Taxes

March 27, 2012 

As tax season comes to a close, many taxpayers are looking for possible tax breaks to help lower their taxes. However, tax credits could potentially reduce a taxpayer’s tax bill dollar for dollar, says CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services.

Taija Sparkman

March 26, 2012 

Intuit—Lacerte Tax lacerte.intuit.com 800-765-7777     BEST FIT Small and medium size firms with a focus on medium complexity work and organizations reliant on other Intuit products, such as QuickBooks   STRENGTHS Easy, intuitive interface Licensing structure includes electronic organizers, trial balance modules and state electronic filing Strong integration with Intuit product offerings   POTENTIAL...…

March 26, 2012 

Thomson Reuters — GoSystem Tax RS CS.ThomsonReuters.com 800-968-8900 BEST FIT Firms requiring calculation power for complex business entity structures and support for entities processing multiple K-1s   STRENGTHS Ability to handle the most complex tax return structures Wholly web-based solution that is accessible from nearly anywhere Nice features to aid new users in learning proper...…

March 26, 2012 

Thomson Reuters — UltraTax CS CS.ThomsonReuters.com 800-968-8900 BEST FIT Firms of all sizes serving a wide variety of client types and who may use other products within the CS Professional Suite   STRENGTHS Strong integration with CS Professional Suite product lineup Available as a hosted solution Support for up to 4 monitor configurations   POTENTIAL...…

March 26, 2012 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — ProSystem fx Tax SaaS CCHGroup.com 800-739-9998   BEST FIT: Tax and accounting firms with a wide range of client complexity who need a top tier tax preparation product.   STRENGTHS Multiple platforms to choose from, including a state-of-the-art SaaS solution New interface should be familiar for users already converted...…

March 14, 2012 

MACPA members join forces over sales tax on services, combined reporting, ‘digital download’ proposals.

March 9, 2012 

Thomson Reuters – ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Sales & Use Tax & VAT/GST http://ONESOURCE.ThomsonReuters.com/indirect-tax 888-885-0206   Best Fit: Mid-sized and larger enterprises with sales tax liability across numerous jurisdictions seeking an integrated sales tax rate utility. Organizations who need options for automating the entire end-to-end indirect tax determination, reporting, and compliance filing and remittance functions.  ...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 9, 2012 

Avalara – AvaTax Calcwww.Avalara.com877-780-4848 More about this product is at: www.avalara.com/products/avatax Best Fit:Businesses with sales tax reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions throughout the U.S. and Canada. AvaTax also supports those businesses that have overseas subsidiaries with single country VAT requirements, and offers transaction processing in over 50 countries, with plans to expand on this capability...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 9, 2012 

TrustFile, an Avalara Company – TrustFile Sales & Use Tax www.TrustFile.com 877-222-0187   Best Fit: Accounting firms or businesses with transactional tax reporting obligations to multiple states, with built-in e-filing capabilities for 12 supported states.   Strengths: Easy to use and learn Built-in e-filing and online tracking/acknowledgements Ability to produce PDF copies for digital storage...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 8, 2012 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – CCH CorpSystem Sales Tax SaaS PRO – 6995 www.salestax.com 866-513-CORP   Best Fit: Firms or managers overseeing the transaction tax needs and compliance of multiple businesses and who want rates integrated live into the business’ accounting systems. The system is also suited to those with increasingly complex reporting requirements...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 8, 2012 

BNA Software – BNA Sales & Use Tax Forms & Rates – 6406www.BNAsoftware.com800-424-2938 Best Fit:Preparers responsible for mid-sized and larger business sales tax and use tax filings who have broad reporting obligations across multiple, varied jurisdictions. The application also provides comprehensive rates tables which can be imported into many accounting systems. Strengths:• Comprehensive rate tables...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 8, 2012 

Electronic Sales & Use Tax, Inc. – eFileSalesTax.com – 6036 www.efilesalestax.com 877-584-2309   Best Fit: Accounting professionals responsible for businesses with sales and use tax filing requirements in California, Florida, Illinois, or Colorado seeking an e-file solution.   Strengths: User-friendly web-based system with multi-client management tools. E-filing of returns to each of these states Bilingual...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon