5958 As 2010 comes to a close, we are all working on our New Year’s Resolutions to make 2011 the best year ever. Although there is still a cloud of uncertainty hanging over our economy, individuals in our profession can’t do anything about the macroeconomic situation. Instead of waiting for others to create economic activity […]
Another busy season is chalked up in the history books, and it is time for firms to evaluate opportunities to improve their firm processes while they have the luxury of the slower extension season to make sure they get things implemented right. To help firms get a jump on deciding specifically which technologies they should […]
Born in the Cloud We’re here to help small and midsize businesses just like yours harness the power of the cloud to improve workforce management and mitigate compliance risk so you can grow and succeed. We’re proud of the software we develop and how we help our customers achieve their goals by decreasing their labor […]
Recently, one of my clients saved some very important picture files to the hard drive on their local computer. They thought they were saving these picture files to the corporate network drive. This computer was on the upgrade list and was upgraded a few weeks later with the requirement of having the hard drive formatted. […]
Column: Tricks & Tips From the April/May 2011 Issue As the technology editor for this publication for nearly nine years, I’ve witnessed many significant, and even a few monumental changes in the technologies and workflow practices of tax and accounting firms. From the transition to the paperless office, to automated tax documents, the ongoing SaaS […]
9208 Accountants are a special breed of people with above average intelligence, a genuine interest in helping people, and often a lot going on in their lives both professionally and personally. No, I’m not trying to butter you up; it’s simply an observation that we are busy people who can learn to use tools fairly […]
Small and mid-sized businesses are failing at security. This puts them in peril and, if they're your clients, you could suffer, too.
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability: The core principals of any effective information security program. Although often used interchangeably due to their tightly integrated concepts and areas of focus, the facets of a program for which they are used effectively differ in the implementation of controls.
As more and more firms assess whether the cloud is the right strategy for them, one of the first areas that is often looked at is backup.
Ron Zarin’s home and practice, www.Zarincpa.com, are in Pennsville, New Jersey, which is the direct target of the brewing “megastorm” that meteorologists predict will be combining with a cold front and a low pressure system to cause significant problems on the Northeast coast, from Virginia to Maine.
The benefits of email are a two edged sword as they can both improve a firm's effectiveness with enhanced collaboration, and can cause great embarrassment and financial loss in cases of litigation.
Five Reasons Cloud-Based Backup is Better than Local.
I had the opportunity to spend some time with Don Codling, unit head for the FBI’s CyberCrime Division, talking about the state of computer and network security around the globe. It was an interesting conversation, not because there was any real news in the current trends but because the state of cybercrime makes it clear we have to re-think our entire approach to security.
Tax & Accounting thought leaders talk about the security issues some firms and small businesses have with moving their data to the cloud.
Over the past several months, I’ve had the chance to assess the issue of computing “in the cloud,” both in terms of the benefits and the drawbacks. So far, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. But this is a very fluid situation that will require some strong due diligence and more than a little caution. Cloud […]
By the time you read this, I will have delivered a new presentation, “Crisis Communications: What Would You Do if BP Happened to You?” for the Kansas Society of CPAs. I was fortunate to be invited to speak during the KSCPA’s Business & Industry Expo in August to an audience of tax and accounting professionals […]