March 22, 2014
IRS Approves E-Signatures on Form 8879
Effective March 11, 2014, the IRS approved e-signatures on Form 8879 through an online revision to Publication 1345.
March 20, 2014
ADP Mobile Solutions App Available on Amazon AppStore
With built-in security and convenience, the ADP Mobile Solutions app gives employees who work for an employer that is an ADP client all the tools needed to access their HR information.
March 19, 2014
SBA to Award Grants to Support Small Biz Innovation and R&D
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new grant program that will help state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities support small business programs that promote innovation and development.
March 18, 2014
UltraTax and AdvanceFlow Integration Gives Firms Cloud Tax & Audit Options
ax and accounting software developer Thomson Reuters has announced new integration between its UltraTax CS tax prep software and its AdvanceFlow cloud-based engagement management software.
March 18, 2014
Should Your Firm Make an App for Clients?
We live in a mobile world that is becoming increasingly so every day. Expectations are growing among mobile users that they should be able to do anything and communicate with anyone (including your firm) from the convenience of applications on their mobile devices.
March 13, 2014
Intuit Unveils the New QuickBooks Online Accountant
Last year, Intuit created true harmony among its products and services, rolling out one look and feel that would make it easier for users to switch between products. The financial management solution provider has now extended that harmony to its QuickBooks Online Accountant solution. In February, Intuit debuted its enhanced QuickBooks Online for Accountants.
Firm Management March 13, 2014
Marketing Tips for the Self-Proclaimed “Not-so-Creative” Accountant
Accountants tend to fall in the analytical-left brain-thinker camp. This makes it difficult for some practitioners to make the transition to right brain creative thinking when the time comes to get a marketing program up and running.
March 13, 2014
Technology Tools for Saving Time
This year is a great year to watch for improvements in procedures and processes supported by maturing technology tools. We can look for revolutionary changes to make in our practices. However, evolutionary change can be taught and assimilated in day to day work.
March 13, 2014
2014 Review of QuickBooks Point of Sale
Recently revised, Quick Books Point of Sale offers these same small to mid-sized retailers an enhanced point of sale product that makes it easy to process transactions, while offering more flexibility and scalability than ever before.
March 13, 2014
How Denali Software Helped a Retailer Get a Solid Footing
Building a successful business is about more than just finding a market with a need, motivation and savvy, it also requires efficiently managing company’s finances, sales, expenses and other costs. For many small business owners, however, this can become a chore.
March 11, 2014
Which Social Media Options Are Right for Accounting Firms?
When I educate CPAs and accountants on social media marketing, I get two questions more often than any others. First, which application they should be on, and second, how they operate or participate in social media to get results.
March 7, 2014
The SMB Cloud Accounting Market is Still a New Frontier
There has been a lot of activity in the online accounting market over the past few years and, according to some vendors, there is a big battle being waged for the minds (and wallets) of small businesses.