Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
November 3, 2011
BNA, Inc. — BNA Tax and Accounting Center
800-372-1033 www.bna.com 2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Fit Tax, accounting and legal professionals who want the practitioner view as well an an editorial view of tax law. Strengths Research portfolios authored by respected practitioners & educators Clean, easy-to-use interface High level of program & newsletter customization Potential Limitations No native integration with third-party tax...…
November 3, 2011
Intuit — ProSeries Fixed Asset Manager
800-934-1040 http://proseries.intuit.com/products/fam 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Professionals using the ProSeries tax compliance system, whose clients have increasing asset bases and moderately complex depreciation strategies and needs. The program can also be used as a stand-alone with the tax package. Strengths Direct integration with the ProSeries compliance system Intuitive interface & navigation...…
November 3, 2011
BNA Software – BNA Fixed Assets DesktopPro
800-424-2938 www.bnasoftware.com 2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Fit Professional firms managing multiple clients with varying asset bases and depreciation needs. It’s also a good fit for large enterprises or government entities with complex asset management needs. Strengths Global/group/departmental edit capabilities Wizards for asset life management/mass actions Multi-entity consolidations Strong customization options Potential Limitations...…
November 2, 2011
CCH Small Firm Services — Fixed Asset Manager for TaxWise & ATX
800-681-1750; www.taxwise.com 800-681-1752; www.atxinc.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Small to medium sized firms that are looking for an easy-to-use asset management system that provides flexible reporting for clients with evolving asset management needs, including multi-departmental and geographical locations. Strengths Easy to use Supports all common depreciation methods Customizable reporting, including output...…
November 2, 2011
Sage Software — FAS 100
800-368-2405 www.sagefas.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit Mid-sized or larger organizations, or professional firms managing the assets of such entities, who have increasingly complex asset depreciation needs and departmental management requirements. Strengths Excellent customization & assistive features Global edit capabilities Support for all asset types & disposal needs Strong reporting options &...…
November 2, 2011
MoneySoft — Fixed Asset Pro
800-966-7797 www.moneysoft.com Best Fit Fixed Asset Pro is best suited to medium to large organizations or firms managing their assets and who have asset management strategies of moderate complexity. Strengths Excellent data import & export capabilities Robust reporting & customization Ability to manage any number of entities & assets Potential Limitations No integrated RFID or...…
November 2, 2011
Thomson Reuters — Fixed Assets CS
800-968-8900 CS.ThomsonReuters.com 2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Fit Firms serving multiple clients with moderate to complex asset bases and depreciation needs, particularly those firms using other programs in the CS Professional Suite. Strengths Mass edits across groups, departments & global User-friendly wizards for many tasks Simplified splits, disposals & consolidations Good user customization...…
November 2, 2011
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – ProSystem fx Fixed Assets
800-PFX-9998 www.tax.cchgroup.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit Firms with clients whose asset bases are large or complex, or potentially distributed across multiple geographical locations, particularly those using other components of the ProSystem fx Suite. Strengths Comprehensive capabilities for all depreciation methods & treatments Wizards for performing mass asset life events such as...…
November 2, 2011
Thomson Reuters 2011 Year in Review and 2012 Executive Predictions
For a lot of tax and accounting professionals, 2011 was the year when “The New Normal” got a lot less new. We began to see firms adapt successfully and flourish in a changed environment. Firms that have been creative about using all of the information and technology resources at their disposal are doing well. They...…
November 1, 2011
Whistle-Blowing to the IRS: Use This as an Opportunity to Talk to Clients
I was reading my Dallas Morning News a few weeks ago when I stumbled on an article in the Business section called, “Whistle-blowing to IRS Can Pay Off.” Based on the kind of work I do, it caught my attention, of course. Here’s the link - you may need to register with the online site…
October 28, 2011
Effective Asset Management is More than Depreciation
If you’re reading this review, then you have more than a passing interest in fixed assets … if such a thing is possible. After all, in the glamorous world of tax and accounting, few things may inspire more eye rolls from clients than talking about effective depreciation strategies and methods such as MACRS, ACRS, straight-line,…
October 28, 2011
The ‘Soul’ of Your Service
“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” –…