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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.
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.
September 27, 2011
2011 CPA Practice Advisor Reader Survey
You are invited to participate in CPA Practice Advisor’s 2011 Reader Survey. Your participation in this study is extremely important. The information gathered from this survey will be used to help us better serve you and other tax and accounting professionals. All responses will be anonymous, and no personal identifying information will be collected. Results...…
September 27, 2011
Year-End Compliance Made Affordable and Easy
800-507-1992 www.realtaxtools.com W2 Mate, which is offered by Real Business Solutions, is a multi-employer year-end form preparation and filing system with support for forms W-2s, and most common forms 1099 and 1098, as well as transmittal forms W-3 and 1096. The program, which can be installed on workstations or networked servers, can be used either...…
September 26, 2011
Accounting for a SaaS World: Taking your Accounting Solutions to the Web
WHAT: FREE webinar Everything you hear and read talks about moving your practice and clients online. Join Executive Editor Darren Root, CPA.CITP and regular contributor Doug Sleeter as they discuss the important trends taking place in the accounting profession that will transform the way you work with your clients. >> Register Now Register Now
September 20, 2011
How To Create a Buzz About Your Brand
For small businesses looking to raise capital, it’s all about creating a buzz. Whether it’s a start up looking for seed money or a revenue-generating enterprise wanting to expand, potential investors need to get excited about a business before handing over a check. Read this Fox Business Small Business Center article for helpful tips/tricks regarding…
September 14, 2011
CPA Site Solutions — Complete Web Suite
www.cpasitesolutions.com Although CPA Site Solutions’ Complete Web Site service may not have the same name recognition as some software providers who offer web building solutions, it is certainly a worthy option for accountants who want just what the name implies — a complete solution. Since premiering in January 1999, Complete Web Site is now in...…
September 14, 2011
CCH Small Firm Services — ATX & TaxWise Payroll Compliance Reporting
800-375-9542 www.ATXinc.com www.TaxWise.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Small and mid-sized tax and accounting practices seeking to broaden their client services by offering year-end compliance, particularly those using solutions from CCH Small Firm Services for tax preparation and write-up. Strengths Integration with professional tax package. Strong federal & state support, including e-filing. Library...…
September 13, 2011
Thomson Reuters — Web Builder CS
CS.ThomsonReuters.com Best Fit The system can be used by any firm, but it’s optimized for use by professional practices using the CS Professional Suite of accounting and practice management programs. Strengths Client portals enable secure collaboration and document sharing Integration with CS Professional Suite Professional layouts, images and background colors Support for unique...…
September 13, 2011
Intuit, Inc. — Intuit Websites
websites.intuit.com Best Fit Virtually any small business, including tax and accounting practices, wanting a simple and automated website creation system. Strengths Easy to add Intuit Web Payment service for ecommerce activities Good search engine optimization tools Includes email marketing features and an online small business marketing toolkit Broad collection of template designs Customized...…
September 13, 2011
Emochila, Inc. — Websites for Accountants
www.emochila.com Best Fit Tax and accounting firms who want a truly customized website backed by a vendor who has heavily invested in updating its products over the past nine months. Strengths Not limited to template-based or out-of-the-box header, button, content field designs and layouts. Unlimited pages. SEO optimized with embedded search engine submission system and...…
September 13, 2011
Drake Software 1040.com Preparer Websites
www.1040.com Best Fit Drake’s 1040.com preparer websites are exclusively for Drake Software users. and have gone through a full modification in layout, look, color scheme, enhanced ease of use and full edit capabilities. Strengths Free for Drake Software users. Unlimited pages. Built-in counter for measuring site traffic. Reporting tools allow users to monitor visits,...…
September 13, 2011
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — CCH Site Builder
CCHGroup.com/SiteBuilder Best Fit CCH Site Builder originated in 1997, making it one of the longer-established players in the website builders market. Site Builder is part of the ProSystem fx suite of applications and is an ideal fit for firms who use other components of the ProSystem fx product suite. Strengths Recent updates include redesigns, additional...…