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 Client Service Should be a CPA Firm’s Top Priority

July 5, 2011 

Client Service Should be a CPA Firm’s Top Priority

Anyone who reads my posts on CPATechViews or my own blog, AbsoluteCytron.com, is probably tired of one of my recurring themes. I know I am … I am as tired of writing about it as John Irving is of writing about passing open windows! However, there’s still room for growth, so I am once again...…

Scott Cytron

 Amazon Fights California Sales Tax Law

July 1, 2011 

Amazon Fights California Sales Tax Law

Not too long ago, I wrote about “the problem with online sales tax” here on this blog. There’s a long-reaching history with states wanting to get reveunes from sales to their residents when the merchant isn’t in that state. It started long before the internet (think mail order catalogues), but e-commerce has certainly aggravated the...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

CyberPay

July 1, 2011 

CyberPay Suite

Our core product, CyberPay, is a powerful, yet flexible payroll software solution. It is jam-packed with revenue generating integrations such as Timekeeping, ACA Compliance, Employee Onboarding, Benefits Management, QB Integration, just to name a few. Other great timesaving features include: tax impounding, client billing options, third party payment options, direct deposit, and much more. CyberPay...…

 Corporate Hacking Is Getting Worse

June 24, 2011 

Corporate Hacking Is Getting Worse

Some sobering news from the Ponemon Institute this month indicates that the perception of those who try to safegaurd corporate networks is that we are losing the war against hackers. In a surevy of 583 IT security practitioners in the US, more than half of them employed by organizations with more than 5,000 employees, finds...…

Dave McClure

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June 24, 2011 

Tax Document Automation Tools Come of Age

  This is our first annual review of tax document automation tools. While we have presented feature articles on this topic in the past, this category is rapidly maturing to include some common feature sets. Internal estimates from vendors based on data provided to CPA Practice Advisor suggest that around 1% of all individual income...…

Brian Tankersley

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June 24, 2011 

The Right Tool for the Right Job

One of the things that is hard to get across in tough times is that a well-timed investment in the right tool for a tough job makes all the difference between struggling and thriving. During the summers in college, I always had jobs that involved getting very dirty using my hands and tools to get...…

Brian Tankersley

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June 21, 2011 

6 Steps to Effective, Painless & Low-Cost Backup

Another Article on Backups! Backup has not been cool since 2005. Office automation is cool. ERP is cool. Even mobile accounting apps are cool. Backup is about as cool as your 8-track tape of KC and the Sunshine Band. And yet, as the folks over at Gillware Data Services were kind enough to point out,...…

Dave McClure

 Not Quite A Great Tax Season

June 17, 2011 

Not Quite A Great Tax Season

It is not often that I disagree with the esteemed Darren Root.  He is, after all, the Executive Editor here.  And in truth I can’t much disagree with the premise of his post, in that CCH had a banner year this tax season.  They were not alone.Most of the tax prep providers had a good...…

Dave McClure

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June 14, 2011 

What Happens in Vegas… Helps Professional Accountants and Their Clients

Annual AICPA convention draws professionals for topical education Nearly 1,000 CPAs from across the country have gathered at the Aria Casino and Convention Center in Las Vegas for the American Institute of Public Accountants’ annual Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference. The main keynote speaker for the Monday opening session of the conference was inspirational speaker...…