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December 1, 2008
AMS was originally founded by two entrepreneurs under the name Edmond Software (based in Edmond, Okla.) in 1985. The name was changed to Advanced Micro Solutions in 1989 and today has over 12,000 customers in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The company has a set of applications that are targeted primarily towards after-the-fact...…
December 1, 2008
Checkpoint is RIA’s online research application that offers federal and state primary tax resources and analysis and recommendations from RIA and WG&L tax experts, as well as access to online versions of PPC’s Deskbooks and other third-party providers. The system also offers ongoing coverage of tax and finance-related news, legislation and rulings. Checkpoint starts at...…
December 1, 2008
Tax Analysts offers a comprehensive selection of CD, DVD and online tax research products comprised of primary source materials, analysis, news and e-mail delivered briefs. The company’s new DVD-based OneDisc Premium offers greater content all housed on a single disc with a redesigned web-based interface, search functions and productivity tools. It costs $359 for a...…
December 1, 2008
Accountant’s Relief PLUS is a comprehensive accounting, auditing and financial reporting program that provides engagement management features along with full write-up, trial balance, compilation, review, audit, financial statement and check writing capabilities, and an accounts receivable link. The program supports workpapers, departmental accounting, multiple journals, consolidation, leadsheets and bank reconciliation. Accountant’s Relief has an initial...…
December 1, 2008
ProSystem fx Trial Balance is designed to automate and streamline trial balance preparation. The program’s interface provides options for reviewing trial balance information and relates the balances to specific workpapers associated with the detail work. The program directly integrates with the other products offered by CCH, including ProSystem fx Engagement (reviewed on page 12) and...…
December 1, 2008
As a stand-alone program or as part of the Accountants Office Suite, AFP Payroll supports forms 1099-MISC, 1099-R, 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-S, 1098, W-2, W-3, 940, 941, 943 and 1096.
December 1, 2008
BNA Sales & Use Tax Rates and Forms, from BNA Software, provides support for all states and taxing jurisdictions in the United States, with more than 58,000 counties and cities represented.
December 1, 2008
This program is an ASP hybrid, offering the benefits of a web-based application as well as offering some features more commonly associated with outsourcing.
December 1, 2008
The BNA Income Tax Planner is designed to be a stand-alone tax planning system that integrates with a professional’s existing tax preparation software. The program allows up to 10 side-by-side columns of federal and state tax projections for multiple past or future years and/or scenarios (note: the new release scheduled for September 2004 doubles this...…
December 1, 2008
CCH’s ProSystem fx Planning supports multi-scenario tax planning for federal income tax and supports the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, SC, UT and WV. The system allows multi-year forecasts and includes detailed calculations and...…
December 1, 2008
Please fasten your seat belts. Use of a helmet is strongly advised. We have discussed platform-independence, but the owner of Accountant’s Relief offers us the promise of what they call the “anytime-anywhere world.” Desktop or Internet – you decide. The landscape called telecommuting and the remote office is about to evolve big time! Accountant’s Relief...…