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August 12, 2011 

Intuit Online Payroll for Accounting Professionals by Intuit ProLine

888-236-9501 www.accountant.intuit.com/payroll   2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit Small businesses and accounting professionals who want a web-based payroll application that provides the ability to collaborate with users at other sites. It’s also a good fit for QuickBooks for Mac and QuickBooks Online users who want a payroll tool that integrates directly with their...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 12, 2011 

4 Models To Position Payroll As A Profit Center

Payroll is an important part of any business, and most payroll solutions currently available are capable of providing support for all business types and sizes. Although technology and automation have made compliance much easier, payroll continues to grow in complexity.

Steven M. Phelan

 The 5 Stages of Social Media (Grief) Acceptance

August 11, 2011 

The 5 Stages of Social Media (Grief) Acceptance

Social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have been around for several years now, and we’ve covered the subject as it relates to professional tax and accounting firms several times. But a recent Forbes article (10 Myths about Social Neworking for Small Business) reminded me that even when faced with sound logic, adaptation can...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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August 11, 2011 

Advanced Micro Solutions, Inc. — 1099-Etc, A-T-F Payroll

800-536-1099 www.1099-Etc.com   2011 Overall Rating Best Fit Accounting professionals and small businesses who need a value-priced program for after-the-fact payroll & employment tax compliance, as well as firms who prefer locally installed applications to web-based tools. Strengths Good tool for year-end reporting & interim after-the-fact payroll & tax compliance. Electronic wage detail filing is...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 11, 2011 

RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Accountants

800-Call ADP (225-5237)  www.accountant.adp.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Firms who manage payroll and compliance needs for multiple client businesses, but who prefer most compliance work to be outsourced. It’s also a good fit for professionals who want to provide human resource tools and workers’ compensation premium payment solutions. Strengths Available in full-service...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 11, 2011 

Sage HRMS

800-424-9392 www.sageabra.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5     Best Fit Companies who want a solid on-premises or third-party hosted payroll system with full human resource management capabilities. Strengths Strong payroll capabilities, including support for both U.S. and Canadian payroll. Employee portal module (Sage Employee Self Service). Human resources management functionality is a leader in...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 11, 2011 

Red Wing Software, Inc. — CenterPoint Payroll

800-732-9464 www.redwingsoftware.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit CenterPoint Payroll is a good solution for most small businesses and payroll service providers who process payroll for multiple companies and who may want some limited human resource management capabilities. It’s also a good fit for organizations that use Red Wing’s CenterPoint or TurningPoint accounting software...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 11, 2011 

PenSoft Payroll Solutions — PenSoft Payroll Accounting Edition

888-736-7638 www.pensoft.com   2011 Overall Rating 4   Best Fit Accounting professionals who provide payroll processing for multiple clients and prefer an on-premises application. Strengths Drag-and-drop report modification allows custom reporting, and report customizations can be saved for use in future months. An unlimited number of users can access each company file simultaneously. Export files...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 11, 2011 

CYMA Systems, Inc. — CYMA Payroll Software

800-292-2962 www.cyma.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit Firms or companies who use CYMA’s integrated applications for write-up, nonprofit accounting or general ledger, which has been rebranded as RedGear Accounting for users of the TaxWorks professional tax preparation system. It’s also a good fit for firms or companies who want an on-premises payroll...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 10, 2011 

Cougar Mountain Software — CMS Professional 2012 Payroll

800-388-3038 www.cougarmtn.com    2011 Overall Rating 4 Best Fit Users who want an on-premises application for processing large payrolls and those who use other Cougar Mountain Software offerings. It’s also a good fit for those who want to prepare and transmit their own payroll tax filings or outsource to a third party (Aatrix). Strengths Supports...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 10, 2011 

CompuPay — XpressPayroll

877-729-6299 www.compupay.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit The XpressPayroll for Accountants wholesale version is a good fit for accounting professionals who want to work with client payroll without implementing an in-house payroll application or preparing payroll tax returns. It’s also designed for organizations with a total of five or fewer paid employees...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 10, 2011 

CompuPay — PowerPayroll

877-729-6299 www.compupay.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Accountants or companies who need a web-based payroll application with outsourced tax filing and payment processing services, as well as organizations that need to manage payroll for businesses with less than 200 total employees. Strengths Offers all-inclusive, full-service payroll with support for unlimited application users. Garnishments,...…

Steven M. Phelan