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November 16, 2011 

Form 1098 Software – Mortgage Interest Statement

Using the E-File Magic 1098 Software you can print, mail, and e-File your 1098 forms with ease. Unlike our competitors we do not charge expensive licensing fees for our software. You pay only for e-File Services(required), and optionally print and mail services. This makes your year end reporting requirements even simpler than ever. Just import...…

 Ten Steps to Tax Document Automation

November 16, 2011 

Ten Steps to Tax Document Automation

When I was approached by the editorial staff at CPAPA to write an article on tax document automation, I immediately accepted the assignment. It wasn’t until I began to write this that I realized all of the different opportunities that exist for today’s tax practitioner to automate their tax documents. To help organize the discussion,...…

 Five Tips on How to Start a Consulting Business

November 15, 2011 

Five Tips on How to Start a Consulting Business

Starting a consulting business is much harder than it looks. More and more professionals are starting consulting companies, which could be partially attributed to the rise of social media. In fact, 44% of working Americans consider themselves “free agents,” according to a Kelly Services survey. Whether you’re the sole consultant, or you have the ambition...…

 Results CRM Announces Major Release – A CRM for Your Clients

November 14, 2011 

Results CRM Announces Major Release – A CRM for Your Clients

Results Software was in attendance at the recently wrapped Sleeter Conference in Las Vegas…and there was much to tell. Within the past few days, the company released the 2012 version of their CRM (client relationship management) Business Suite—both the desktop and web-based versions. The application is an exceptionally robust CRM tool that integrates with several...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

 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