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 Crest Payroll Announces New Features to Make Professional Accountants Smile

November 14, 2011 

Crest Payroll Announces New Features to Make Professional Accountants Smile

I say Crest, you think toothpaste. But as an accounting professional, there’s another Crest you might want to check out. Crest Payroll, offered by New Jersey-based Paramount Software , received one of our highest scores in our most recent review of payroll systems for professionals. The completely web-based system doesn’t nickle and dime firms, but...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Flop!  The National Emergency Alert System Test Fails

November 10, 2011 

Flop! The National Emergency Alert System Test Fails

For all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth before it happened, you may have thought that the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System was something spectacular. And it was. A spectacular failure. Some television and radio stations carried it; some did not. Some cable channels aired it, while their over-the-air counterparts failed...…

Dave McClure

 The Face of Leadership: Foreseeing & Managing Change

November 10, 2011 

The Face of Leadership: Foreseeing & Managing Change

Change isn’t always easy, but it happens regardless of our intent. We grow older. Families diverge and branch off as children leave the nest to build their own lives. Economies ebb and flow. Consumer tastes fluctuate, causing some businesses to become obsolete while creating room for new ones. And, of course, changes in technology seem…

 Before the Holiday Rush, Tie Up Loose Ends from 2011

November 8, 2011 

Before the Holiday Rush, Tie Up Loose Ends from 2011

What happened to fall? I’m one of those shivering Northeast residents – hit by a Halloween weekend snow storm and power outages – who is asking that question while breaking out shovels, rock salt and heavy boots that I thought had another month of storage. Just as the seasons are racing by, so are 2011’s...…

Linda Dulye

 Two of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the Accounting Profession Join Forces to Strengthen the Small Business Community

November 7, 2011 

Two of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the Accounting Profession Join Forces to Strengthen the Small Business Community

More cool news from the Sleeter Conference, as The Sleeter Group and Mentor Plus are teaming up to offer a business-to-business mentoring program. It’s designed to help small business consultants and accountants learn how to effectively become a mentor to their clients. Pleasanton, CA – Two of the accounting profession’s most respected thought leaders, Doug...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 4, 2011 

Her Head in the Cloud

How a Tech-Savvy Accountant Waited for Technology to Catch Up to Her Vision. Some of the greatest ideas are imagined years before they can be accomplished. In 2002, a young professional accountant had the idea of providing virtual accounting services to clients.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 4, 2011 

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

One of the most helpful sites for end users of Sage products is the Year End Centers for the various products, including Sage Peachtree (www.peachtree.com/yearEnd) and Sage Simply Accounting (www.simplyaccounting.com/yearEnd). These sites have year-end checklists, detailed instructions on how to perform annual maintenance on databases, links to resources to assist with tax report preparation, and…

Brian Tankersley

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November 3, 2011 

Red Moon Solutions LLC – Fixed Assets Manager

800-224-1260 www.redmoonsolutions.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit In-house by organizations with extensive asset management needs, including multi-location and multi-departmental entities, or by accounting firms providing services to such clients. Strengths Exceptional reporting Integration with ERPs & with Vertex for corporate compliance Broad customization options Multi-entity consolidation functions Extensive calculations Installed & hosted options...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 3, 2011 

Wasp Barcode Technologies – MobileAsset

214-547-4100 www.waspbarcode.com    2011 Overall Rating 4 Best Fit Businesses needing to track mobile assets, such as tools, equipment and vehicles, including scheduling and check-in/out features. Strengths Excellent location tracking capabilities Built-in barcode scanning support Intuitive interface Potential Limitations Limited to a single book per asset No compliance reporting for FASB 109, Sec. 179, IRS...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon