September 5, 2014
800-230-2322 www.taxworks.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Product Delivery Methods: __x__ On-Premises _____ SaaS _____ Hosted by Vendor Best Firm Fit: Small 1040-focused tax offices with limited to moderate need for additional entities. Strengths: – All federal and state entities – Integrated bank products – Good client communication templates & e-mail integration – Data...…
September 5, 2014
800-934-1040 www.proseries.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Firm Fit: Small to mid-sized firms with mostly 1040s, but also diverse business taxation needs with some moderately complex clients. Strengths: – Supports all entities, states & most local taxes – Options for research, fixed assets, document management & W-2/1099 reporting – Integrated billing system – Optional innovative...…
August 20, 2014
UltraTax CS, the professional tax compliance system from Thomson Reuters, recently received a NASS Medallion Award from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. The award was presented in honor of a new state-of-the-art innovation in electronic tax preparation for business customers. It was presented on August 18 during a press conference in Leawood, Kansas.
August 8, 2014
If you’ve been following Intuit the past year, chances are you’ve heard the company talk about its plans to remove pain points for small businesses. Every move the company has made seems to be a calculated step in the direction of building a seamless QuickBooks Online ecosystem for its customers.
August 4, 2014
A majority of U.S. taxpayers view tax scams as a major issue for them, with 78 percent of Americans believing they are vulnerable and could become a victim.
July 29, 2014
Venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen and Arianna Huffington, the editor-in-chief of Huffington Post, will headline an impressive lineup of featured speakers at Intuit Inc.’s upcoming inaugural QuickBooks Connect conference, scheduled for Oct. 21–23 in San Jose, Calif.
July 28, 2014
TaxWorkFlow, LLC has launched TaxWorkFlow Version 2.0, the latest release of the company’s TaxWorkFlow practice management solution.
July 18, 2014
Cloud accounting software maker Kashoo has released a new iPhone app that gives small business owners the ability to manage their finances from anywhere.
July 1, 2014
GoDaddy, best-known for its website tools and hosting services, has added to its new small business suite with the launch of Get Paid, which designed to help small businesses ‘get paid’ anytime, anywhere, and by any digital method.
June 26, 2014
Small business accounting and tax company Intuit has partnered with cloud document storage and sharing firm SmartVault, which will provide integrated cloud-based document management for Intuit's two professional tax systems, Lacerte and ProSeries. The combination of these professional programs is intended to further automate tax preparation workflow, from receiving source files securely from clients to…
June 26, 2014
According to a new report, almost one in five small and medium businesses worldwide are exposed to major security risks as they are still using Windows XP after Microsoft ended support for the operating system.
June 26, 2014
During the first decade or two of my accounting and tax life, I always felt that everyone knew more than I did. I was always a bit intimidated by the depth of knowledge other CPAs, EAs and attorneys seemed to have – and prayed that I could know just a little more of what they…