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 2013 Review of SaaS and Installed Small Business Accounting Systems

February 27, 2013 

2013 Review of SaaS and Installed Small Business Accounting Systems

Finding a suitable small business accounting application continues to be a challenge for many practitioners. While some choose to install a single solution for all clients, many accounting professionals are moving clients into cloud-based accounting applications, whether they are true Software as a Service applications (SaaS) or hosted versions of on-premises software. The summaries of...…

Brian Tankersley

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February 27, 2013 

Disaster Recovery in the Cloud

The cloud continues to be the center of great debate. Supporters focus on the long list of benefits ranging from freeing up internal resources to focus on more strategic initiatives to smoothing the monthly IT budget.

Jim Boomer

 Intacct offers SaaS option for mid-sized and larger businesses

February 27, 2013 

Intacct offers SaaS option for mid-sized and larger businesses

From the March 2013 review section of small business accounting systems. Intacct is a SaaS accounting product which really doesn’t fit the definition of a small business accounting application. Although it can be used for small businesses, it is more of a mid-market product, with features and pricing which make more sense for a larger...…

Brian Tankersley

 Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

February 27, 2013 

Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

Representatives of conservation, hunting, wildlife, parks and environmental groups told lawmakers Tuesday Iowa's natural resources are in such need of upgrading and protecting that the state should boost its sales tax to raise $150 million for that effort.