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August 1, 2011 

Approaching Zero Data Entry — How Could That Be?

This year is shaping up to be a big year for innovation in the world of accounting services and client business processes. I’ve been researching several companies lately, and I’m learning how they view the market, how they build solutions, and what technology approach they believe will win the most customers today and into the...…

Doug Sleeter

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July 29, 2011 

The Peachtree Perspective becomes The Sage Perspective

This is the last column that will be called “The Peachtree Perspective.” Although Sage Peachtree is one of the first names in accounting software (from the perspective of its stature in the industry, as well as its long history), the world has changed since Peachtree was an independent software company that created software to run...…

Brian Tankersley

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July 28, 2011 

Sales Tax Holidays Bring Temporary Relief for Consumers, Headaches for Some Retailers

Yes, yes… I’m writing about sales taxes again. This time, however, it’s not about the Amazon vs. California battle or the general difficulties facing online sales taxation. I know it’s still July, but kids and parents are already getting ready for the coming school year, which means a lot of shopping for clothing, books, computers...…

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July 27, 2011 

The 7-Step Technology Audit

As technology is increasingly woven into the fabric of business management and operations, it becomes more necessary to evaluate technology utilization and prepare for management an assessment of the threats and opportunities available.

Dave McClure

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July 26, 2011 

Amazon Fights California Sales Tax Law

Not too long ago, I wrote about “the problem with online sales tax” on our CPATechViews 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

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July 26, 2011 

Conquering the Challenges of Sales & Use Tax

Sales and use tax compliance is an area of widely varying complexity. For many of the smallest entities that conduct taxable transactions, particularly physical retail businesses with only one or two locations, the process of applying the appropriate tax rate and reporting it to their states is often quite simple. And almost all states that...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 2010 review of AccountantsWorld — Practice Relief

July 25, 2011 

2010 review of AccountantsWorld — Practice Relief

888-999-1366 www.accountantsworld.com Practice Relief is a web-based SaaS (software as a service) product, a delivery method at the forefront of a growing trend for many software products. This minimizes or eliminates most installation, upgrade, maintenance and compatibility issues for the user organization. Even better, the staff can record their time and expenses from any location...…

Michael Roselius

 2010 review of ImagineTime, Inc. — ImagineTime Practice Management

July 22, 2011 

2010 review of ImagineTime, Inc. — ImagineTime Practice Management

6316 characters 877-520-2525 www.imaginetime.com ImagineTime offers several industry-specific practice management suites, including versions for tax and accounting professionals, attorneys, and engineers. Available modules include time and billing, due date management, contact management, staff scheduling and document management. Basic System Functions ImagineTime is developed in Microsoft Access, so users who are familiar with Access applications will...…

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July 18, 2011 

2010 Gadget Gift-Giving Guide

14,817 It’s beginning to look a lot like … what? How many shopping days are left? You still don’t have a clue for what to give your boss, your friends or some of your family? Well, as I do each year, I “grudgingly” spend hours looking at and playing with dozens of new tech gadgets...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon