Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of Cougar Mountain Software — Denali Point of Sale
Best Fit: Traditionally Cougar Mountain Software has been a better fit with small to mid-sized businesses, but its expanded, updated point of sale software that is available in three distinct versions make this product a good fit for specialty retailers of just about any size. Cougar Mountain Software has been providing targeted business solutions to...…
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of ECR Software Corp. – Catapult 5.1.1
Best Fit: CATAPULT comes with standard touch screen technology, and with its extensive customization capability, fits perfectly with the high-transaction retailers described above. CATAPULT Point of Sale Software from ECRS offers complete retail enterprise automation, including both front and back office management. Completely customizable, CATAPULT is designed for high-transaction retailers such as convenience stores, gas...…
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit, Inc. – QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013
Best Fit: Intuit’s core audience of small and mid-sized businesses will appreciate the newly enhanced QuickBooks Point of Sale product. A good fit for retailers with up to 20 locations that do not process a high level of sales transactions monthly, QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013 also makes good use of Cloud technology and offers...…
August 26, 2013
Consumer Spending Flat in July
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index remained flat in July as improvements in real housing prices and labor markets offset weakness in other areas. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.
August 26, 2013
A Brave New World of Mobility and Changing Expectations
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? When we look back on this time in the evolution of the Accounting Profession, I predict it will be nearly impossible to say which came first – the proliferation of mobile applications, or the changing dynamics and expectations of our clients and staff. No matter the answer,…
August 26, 2013
Highway use tax returns due Sep. 3
For Most Truckers, Highway Use Tax Return Due Sept. 3
August 25, 2013
Noel Abdur Rahim – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Noel Abdur Rahim, CPA – 30Manager — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAtlanta, GA Education: BA in Accounting (Michigan State University) & Masters In Accounting (Eastern Michigan University)Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, Michigan Association of CPAs, National Association of Black Accountants, United Nations Association, Boys Hope Girls Hope – Detroit.Hobbies: Shopping, Reading, Traveling Do you embrace cloud computing? I definitely embrace...…
August 25, 2013
Srinivasu Maradana – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Srinivasu Maradana, MCP, SCJP — 37Sr. Manager A&A, Software Development, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer businessWichita,Kansas Education: M.S., Wichita State UniversityHobbies: New technologies, Golf, Photography, Sci-Fi What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change in workflow over the past few years? Are you using automated workflow tools? As a Technology...…
August 25, 2013
Peter Miele – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Peter Miele — 37VP of Sales, SurePrep, LLCIrvine, CA www.sureprep.com Education: B.S., Accounting, Seton Hall UniversityHobbies: Traveling, Working Out, Golfing, Cooking What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change in workflow over the past few years? Are you using automated workflow tools? SurePrep’s 1040SCAN suite of Optical Character...…
August 25, 2013
Robert Baumann – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Robert Baumann — 35Chief Architect for Shared Platform and Common Components, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer businessReno, Nevada Education: M.S. Computer Science, California State University, Chico; B.S. Computer Science, California State University, ChicoHobbies: Cycling What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change in workflow over the past few years?...…
August 25, 2013
Roy Keely – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Roy Keely — 32VP of Market Strategy, XcentricAlpharetta, GA www.Xcentric.com Education: Marketing, University of Houston Clear LakeHobbies: Reading, beer, coffee, and Crossfit with my wife. Have you embraced cloud computing for your practice? Are you moving your clients to the cloud? We have totally embraced the cloud! So much so, we have staked our...…
August 25, 2013
Sean Hanthorn – 2013 40 Under 40 Honoree
Sean Hanthorn — 34Director of Education Services, RootWorks LLCMetro Detroit, Michigan www.rootworks.com Education: BA Finance – Michigan State University, MBA Management – Cleary UniversityHobbies: Watching and playing Sports; attending Michigan State and Detroit professional sporting events; travelling. What are the key areas of your firm that have seen the greatest change in workflow over...…