Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Wolters Kluwer – ProSystem fx Tax
CCH ProSystem fx Tax is a professional tax preparation and management program that can be used as a stand-alone system or as part of a broad suite of professional tax, engagement and firm management tools and resources. The desktop-based system can be ins
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Thomson Reuters – UltraTax CS
The UltraTax CS system from Thomson Reuters offers extensive tax compliance and practice management tools that enhance firm workflow. It can be used independently but is at its most productive and efficient when used as a central component of the CS ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Intuit – Lacerte Tax
For nearly 35 years, the Lacerte Tax professional tax system has provided tax professionals with compliance and practice management tools and features that streamline tax production and workflow. The comprehensive system is available in packages that ...
April 23, 2016
2016 Review of Wolters Kluwer – CCH Axcess Tax
CCH Axcess offers a comprehensive, cloud-based suite of professional accounting and tax systems that utilize a singular database and can enhance firm productivity across multiple engagement types, and help firms standardize their workflow processes.
April 23, 2016
2016 Reviews of Professional Tax Compliance Systems
For our reviews of tax preparation systems, we divide products into two categories: Advanced Workflow and Traditional Workflow. In general, smaller firms would be best served using a “traditional workflow” system, which are designed for more typical ...
April 22, 2016
Is Your Accounting Firm at Risk from Identity Thieves?
How to keep sensitive client data out of the hands of identity thieves.
April 21, 2016
Bernie Sanders Releases Income Tax Return
After weeks of prodding from his main opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders finally released the remaining forms and schedules of his 2014 tax return on April 15. The result? No major surprises – the Vermont senator ...
April 20, 2016
When Is Money Subject to Sales Tax?
Some sorts of money—typically coins, paper money and precious metals—are subject to sales tax in many states. In some states, sales of all types of money are exempt.
April 20, 2016
Clintons Paid More Than 35% Effective Tax Rate
The former Secretary of State and New York Senator, who has been living in a fish bowl since her husband Bill became governor of Arkansas and ascended to the presidency, recently released copies of her joint tax returns for the last eight years.
April 19, 2016
Obamas Release Tax Returns, Pay Less Tax
The Obamas claimed claiming more than $145,000 in itemized deductions on their 2015 return, including donations to charity such as the Fisher House Foundation, a longtime favorite. The couple is in line for a refund of almost $23,000.
April 18, 2016
Bill Would Simplify Income Tax Filing
The “Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016” requires the IRS to develop a free service for filing tax returns directly with the federal government and prohibits the nation’s tax collection agency from entering into agreements restricting the use of ...
April 18, 2016
Sales Tax Record Keeping Requirements for Retailers
Clients who don’t adhere to state record keeping requirements run the risk of being penalized by auditors. The exact rules and penalties vary from state to state, but it is definitely in your clients’ best interests to stick to the letter of the law.