Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
May 20, 2016
2016 Reviews of Virtual CFO Systems for Accounting Firms & Their Clients
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.
May 20, 2016
Apps We Love – OMG! Apps that We Can’t (or Wouldn’t Want to) Live Without
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...…
May 18, 2016
The Skinny On The Soda Tax Debate
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 ...
May 18, 2016
10 Signs Your SMB Clients Could Benefit From Sales Tax Automation
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.
May 16, 2016
What Are Your Firm’s Microsoft Alternatives?
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 ...
May 13, 2016
Is It Easy To Do Business With Your Firm?
If your firm is like most, you are constantly looking for ways to fuel growth. The fastest and easiest way to grow is by leveraging your existing client base. And to do so you need to make sure that your base is full of happy clients.
May 2, 2016
Recognition After Tax Season: 6 Kudos Staff Will Love
Another tax season is over, and now you can catch your breath. As a manager for a public accounting firm, you may want to take off for a well-deserved vacation. But before you go, be sure to show your hardworking staff some recognition.
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of AccountantsWorld – Practice Relief
Practice Relief, from AccountantsWorld can be utilized as a stand-alone product, or used as part of the Power Practice suite of applications designed for accounting firms, which includes client bookkeeping, document management and document storage ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Thomson Reuters – Practice CS
Designed to be used with other Thomson Reuters products, Practice CS is an easily navigated, scalable product that can be customized to suit the needs of all firms. The product offers three deployment options; SaaS, Virtual Office CS, which combines ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of WSG Systems – Empire Suite
Empire Suite, from WSG Systems Corp. offers complete practice management functionality. Available in four versions, small users can start with the Basic version that offers Time and Expense entry and move forward to a more robust version that contains ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Office Tools – Practice Management Workspace
Practice Management Workspace from Office Tools is a time and billing software designed for small to mid-sized firms. The product uses a simplified user entry screen and offers excellent client management tools along with an intuitive time and billing ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Commercial Logic PowerPM Suite
Designed for accountants, PowerPM is a scalable, hosted practice management solution that offers a variety of modules in addition to PowerPM Practice Management, including PowerPM Reporting, Automated Reporting, PowerView/PowerImport, TrakTime Web ...