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 2006 Technology Innovation Awards

December 1, 2008 

2006 Technology Innovation Awards

The 2006 Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards were announced in June, recognizing recent advances in technologies that benefit accounting and tax professionals.

 Review of Sales & Use Tax Systems — 2006

December 1, 2008 

Review of Sales & Use Tax Systems — 2006

Wal-Mart, Target and CostCo do it. So do Bob’s Hardware in Ostego, Michigan, the Valentine Diner in Clinton, Oklahoma, and even the Belly General Store in Atlanta, Georgia. Every business that sells, rents or leases a product collects and remits sales taxes to a variety of jurisdictions.

 Vendors Offer Assistance With Firm Branding

December 1, 2008 

Vendors Offer Assistance With Firm Branding

From the Aug. 2006 Issue The following products and services can help you as you strive to brand your firm’s image at every touch point. Bind-It (www.BindIt.com) When providing clients with copies of their returns and other documents, accountants have long turned to Bind-It for professional document finishing systems. The company offers a wide array...…

 2006 Review of Specialty Tax Compliance & 1040 Enhancer Products

December 1, 2008 

2006 Review of Specialty Tax Compliance & 1040 Enhancer Products

It seems that every tax and accounting professional is looking for something a little different from their tax preparation package. While this has a lot to do with personal preferences such as forms-based entry versus interview sheets or other specific features, the needs of a professional are obviously steered a great deal by the nature…

 Review of Tax Prep Suites — 2006

December 1, 2008 

Review of Tax Prep Suites — 2006

Fifteen years ago, the idea of changing tax preparation software could bring a tax professional to his or her knees in fear for several reasons: The IT headaches involved in switching systems; retraining preparer staff on the new program; and the lengthy and often inaccurate process of converting data files from the old system.