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.
May 5, 2005
Paychex, Inc.’ Paychex Online Payroll
The history of Paychex’s success is an awesome case study of achieving entrepreneurial success in America. The company was founded in 1971 by B. Thomas Golisano with just one employee and $3,000. Over the next 33 years, the company grew to become one of the premier payroll and HR service providers in the country with...…
May 5, 2005
PenSoft Payroll Solutions ‘ PenSoft PayPlus Accounting
Founded in 1983, PenSoft is a privately held company based in Newport News, Virginia. The company has grown an average of 30% per year since 1990. They have approached the market by offering their payroll package in separate industry-focused versions for distribution, restaurants/hotels, distributors/ manufacturers, accounting and healthcare. The PenSoft system is designed for use...…
May 5, 2005
Sure Payroll, Inc. ‘ SurePayroll.com
SurePayroll provides a Custom Payroll Service designed to handle companies with 100 or fewer employees for accountants wishing to offer service bureau style payroll to clients. SurePayroll is a privately held company located in Skokie, Illinois. Their customer base has grown to over 10,000 businesses, with payroll payments totaling in excess of $2.5 billion in...…
May 4, 2005
Maxwell Systems ‘ The American Contractor
Mary Girsch-Bock The American Contractor from Maxwell Systems is a construction/contractor software product that contains a series of system modules designed specifically for construction companies and contractors. Pricing for our prototypical company is $14,373.70. This price also includes onsite training and the first year of software support. Modules – 4.5 Stars General Ledger, Accounts Payable,...…
May 4, 2005
Intuit ‘ QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition 2004
QuickBooks Premier Edition for Contractors is a financial program designed specifically for contractors. Cost for our prototypical company would be $499.95 for a single user with no support, $1,499.95 for five users with no support, or $3,500 for the Enterprise level, which includes a 10-user license and full support. Modules – 4.5 Stars Rather than...…
May 4, 2005
CCH Tax And Accounting ‘ ProSystem fx Tax
The ProSystem fx Tax system from CCH Tax and Accounting has federal, state, city and county tax modules for individuals, business and other entity compliance. CCH also offers several ancillary add-on products for tax practices such as its ProSystem fx Practice practice management suite, Tax Notebook online organizers, ClientRelate research tools, and ProSystem fx Site...…
May 4, 2005
PPC Federal Tax Compliance Service (FTCS)
The PPC Federal Tax Compliance Service (FTCS) is a collection of CD-ROM-based library research modules that includes nine PPC publications, Practice Aid Manager, Tax Cases and Rulings, IRS Letters Rulings, Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, IRS Publications, e-Form Federal and State Tax Forms, and a Current Developments CD. Through these research tools, PPC provides primary...…
May 4, 2005
Tax Analysts
Tax Analysts offers several online tax research products that comprise its Tax Analysts Web Services, including the federal modules, Tax Notes Today, Tax Notes, Basic Federal Research Library and Complete Federal Research Library. The company also offers CD-based tools that include the Internal Revenue Manual Disc and OneDisc Research Library. The various modules of the...…
May 4, 2005
ACCPAC Pro Series
800-945-8007 www.accpac.com Targeting mid-market enterprises with five to 100 users, ACCPAC Pro Series 7.2 supports all industries, with emphasis primarily in distribution and manufacturing. Multi-currency transactions are supported. Pro Series is written in Visual FoxPro, and source code is available. Financial and statistical accounts in the General Ledger (GL) may be up to 24 characters...…
May 4, 2005
Best Software
CCH’s MAS 90 from Best Software targets small to medium-sized companies with $2 to $25 million in revenue. It supports up to 10 users at one time. Companies that need more users or have greater processing demand can upgrade to MAS 200, a thin-client, client/server solution. The General Ledger (GL) supports financial and statistical accounts...…
May 4, 2005
BravoSoft
ProTargeting small to medium-sized companies, Bravo V35 from BravoSoft, LLC offers 12 modules that deliver good capabilities, a relatively low learning curve, and much future potential. Bravo can run remotely over the Internet or wide area network without Citrix or Windows Terminal Services. Using the included source code, you can extend Bravo. Pricing is not...…
May 4, 2005
NETcellent Systems
888-595-3818 www.elliott.com Targeting companies with $5 to $100 million in revenues, Elliott 7.2 from NETcellent Systems Inc. fits many industries. Its core strengths are distribution and light manufacturing. Built from licensed Macola Software, NETcellent expanded its capabilities significantly, building a hybrid GUI/text solution that is keyboard-fast and feature-rich. Elliott utilizes the Pervasive database. The General...…