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.
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of Cougar Mountain Software — Denali Point of Sale
Best Fit: Traditionally Cougar Mountain Software has been a better fit with small to mid-sized businesses, but its expanded, updated point of sale software that is available in three distinct versions make this product a good fit for specialty retailers of just about any size. Cougar Mountain Software has been providing targeted business solutions to...…
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of ECR Software Corp. – Catapult 5.1.1
Best Fit: CATAPULT comes with standard touch screen technology, and with its extensive customization capability, fits perfectly with the high-transaction retailers described above. CATAPULT Point of Sale Software from ECRS offers complete retail enterprise automation, including both front and back office management. Completely customizable, CATAPULT is designed for high-transaction retailers such as convenience stores, gas...…
August 26, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit, Inc. – QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013
Best Fit: Intuit’s core audience of small and mid-sized businesses will appreciate the newly enhanced QuickBooks Point of Sale product. A good fit for retailers with up to 20 locations that do not process a high level of sales transactions monthly, QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013 also makes good use of Cloud technology and offers...…
August 26, 2013
Consumer Spending Flat in July
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index remained flat in July as improvements in real housing prices and labor markets offset weakness in other areas. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.
August 26, 2013
Highway use tax returns due Sep. 3
For Most Truckers, Highway Use Tax Return Due Sept. 3
August 23, 2013
Survey: SMB Owners Are Concerned Most about Healthcare, Retirement and Providing for their Families
he first annual Small Business Sentiment Survey polled 306 small business owners nationwide across a large array of service industries to gain their perspective on work-life balance, professional and personal worries, and government and institutional support.
August 23, 2013
What business owners think of Yelp reviews – Six tips
After a story on Yelp's heated town hall meeting with L.A. business owners, readers sent a flurry of emails and tweets sharing their own unhappy experiences with the review website.
August 23, 2013
The wealthiest member of the U.S. Congress is …
The congressman made his fortune from the Viper vehicle security system before he was elected to Congress and has built a successful real estate business in Carlsbad, where his multiple properties are valued at $1 million and higher.
August 23, 2013
Tax consulting firm Ryan wins Stevie Award
Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect and property tax practices in North America, wins Stevie Award for 2013 Company of the Year in the Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services category by the International Business Awards.
August 22, 2013
Accounting Firm Partners with Professor to Develop Future Accounting Professionals
A-lign CPAs has partnered with an accounting professor at the University of Richmond in efforts to bridge the communication gap between accounting educators and the profession.
August 21, 2013
Lawyer monitoring excessive fees in Detroit bankruptcy charging $600 per hour
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes today appointed a fee examiner to monitor legal fees in Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
August 21, 2013
BYU Professors and KPMG Practitioners Honored for Education
Distinguished professors recognized for leading edge research and innovative teaching methods