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May 23, 2016 

The emergence of on-demand companies has sparked a burgeoning rise of a new type of entrepreneur, creating a new type of economy: a Workforce of the Future. This new workforce is disrupting and reshaping the traditional workweek as we know it.

Taija Sparkman

May 23, 2016 

For businesses, this could be the next big compliance challenge following the Affordable Care Act. So it’s concerning that many employers are not fully prepared to navigate the new rules.

Joe DeSilva

May 20, 2016 

Intacct (Internet Accounting) has the broadest and deepest feature set of all the programs reviewed. In addition to the core accounting applications, Intacct offers cash management, order management, inventory management, purchasing, project accounting, multi-entity and global consolidations, time and expense management and more. From the 2016 Reviews of Virtual CFO Accounting Systems. All of these...…

John Higgins

May 20, 2016 

Xero is a relatively new comer to the U.S. market, but is a market leader in New Zealand, Australia and the UK cloud accounting markets. Xero accounting is 100% web based software that is targeted towards small and mid-size businesses and competes directly with QuickBooks Online. Xero is marketed directly to businesses, however, Xero has...…

John Higgins

May 20, 2016 

QuickBooks for the desktop has been the undisputed market leader in small business accounting software for the past two decades. Intuit is working to replicate and exceed that success with QuickBooks Online (QBO.) QBO is a comprehensive accounting system that can be extended to meet the specific needs of industry niches through the expansive catalog...…

John Higgins

May 20, 2016 

Accounting CS from Thomson Reuters is part of a complete suite of accounting practice applications. The CS suite of applications is one of the market leaders in accounting firm software. The full suite includes: client accounting, payroll, tax preparation, client portal, engagement management, document management, workpaper, workflow management and more. From the 2016 Reviews of...…

John Higgins

May 20, 2016 

Accounting Power from AccountantsWorld, Inc. was previously marketed as Accounting Relief for many years. They were one of the first to market in terms of providing accountants with a 100% cloud based client accounting solution. Of the five solutions we have reviewed, Accounting Power and Accounting CS from Thomson Reuters are the only two that...…

May 20, 2016 

We have reviewed five of the top selling cloud-based accounting solutions that offer a fully integrated small business accounting system, as well as the tools for an accounting practice to manage and monitor multiple clients.

John Higgins

May 20, 2016 

We surveyed members of the 40 Under 40 class of 2015 to find out about the apps they swear by. Here are some of the responses we received. Kacee Johnson, founder of Blue Ocean Principles, relies on Time Buddy. “It’s a time zone converter and world clock that assists in scheduling meetings for people in...…

Gail Perry

May 18, 2016 

Each state determines how these products are taxed differently. When multiple jurisdictions and products are involved, time spent on sales tax management can quickly snowball. Sales tax automation software like Avalara AvaTax takes this tedious ...

Gail Cole

May 18, 2016 

Here are 10 common “events” that could signal it’s time to make a change when it comes to how you or your clients manage sales taxes.

Kerry Alexander

May 16, 2016 

My earlier column on Microsoft strategies mentioned two other technology ecosystems to support our computing needs: Apple OS & iOS, and Linux & Android. While it is clear that the mainstream of the accounting profession in the U.S. market uses ...