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September 12, 2014 

How Payroll and HR Can Be Profitable for Accounting Firms

Payroll is not a four letter word. Human Resources (HR) is an additional opportunity to help clients and tie them closer to your firm and services. While many CPA firms use outsourced services for payroll and HR, technology has made providing these services easier and more profitable.

Randy Johnston

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September 12, 2014 

Refresh Your Payroll Offerings in the Fall

Fall is usually a calm, relaxed time of the year – the business of the summer activities are coming to a halt and the madness of the year-end hasn’t quite started up yet. This makes it the perfect time to examine your firm’s payroll solutions and services. Companies, including your existing clients and potential clients,...…

Taija Sparkman

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September 12, 2014 

Another U.S. City Pushes for $15 Minimum Wage

Fast-food workers and their union allies plan to take the fight for a $15 minimum wage to Bellevue on Wednesday, the first attempt to expand the movement regionally since the Seattle City Council passed a $15 minimum-wage plan in June. While the prospects for a $15 minimum wage in Bellevue aren’t known, the city is...…

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September 10, 2014 

2014 Review of Real Business Solutions Payroll Mate

Payroll Mate 2014 is designed to fit the needs of accountants and small to medium size businesses. It automatically calculates net pay, federal withholding tax, Social Security tax, Medicare, state and local payroll taxes. Payroll Mate also supports different types of payroll pay periods, prints checks, prepares payroll forms 941, 943, 944, 940, W2 and...…

Bill Kennedy

 Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus

September 8, 2014 

Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus

Cloud sales tax and compliance systems provider Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with PayPlus Software, Inc., (www.payplus.com), a payroll and employee management software company serving the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

AMS 2011 Who’s Who

Company Overview Originally founded as Edmond Software, Advanced Micro Solutions has been working in the tax software business since 1985. AMS started as a small two-man software shop and has since grown into a nationally respected software company.   Products → W-2/1099 Forms Filer: The core of the 1099-Etc program. It allows a user to...…

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September 5, 2014 

Apps Abound for Accounting Pros & Small Businesses

We live in a mobile and always-on world, and where the smartphone by itself was once lauded (or blamed) for our incredible connectivity, that honor now belongs to the app. An abbreviation for the word application that was used almost only by developers and computer techs just a couple of years ago, the term is...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Paramount Software – 2011 Executive Predictions & 2010 Year in Review

2010: What We Learned For many small and mid-sized businesses, including professional tax and accounting firms, the year 2010 continued with the hard economic conditions felt during 2009. While some indicators now suggest that the economy is starting to recover, many of these businesses and organizations are still waiting for tangible relief. There are still...…

 CYMA Systems, Inc. — CYMA Accounting for Windows

September 5, 2014 

CYMA Systems, Inc. — CYMA Accounting for Windows

5559 800-292-2962 www.cyma.com The CYMA payroll solution is an on-premise installed, full-featured payroll solution. It is not intended to manage general HR functions. For this year’s payroll review, CYMA fits our “Full-Service” payroll model, and can also fit within our “Direct Client/Business Use” group. As a full-service solution, it allows professionals to manage all of...…