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February 10, 2014 

Accounting Power is the new name for the collaborative bookkeeping and client write-up solution which is part of the Accountants World Power Practice suite of applications.

Brian Tankersley

February 10, 2014 

Xero Accounting, along with the Xero Partner Platform multi-client interface for accountants, is a cloud-based platform for those working with multiple clients. The product is best used by service-based organizations, is easy to use, and provides a platform for automating the classification of transactions.

Brian Tankersley

February 10, 2014 

Since 1995, TorqueWare, Inc. has developed outstanding software applications for numerous industries, with an emphasis on products and utilities for tax and accounting professionals. Its flagship product, Personal Property Pro, automates, calculates and prints personal property tax returns for use in all 398 counties in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. It is the most affordable and...…

February 10, 2014 

Intuit’s QuickBooks Online (QBO), along with the QuickBooks Online for Accountants (QBO4A) multi-client tool for accountants using the application, provide a capable cloud-based platform for managing small business finances for multiple organizations.

Brian Tankersley

February 10, 2014 

The transition away from traditional, after-the-fact client write-up systems and to collaborative, real-time financial reporting systems has taken many years, but we are starting to see the outline of the systems of the future. Cloud-based software will be used to help practitioners and clients work together on a business, and will yield results which are…

Brian Tankersley

February 10, 2014 

How concerned are small businesses about the costs of implementing the new health care insurance laws? A new survey shows it's their top worry.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 9, 2014 

There’s so much nifty tax preparation software out there these days. Don’t you just love the software that allows us to import W-2 data, stock sales data, QuickBooks data, etc.? With all those tools, we barely even have to look at our clients’ documents. But we should!

Eva Rosenberg

February 9, 2014 

Find out how to pick a reputable tax preparer.

February 9, 2014 

It’s going to take time – perhaps more than initially anticipated – for the government to work through all the twists and turns in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the PPACA), the massive health care law known as “Obamacare.” Along the way, certain tweaks and modifications are likely to be required.

Ken Berry, JD

February 9, 2014 

A new report by the Treasury Inspector General (TIGTA) on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the PPACA) – the 2010 federal legislation also known as “Obamacare” – focuses on the “customer service” strategy promised by the IRS.

Ken Berry, JD

February 9, 2014 

Citing the need to boost employee morale, the Internal Revenue Service's new commissioner said Monday that he will pay out millions of dollars in bonuses to agency employees, reversing a decision his predecessor made to save money amid the sequester budget cuts and other belt-tightening last year.

February 9, 2014 

Small business owners increasingly depend on their mobile devices to stay in touch with customers, employees and the workplace.