Accounting April 17, 2026
Last Chance to Vote in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Each year, readers get the opportunity to show their support for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
March 27, 2012
2012 Review of TaxSlayer Pro — TaxSlayer Pro Premium
TaxSlayer Pro — TaxSlayer Pro Premium www.taxslayerpro.com 888-420-1040 Strengths All entities at federal and state level, with unlimited e-filing Built-in support for bank products, with text-messaging to clients Online return backup can act as limited portal Smart phone and remote access to firm reporting Supports the W-2 barcode scanning to automatically populate inside a...…
March 27, 2012
CCH Identifies Credits to Lower Income Taxes
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.
March 26, 2012
2012 Review of Intuit—Lacerte Tax
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
2012 Review of Thomson Reuters — GoSystem Tax RS
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
2012 Review of Thomson Reuters — UltraTax CS
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
2012 Review of CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — ProSystem fx Tax SaaS
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
Maryland CPAs Campaign to Fight New Tax Legislation
MACPA members join forces over sales tax on services, combined reporting, ‘digital download’ proposals.
March 9, 2012
2012 Review of Thomson Reuters – ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Sales & Use Tax & VAT/GST
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. ...…
March 9, 2012
2012 Review of Avalara – AvaTax Calc
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...…
March 9, 2012
2012 Review of TrustFile Sales & Use Tax
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...…
March 8, 2012
2012 Review of CCH CorpSystem Sales Tax SaaS PRO
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...…
March 8, 2012
2012 Review of BNA Software – BNA Sales & Use Tax Forms & Rates
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...…