Small Business

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September 24, 2014 

Sales Forecast for Retailers Looks Bright this Holiday Season

Will it be a boom or a bust for retailers this holiday season? A new survey shows that steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year. “Income, wage and job growth are positive indicators heading into the holiday season,” said Daniel Bachman, Deloitte’s senior U.S. economist, referencing...…

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September 16, 2014 

Order Up: Clarifying Tax Deductions for Business Meals

Where the IRS is concerned, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. However, your clients may be able to deduct costs of certain meals, including lunches, if they meet the tax law requirements. Generally, write-offs for such meals are limited to 50% of the

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September 12, 2014 

Intuit Connects Small Businesses and Lenders with QuickBooks Financing

The small business owner continues to be at the heart of the QuickBooks ecosystem. With every product, service and feature released, Intuit seems to be determined to make the next step even easier than the previous. So, it was no surprise when Intuit launched QuickBooks Financing to help with what remains a big challenge for...…

Taija Sparkman

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September 12, 2014 

U.S. Head of Xero Leaves Company

Peter Karpas, the CEO of UNorth American and U.S. operations for online small business management and accounting software developer Xero has left the company, according to the company's top executive, Rod Drury.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

How Helping Your Clients Can Help Your Firm

Public accountants wear many hats, ranging from tax professional for individuals and business or nonprofit entities, to bookkeeper, payroll service provider, strategic business consultant and financial advisor, virtual CFO, and even the sleuth role of an auditor. At the same time, you’re a small business owner and employer, too, which means you face many of...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

How Technology Pays

Giving you practical, leading-edge technical guidance is one of the key reasons for this column’s existence. As you have noted from other columns and features in this issue, there are several topics that affect document and accounting access: Document Management products, SaaS Small Business Accounting products, Small Business Specialty products, and Workflow, which is one...…

Randy Johnston

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September 5, 2014 

Intuit — QuickBooks Premier 2011

2011 Overall Rating 4.5 877-683-3280 www.intuit.com   Best Fit: Targeted at accountants who support non-accountant business owners who maintain their own books. Strengths: Ease of use & large install base, which means more end users will have experience with the application Strong accountant program with good training & referrals to certified ProAdvisors Company Snapshot improvements...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 5, 2014 

Addsum Business Software Inc. — Advanced Accounting

2011 Overall Rating 4 800-648-6258 www.addsuminc.com   Best Fit: A good fit for those with high transaction volume bookkeeping operations who require inventory support. Designed for small to mid-sized businesses, particularly small retailers and contractors who require industry-specific features. Strengths: Strong POS capabilities Multi-user version supports unlimited users at a site for $799 Support for...…

Mary Girsch-Bock