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.
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of TaxWise, by CCH Small Firm Services
TaxWise by CCH Small Firm Services(800) 755-9473www.TaxWise.com From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. TaxWise by CCH Small Firm Services (800) 755-9473 www.TaxWise.com Best Firm Fit: TaxWise is a traditional tax application which is designed for high volume 1040 and business returns which can be purchased with a range of integrated applications. Strengths...…
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of TaxSlayer Pro Premium
TaxSlayer Pro Premium(888) 420-1040www.TaxSlayerPro.com From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. Best Firm Fit Firms who focus on preparing individual income tax returns with a limited number of business returns Professionals who need a solution with a low price for unlimited users and support for bank products and in-application invoicing Strengths Supports...…
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit ProSeries Professional
Intuit ProSeries Professional(800) 934-1040www.proseries.com From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. Best Firm Fit Small to mid-sized firms who need a tool to prepare a high volume of individual returns as well as some business returns Firms who need integrated solutions for Scan and Organize, tax research, fixed assets, data download from...…
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit Tax Online
Intuit Tax Online(866) 676-9674Accountants.intuit.com/tax/online From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. Best Firm Fit Startup firms who are either short on cash or unsure how many returns they expect to prepare. Firms who need built-in online collaboration or work with part-time preparers in remote locations. Strengths ITO has no “per user” charges...…
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of AgileTax by Thomson Reuters
AgileTax by Thomson Reuters(855) 244-5382www.AgileTax.com From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. Best Firm Fit Startup firms who need to pay over time or are unsure how many returns they expect to prepare. Firms who need built-in online collaboration or work with part-time preparers or preparers in remote locations. Strengths No installation...…
April 29, 2013
2013 Review of Drake Tax by Drake Software
Drake Software(800) 890-9500www.DrakeSoftware.com From the May 2013 review of Professional Tax Preparation systems. Best Firm Fit: Firms who prepare primarily 1040’s (including multiple locations) who need to also prepare returns for other kinds of entities. Users who want a value-oriented application with a comprehensive suite of solutions for a single price. The company’s most popular...…
Technology April 29, 2013
Lose Your Mobile Device? There’s an App to Get it Back
From the May 2013 issue. Accountants who have ever lost a computer, smartphone, or tablet know how frustrating it is to try to locate it, especially if the item was lost during business travel. There are a number of tracking applications which, if installed and activated, will let you locate where your device last connected...…
Accounting April 29, 2013
Proud to Be Part of the Profession
I’ve been immersed in our profession every since I was a kid. I practically grew up in my father’s public accounting firm in Bloomington, Indiana. On Saturday mornings, I would drive with Dad to his office. Being the 1960s, business was done much differently than it is today. Core ‘workflow’ tools consisted of pencils, paper,…
April 29, 2013
Counting on the Cloud: Why Migration is Not for the Birds
KPMG, the accounting giant, recently took the pulse of the market and learned that hearts apparently aren’t skipping a beat for cloud migration. The overriding emotion in The Cloud Takes Shape, the new KPMG survey, is ambivalence.
April 28, 2013
The Online Sales Tax is Coming: Is it Fair?
Bipartisan Majority Overwhelmingly Supports a Level Playing Field for Main St. Retailers
April 28, 2013
Real estate developer sentenced to 27 months for bank fraud
Albuquerque real-estate developer Vincent J. Garcia, prominent for his projects and money-driven civil disputes, was sentenced Friday to spend 27 months in federal prison for bank fraud and to pay more than $700,000 in restitution.
April 28, 2013
SBA disaster loans available for Boston businesses
Small Back Bay businesses affected by the Boston Marathon bombings now have access to low-interest federal disaster loans to help cover their losses.