Technology

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September 12, 2014 

2014 Review of AccountantsWorld Payroll Relief

Payroll Relief is a cloud-based payroll solution specifically designed for accounting professionals to offer payroll services to their clients. The solution is focused on quickly processing payroll for a large number of payroll clients. New features this year include a newly redesigned user interface, full support for independent contractor workers, and new tools to enhance...…

Bill Kennedy

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September 12, 2014 

How to Turn Conflict into a Strategic Asset

Conflict. Whether it is related to decisions about firm management, technology or personnel, most of us try to avoid it like the plague. After all, wouldn’t life be easier if we could just make decisions in a vacuum and not worry about what others thought?

Jim Boomer

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September 12, 2014 

How Payroll and HR Can Be Profitable for Accounting Firms

Payroll is not a four letter word. Human Resources (HR) is an additional opportunity to help clients and tie them closer to your firm and services. While many CPA firms use outsourced services for payroll and HR, technology has made providing these services easier and more profitable.

Randy Johnston

 Will You Succeed as a 21st Century Accountant?

September 12, 2014 

Will You Succeed as a 21st Century Accountant?

We seem to have reached a point in the accounting profession where accounting firms that want to grow and continue to be successful have embraced the need for technology. In doing so, they are turning over many of the mundane footing and ticking and balancing and reconciling and data entry activities to the software that…

Gail Perry

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September 12, 2014 

Intuit Connects Small Businesses and Lenders with QuickBooks Financing

The small business owner continues to be at the heart of the QuickBooks ecosystem. With every product, service and feature released, Intuit seems to be determined to make the next step even easier than the previous. So, it was no surprise when Intuit launched QuickBooks Financing to help with what remains a big challenge for...…

Taija Sparkman

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September 12, 2014 

U.S. Head of Xero Leaves Company

Peter Karpas, the CEO of UNorth American and U.S. operations for online small business management and accounting software developer Xero has left the company, according to the company's top executive, Rod Drury.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 12, 2014 

40 Leaders Who Are Shaping the Profession of Tomorrow

Each year, the 40 Under 40 program seeks to honor a diverse array of professionals who are helping to shape the profession they work in. How does one shape a profession? For these unique professionals, that question is answered in a variety of ways. For some, this is achieved through ardent support for and evangelizing...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon