Technology

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June 13, 2016 

Vertex Indirect Tax O Series

Larger corporations with more complex needs may want to look into Vertex Indirect Tax from Vertex Inc. which offers a host of tax solutions including sales and use tax calculations, along with consumer use tax and VAT. Part of the O Series of ...

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of BNA Sales Tax Rates

BNA Sales and Use Tax Rates and Sales and Use Tax Forms are both available online for easy anytime/anywhere access. With the ability to support multiple business entities, both products are truly designed for the tax professional, though businesses ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Vertex SMB

Vertex SMB is a good choice for professional accountants, as well as small to mid-sized businesses that desire a product that will calculate sales and use tax as well as process and file returns. The Preferred Partner Solution; a partnership ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2016 Review of Avalara AvaTax

June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Avalara AvaTax

Avalara offers a variety of sales tax and related products that are well suited to end users such as small to mid-sized businesses, e-commerce sellers, as well as accounting firms and CPA’s that are handling client sales tax calculations and returns.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of CCH SureTax

One of the more unique aspects of SureTax is the ability to calculate taxes for a variety of vertical markets including Retail, Communications, Energy, Construction, and Restaurants, along with general sales and use tax. The product is a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Systems

With the complicated rules, and the inordinate amount of time it would take today’s business owner to research and implement tax rates for cities, counties, states, and even countries, it’s imperative that today’s business owners invest in a software ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

Asset Managers Increase Focus On Risk Management Coordination

Asset managers continue to struggle with implementing a coordinated risk management approach across their organization, despite risk governance becoming a CEO and board-level priority for asset managers, according to EY's Risk management gaining ...

 What To Do If Your Firm Gets Hacked

June 13, 2016 

What To Do If Your Firm Gets Hacked

If your systems have been compromised, there are a number of steps to take immediately. These actions should be outlined in your firm’s incident response plan. If you don’t have one, you should work with your legal counsel and other specialists to ...

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June 10, 2016 

SMB Accounting – What’s Up With This Market?

Most of you who know me understand that I’ve had the privilege of having a long career in technology. The opportunities to help vendors build hardware products, as well as networking, productivity, accounting and document management software have been som

Randy Johnston

 Cybersecurity Becomes Lucrative Market for Big 4 Firms

June 10, 2016 

Cybersecurity Becomes Lucrative Market for Big 4 Firms

Risk & regulatory work across the U.S. consulting market grew strongly by 7.8 percent to over $14 billion, but cybersecurity work is what’s really hot for many firms, including the Big Four - as headline-grabbing news stories have struck fear into the ...

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June 10, 2016 

Change Is Imminent (In Accounting)

In order to remain above the competition and provide the most up-to-date accounting skills, it’s wise to stay informed on what’s affecting the world of accounting and what kind of an impact it has on the overall health of the accounting industry.