Firm Management

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November 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Build Your Firm Websites for Accountants

From the Dec. 2013 issue. Overview Build Your Firm uses a staff web site consultants to write copy, create pages, optimize navigation, and perform maintenance tasks.  The company estimates that the consultant will write 95% of the site content, and the firm will be responsible for creating partner and manager biographies and approving the consultant’s...…

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November 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Tenenz – AFSB Accounting & Financial Site Builder

Overview              AFSB (Accounting and Financial Site Builder) by Minneapolis-based Tenenz is a tool for creating a compelling web presence for a firm.  The templates have a simplistic interface, and meet the basic needs of practitioners without overwhelming clients and firms with too many options.   Some stock photography is available and included, or users can upload...…

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November 29, 2013 

2013 Review of AccountantsWorld – Website Relief

Website Relief from AccountantsWorld is a website creation tool for professional accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax practitioners.  The service is part of the PowerPractice Suite, which includes products such as Accounting Relief, Payroll Relief, Practice Relief, CyberCabinet, and PFP Relief.  When combined with tools for sales tax and income tax preparation, the solution is a...…

 New York Accounting Firm Joins McGladrey Alliance

November 26, 2013 

New York Accounting Firm Joins McGladrey Alliance

A top accounting firm in tri-state area is latest McGladrey Alliance member, allowing them to leverage resources of a global accounting firm and provide a tremendous value proposition to their clients.

 Top 10 Tech Gifts For The Holidays

November 26, 2013 

Top 10 Tech Gifts For The Holidays

Pay close attention to what is happening to the retail sales of tech products, and you will see a full-scale panic building. Heralded by pre-announcements of Black Friday sales. Stores opening on Thanksgiving night to get a jump on the competition. Walmart offering a 32” flat screen TV for just $98 on Black Friday.

Dave McClure

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November 21, 2013 

Office Tools Professional

The next generation of accounting deserves a better class of business tools. At Office Tools Professional we continue to solve problems of business owners in the public accounting industry through software, secure web portals, publications, and an annual conferences.

 Accounting Firms Complete Merger

November 21, 2013 

Accounting Firms Complete Merger

The international accounting firm WeiserMazars LLP has completed a merger with The Resnick Druckman Group LLC, a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm with offices in New York City and Long Island. Goldenberg Consulting Group, Inc. has advised on the transaction.

 AICPA: Accounting Firms Increasing Adoption of Cloud Services

November 20, 2013 

AICPA: Accounting Firms Increasing Adoption of Cloud Services

More CPA firms are embracing cloud solutions to transform their business, although with a greater focus on data security than a year ago, according to a recent survey by CPA2Biz, the technology subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs.

 How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

November 20, 2013 

How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data

Analytical procedures are used by accountants in multiple levels of service, and they are critical to evaluating financial data and variations that occur in financial data. But selecting and documenting analytical procedures are subjective processes, so the area of analytical procedures is one that can cause frustration for accountants.