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September 30, 2013 

Improving Business with a Virtual Office

When Bryce Forney, CPA realized he was duplicating many tasks and wasting countless hours simply checking email, he knew it was time for a change. He transitioned his email from Outlook to Gmail and began looking for other ways to eliminate waste and redundancy in his practice.

Taija Sparkman

 Thomson Reuters Launches New Online Marketplace for Tax & Accounting Pros

September 18, 2013 

Thomson Reuters Launches New Online Marketplace for Tax & Accounting Pros

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has launched an enhanced online marketplace at Tax.ThomsonReuters.com/Store. It is designed to help tax and accounting practitioners and corporate tax professionals more easily find and purchase the products they need, access news and insightful articles, join online communities of their peers, and more.

 AccuFund & Brisbane Partner for Nonprofit Accounting Solutions

September 16, 2013 

AccuFund & Brisbane Partner for Nonprofit Accounting Solutions

AccuFund, Inc., which deveolops financial reporting and accounting software for non-profit, municipal and government organizations, has announced a reseller agreement with Brisbane Consulting Group. Brisbane specializes in providing technology services to nonprofit organizations.

 New App Offers Collaborative Financial Management

September 10, 2013 

New App Offers Collaborative Financial Management

There's a new collaborative financial management app that lets users securely establish and manage their social financial relationships. The new Yodlee app, called Tandem, allows users to set up financial circles from their phone contacts and social networks, with varying degrees of account access.

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September 8, 2013 

Income Tax Planning Takes More than a Magic 8-Ball

On the conference room shelf of a CPA’s office I visited recently, I noticed a Magic 8-Ball with the label “free tax answers.” When turned, the die floating in colored liquid inside the ball presses against the window to reveal an affirmative, negative, or non-committal answer such as “cannot predict now.”

Dustin Wheeler

 Small business employment off slightly in August

September 4, 2013 

Small business employment off slightly in August

Employment at small businesses in the U.S. dropped slightly in August, although employees saw increased compensation and hours worked. Small business revenues overall declined 0.18 percent in July; the construction industry was the only sector to show an increase, of 0.3 percent.

 2013 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS

August 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS

Best Fit: Firms using the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite that can benefit from the integration between Planner CS and the suite’s tax preparation and document management products. Strengths Capable to producing projections for an unlimited number of years Integration with several components of the CS Professional Suite Many options for customizing reports and graphs...…

 2013 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

August 29, 2013 

2013 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

Best Fit: Firms with clients requiring complicated tax planning across multiple states and firms that take advantage of its web-based capabilities (such as accessing the program from multiple computers and/or locations). Strengths Only planning product among those reviewed with mobile apps and web-based administrative tools. Imports tax data from several popular tax preparation programs Many...…