Accounting April 17, 2026
Last Chance to Vote in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Each year, readers get the opportunity to show their support for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
August 1, 2011
5 Outlook Email Tips to Improve Productivity
If you are like most accountants, email has become one of the primary tools utilized to communicate with clients, internal firm personnel and external resources on business matters. While there are a variety of email systems available, most of the major accounting application vendors have integrated their products with Microsoft Office, which includes Outlook as…
August 1, 2011
Is the Virtual Practice Model Right for Your Firm?
When we first started writing about web-based programs about 10 years ago, the focus frequently centered on how the concept could benefit modern practices. Key among the benefits was anywhere/anytime access to client and firm data and the enhanced security of data stored in online systems.
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...…
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...…
July 29, 2011
To the Cloud or Not to the Cloud …That Was the Question
I recently returned from the Sage conference in Washington, D.C., where I spent a great deal of time with thought leaders Ron Baker and Ed Kless. Each of us led sessions focused on improving firm operations. Collectively, Ron, Ed and I helped firms think through the many aspects of running a successful business. For example,...…
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...…
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.
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...…
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...…
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...…
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...…
July 21, 2011
4 Key Value Points for Best-of-Breed Practice Management Applications
Practice Management … So Much More Than Time & Billing For years, the profession has thought of practice management as simply time and billing. This is no longer a sufficient definition. True practice management encompasses the flow of all data in a firm—including contact information, scheduling, project due dates, document management, phone messages, and, yes,...…