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September 30, 2013 

How a tech-savvy firm owner leverages his experience with advanced technologies to create a lucrative new service offering

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

September 30, 2013 

SurePayroll for Accountants is a payroll solution designed specifically for accounting professionals. The platform is free to accounting professionals and provides a resell opportunity of payroll services through SurePayroll. A number of branded marketing options are included with the service to further assist accounting professionals with building or adding payroll services within their organizations. Basic...…

September 30, 2013 

Recently I had a fellow CPA visit our firm in Bloomington, Indiana. We spent a few hours talking about processes, growth, the importance of websites, and staffing…all good stuff. Before he left our visitor told me, “Your office has a really comfortable feeling to it, when I walked in it just felt right.” He also…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

September 30, 2013 

From the Oct. 2013 issue. CCH Small Firms Services has recently streamlined the payroll compliance options previously co-branded as solutions from ATX and TaxWise. Now only one product, Payroll, is provided and provides full integration with both product lineups. Several new features have been introduced in the current edition including automatic system updates and downloads...…

September 30, 2013 

From the Oct. 2013 issue. 1099-Etc. is a modular payroll system designed to process forms for annual and quarterly payroll tax compliance. Within the system are a number of modules that enhance the offering and provide accounting professionals a complete payroll processing solution. New this year is the ability to import time information directly into...…

September 30, 2013 

CenterPoint Payroll an in-house payroll solution that provides the flexibility to handle payroll needs of businesses of any size and complexity. Traditionally, Red Wing Software has targeted agriculture and non-profit organizations, but CenterPoint Payroll may be tailored to any business type. Though no significant updates have occurred from the previous release, the software remains a...…

September 30, 2013 

When Bryce Forney, CPA realized he was duplicating many tasks and wasting countless hours simply checking email, he knew it was time for a change. He transitioned his email from Outlook to Gmail and began looking for other ways to eliminate waste and redundancy in his practice.

Taija Sparkman

September 30, 2013 

ZenPayroll is an outsourced, web-based payroll solution started in December 2012 and is backed by venture capital funds from many top Internet-based companies. The solution is designed to quickly process payroll and reports and relies heavily on user-guided assistance to ensure the most accurate processing. ZenPayroll is limited in its state compliance offerings but is...…

September 30, 2013 

CYMA software is focused on payroll and human resource management services and CYMA 13 Payroll delivers as a quality offering for medium size and larger organizations. The payroll solution offers a high level of customization features that spread throughout the system. New for the current release is a refreshed interface to the employee self-service portal...…

September 30, 2013 

RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Partners is a wholesale payroll platform designed for accounting professionals. The RUN platform is designed exclusively for Internet-based payroll processing and can be implemented across a wide range of industries. Backed by ADP, one of the premiere online payroll vendors, extensive marketing materials are provided to aid accounting professionals...…

September 30, 2013 

Paychex Online is an outsourced Internet-based payroll solution designed for small businesses, but scalable to work for larger organizations. The solution is designed around processing payroll as quickly and efficiently as possible. As an outsourced solution, all required filings and deposits are handled directly by Paychex. Recently, Paychex Online has been re-engineered from the ground...…

September 30, 2013 

  Payroll Relief is a cloud-based payroll solution specifically designed for accounting professionals to offer payroll services to their clients. The solution is focused on quickly processing payroll for a large number of payroll clients. New features this year include a newly redesigned user interface, full support for independent contractor workers, and new tools to...…