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Intuit Opens a Brick and Mortar TurboTax Office in New York City, Plans On Locations Nationwide
Intuit says it plans to launch nearly 600 Expert Office locations, and 20 new TurboTax stores in locations across the nation.
October 6, 2011
How Creative Service Begets Proper Pricing
Last month, we dove into Daniel Pink’s book, “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.” We learned how six new senses he identified in his book are changing how the Western world does their work. As a refresher, these six new senses are Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play and Meaning. Employing our...…
October 6, 2011
Accountant Programs That Can Help You Plan
Now that extensions are behind us, and we are helping clients with tax planning, some of you are beginning to look ahead to the coming year and your own personal and business plans. Although a single article won’t necessarily help you build an entire business plan, a few ideas that are incorporated and well executed…
October 6, 2011
Intuit Lacerte Tax Planner
800-765-7777 www.lacertesoftware.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Lacerte Tax Planner can be used as a stand-alone program, but it’s best suited for firms using the Lacerte tax preparation system, providing simple data transfer and a familiar interface. Strengths Familiar tabbed interface & navigation Full integration with Lacerte 1040 Integration with Document Management System...…
October 6, 2011
Thomson Reuters – Planner CS
800-968-8900 www.cs.thomsonreuters.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit With tight integration among the tax preparation, research, document management, portals and other solutions from Thomson Reuters, Planner CS is best suited to users of the vendor’s CS Professional Suite, but can also be valuable as a stand-alone system. Strengths Includes tax code for federal &...…
October 6, 2011
BNA Software – BNA Income Tax Planner
800-424-2938 www.bnasoftware.com 2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Fit Practices offering individual income tax planning services to clients with varying needs, up to and including high net worth individuals with significantly complex income channels and assets. Strengths Intuitive interface & navigation Comprehensive tax calculations & analyses Up to 20 side-by-side comparisons Excellent reporting & graphical...…
October 6, 2011
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — ProSystem fx Planning
800-739-9998 www.cchgroup.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Full-service accounting professionals using the integrated ProSystem fx Suite to serve broad client bases. Strengths Excellent integration with ProSystem fx Tax & Engagement Up to 30 side-by-side cases Ease-of-use Potential Limitations Plans limited to four years of projections Aside from exporting into other...…
October 5, 2011
How the Texas State Fair is Like Accounting Practice Management
There is a tradition in Dallas that goes back 125 years … the GREAT State Fair of Texas. Yes, it’s larger than any other state fair in the country - and I’ve been going every year since I was very young.
October 5, 2011
RedGear Technologies — TaxWorks Tax Planner
800-230-2322 www.taxworks.com 2011 Overall Rating 4 Best Fit Firms using TaxWorks who want to expand into tax planning as a client service offering, or want a simple add-on tool for performing quick projections. Strengths Easy to use Adjustable inflation projection Inexpensive Integration with TaxWorks Potential Limitations Generally basic planning capabilities Limited report customization...…
October 5, 2011
Tax Planner Included with All-Inclusive Drake Tax Suite
800-230-2322 www.DrakeSoftware.com While most other tax software developers offer tax planning for an additional annual fee, Drake Software has gone with an all-inclusive approach to its entire professional tax compliance suite. The suite provides 1040, 1040NR, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 706, 709, 990 and 990PF preparation, support for all states with income taxes, and unlimited...…
October 3, 2011
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October 3, 2011
The Mobile Gold Rush of the 2010s
Column: Putting the i in Practice You may not have noticed, but there’s [another] gold rush going on. This time it’s about “apps” and the goal, like all land grabs, is to get there first and stake your claim. As usual, I’ll first spend some time looking at history to help refine our future vision....…
September 30, 2011
The Art of the Quick Change: From Filing Cabinets to the Cloud
Like many others, before launching her own practice — Lime & Company — Andrea Abel worked for other firms. During this time, she enhanced her practitioner skills while also gaining valuable insight into what it takes to run a successful business.