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 2013 Review of GruntWorx – Tax Document Automation

December 18, 2012 

2013 Review of GruntWorx – Tax Document Automation

GruntWorx, LLC — GruntWorx 800-291-2136 www.gruntworx.com Best Fit: Tax professionals who want a user-friendly way to quickly create organized and bookmarked PDF workpapers generated from source documents, and that can be used alongside any professional tax system. The optional auto-populate functions only work with specific systems, however. Strengths Completely web-based means nothing to install and...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 2013 Review of Thomson Reuters — Source Document Processing

December 18, 2012 

2013 Review of Thomson Reuters — Source Document Processing

Thomson Reuters — Source Document Processing800-968-8900CS.ThomsonReuters.com Best Fit: Professionals using UltraTax CS and other programs in the CS Professional Suite, who want an integrated option for creating digital workpapers from client source documents and automatic population of returns from the data on those forms. Strengths Thorough integration with other programs in the CS Professional Suite...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Fiscal cliff affecting hiring decisions? Maybe not

December 17, 2012 

Fiscal cliff affecting hiring decisions? Maybe not

Businesses are hiring regardless of a resolution to the “fiscal cliff,” according to a poll taken during a year-end tax planning webinar for businesses recently hosted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.

 Guide to giving year-end gifts to charities

December 17, 2012 

Guide to giving year-end gifts to charities

As the end of December closes in, many people's holiday ritual includes pulling out the checkbook and a list of charitable organizations they support year after year. Besides helping those in need, the gifts translate to deductions on next spring's tax return.