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November 2, 2011 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – ProSystem fx Fixed Assets

800-PFX-9998 www.tax.cchgroup.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Firms with clients whose asset bases are large or complex, or potentially distributed across multiple geographical locations, particularly those using other components of the ProSystem fx Suite. Strengths Comprehensive capabilities for all depreciation methods & treatments Wizards for performing mass asset life events such as...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 2, 2011 

Thomson Reuters 2011 Year in Review and 2012 Executive Predictions

For a lot of tax and accounting professionals, 2011 was the year when “The New Normal” got a lot less new. We began to see firms adapt successfully and flourish in a changed environment. Firms that have been creative about using all of the information and technology resources at their disposal are doing well. They...…

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October 31, 2011 

How Integration Works in the Cloud

Tax & Accounting vendors talk about best of breed, best of process, web services and the need for products to be easy to use and to play well with others.

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October 31, 2011 

What You Need to Know to Prepare for the CPA Exam

Valerie Wendt from Bisk Education provides straightforward advice and tips on ways to ensure you are ready for the CPA exam. She goes on to explain how Bisk allows students to tailor their study plan on learning style and budget.

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October 31, 2011 

Demystifying CPE: How to Earn Live Event CPE from Your Home or Office

Valerie Wendt from Bisk Education explains how new education formats allow tax and accounting professionals to earn CPE credit for live training without having to leave the home or office, which is especially important for states that limit self-study hours and require CPAs to get live CPE. She further notes the increased number of options…

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October 28, 2011 

Effective Asset Management is More than Depreciation

If you’re reading this review, then you have more than a passing interest in fixed assets … if such a thing is possible. After all, in the glamorous world of tax and accounting, few things may inspire more eye rolls from clients than talking about effective depreciation strategies and methods such as MACRS, ACRS, straight-line,…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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October 28, 2011 

The ‘Soul’ of Your Service

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” –…

Rene Lacerte

 Help Clients Avoid “Intaxication”

October 27, 2011 

Help Clients Avoid “Intaxication”

It’s November, and hopefully your clients are doing what they can to mitigate tax liabilities by the end of the year. If not, they may end up suffering from: Intaxication: A condition of confusion, denial and frustration brought on by attempting to understand the tax code. Symptoms can include insomnia, headaches, nausea, rage and depression....…

Isaac M. O'Bannon