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 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH eSign

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH eSign

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH eSign CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer Since 1990, taxpayers have e-filed more than one billion Form 1040 series tax returns. Many accountants and taxpayers who initially resisted e-filing now embrace its efficiency.  However the e-filing process was not completely paperless – taxpayers were still required to physically sign Form 8879....…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH Mobile

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH Mobile

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: CCH Mobile CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer Ask any tax professional and they’ll tell you two things that challenge them day in and day out…they have to be right all of the time and they never seem to have enough time in their day.  They’ll also tell you that how they...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Bill.com App Center

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Bill.com App Center

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Bill.com App Center Bill.com Launched in September 2013, the Bill.com App Center is uniquely innovative for its data discrepancy resolution. The release of the App Center is evidence of Bill.com’s perpetual commitment to the profession and helping practitioners, resulting in improved efficiency, productivity and profitability. Bill.com App Center is the one...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Epson WorkForce DS-510 Color Document Scanner

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Epson WorkForce DS-510 Color Document Scanner

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Epson WorkForce DS-510 Color Document Scanner Epson The Epson WorkForce DS-510 color document scanner is the ultimate digital imaging solution ideal for tax and accounting professionals, offering advanced features such as scan-to-cloud capabilities with an intuitive one-touch button, fast scan speeds and innovative, advanced color and image adjustment capabilities. Moreover the...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Audit Essential

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Audit Essential

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Audit Essential Thomson Reuters SMART Audit Essential brings an entirely new level of efficiency to audit engagements without sacrificing quality.  It is a new, innovative and simplified version of the widely used SMART Practice Aids suite of products.  In an environment where firms are facing more...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Pocket Assistant (Mobile App for iPhones)

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Pocket Assistant (Mobile App for iPhones)

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Pocket Assistant (Mobile App for iPhones) Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Pocket Assistant — Perform routine tasks from anywhere with this new free iPhone app! Checkpoint Pocket Assistant includes the 2013 Tax Rate Guide (with Federal income, gift and estate tax rates) plus the COLA Profit-Sharing Plans. Now selected as a finalist...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Credits and Incentives Pinpointer

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Credits and Incentives Pinpointer

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: Checkpoint Credits and Incentives Pinpointer Thomson Reuters As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, governments are incentivizing investment and job creation to stimulate economic growth, resulting in approximately $60 billion in available federal, state and local credits and incentives. Claiming these credits can be difficult and evidence...…

 2014 Innovation Award Nominee: GoFileRoom Workflow Manager

April 22, 2014 

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: GoFileRoom Workflow Manager

2014 Innovation Award Nominee: GoFileRoom Workflow Manager Thomson Reuters A completely new workflow management system for the GoFileRoom platform, GoFileRoom Workflow Manager brings new possibilities and new efficiencies to document and workflow management for tax and accounting firms. It enables firms to create sophisticated workflow arrangements that reduce turnaround times and allow administrative employees to...…

 Florida Pension Reformers Merge Ideas

April 22, 2014 

Florida Pension Reformers Merge Ideas

House Republicans merged two pension bills Monday in a late effort to salvage House Speaker Will Weatherford's long-sought effort to close the Florida Retirement System to new employees and move them into a 401(k)-style investment plan.

 Nominees Announced for 2014 CPA Practice Advisor Innovation Awards

April 21, 2014 

Nominees Announced for 2014 CPA Practice Advisor Innovation Awards

The nominees for the 2014 CPA Practice Advisor Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards have been chosen. As the pinnacle of recognition for technology vendors serving the tax and accounting profession, the awards recognize exceptional product development, breakthrough technologies, state of the art design and implementation, and cutting edge concepts that help accounting professionals and…

 Ranking the Best & Worst States for Local Taxes

April 21, 2014 

Ranking the Best & Worst States for Local Taxes

The tax season may be over now, with most Americans having filed their returns before last week's April 15 deadline, but federal and state income taxes are just one part of the myriad of taxes that people pay.