Microsoft SQL server platform. The application is flexible enough that the firm will need to know how they want to work with the application, and should not be expecting a “standard” implementation…

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

PowerPM from Commercial Logic, Inc. is a straight-forward module-based practice management application which is offered as a hosted solution for a monthly charge. The PowerPM Suite includes five core modules which provide users with the system. These modules are:

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

Empire Suite by WSG Systems, Corp. is a high-end practice management tool designed for large firms. Empire Suite includes an optional staff scheduling module called Empire Resource, and is one of the stronger automatic scheduling tools in the industry. The application is delivered as software as a service through the company’s website, EmpireSuite.com, and is…

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

Practice Management 2014 by Office Tools Professional is a time and billing application which offers a comprehensive suite for managing a small firm including workflow management, client portal, document management, and light customer relationship management (CRM).

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

Practice CS is designed to be the hub managing to work in an accounting firm running the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite. When combined with the optional modules for managing projects, clients, and employees, Practice CS provides a comprehensive toolset which meets the needs of many small and midsize firms.

Brian Tankersley

April 18, 2014 

Accounting firms implement policies for cell phone use while driving.

Taija Sparkman

April 18, 2014 

Attempting to establish residency elsewhere -- especially in such states as Nevada, Texas and Florida that have no income or estate tax -- is not a new strategy for wealthy Minnesotans. But the creation of the new, higher top income bracket has raised the stakes.

April 18, 2014 

Connecticut added 4,900 jobs in March, with restaurants, bars and hotels accounting for 2,200 of that figure and stores adding another 1,700, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

April 18, 2014 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

Taija Sparkman

April 18, 2014 

A new Wisconsin law expanding tax exemptions for updating agricultural businesses such as feed mills "essentially levels the playing field for local companies and farmers," said Senate co-sponsor Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse.

April 17, 2014 

The sponsors of a bill to legalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island said Wednesday that the decades-old war on drugs has failed and that regulation is the answer.