Special Reports (145)
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Intuit Practice Management Debuts
- Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Two years after its intended launch, Intuit's Practice Management software is on the market. An Internet-based product, the application works with the company's QuickBooks and Lacerte products. The company is rolling the title out with a 90-day free trial. The official launch is planned at the California Accounting and Business Show and Conference next month.
REVIEW: Online Payroll Systems 2013
- Monday, 15 April 2013
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- Written by Dave McClure
Payroll services for accountants, once considered a low-margin client service that accountants could take or leave, is once again gaining attention among accounting firms of all sizes. To a degree, this renaissance is based on the economy. With small businesses struggling under the burden of new taxes and uncertainties, accounting firms are working overtime to shore up their client relationships and their firms' revenue streams.
Read more...REVIEW: Scan This / Scan That
- Tuesday, 02 April 2013
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- Written by Richard Oppenheim CPA
Scanners everywhere are converting paper to digital data. It does not matter that what is often being scanned was a digital file and used to create the printed page(s). It would be amazing if you, dear reader, are not already using scanning as part of your workflow and operations. We all know that working with digital files is easier, more accurate and way more effective for what needs to be processed. Tax data, accounting records, audit work papers are scanned on an almost daily basis through the accounting industry.
Read more...REVIEW: Website Builders 2013
- Wednesday, 06 March 2013
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- Written by John Hedtke
Every business, big or small, needs a website. Your website tells people how to find you, advertises your products and services, and stakes your claim in your marketplace. Your website is also an essential part of your marketing plans, by allowing you to identify your company's brand: what are you focusing on, who is your target market, and what are you best equipped to do for them?
Read more...Windows Phone 8: Not Ready for ... Anything
- Wednesday, 20 February 2013
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- Written by Wayne Schulz
I've had my Nokia 920 which runs Windows Phone 8 for about four months. In that time I've given it a decent workout and used it a fair amount. I have to say I'm unimpressed by Microsoft's attempt at a phone operating system. The application ecosystem is not only slim:
REVIEW: Engagement, Trial Balance Software 2013
- Wednesday, 06 February 2013
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- Written by Julie Lepper, EA
As we are knee deep in our busiest time of the year, we are very conscious of how we spend our time. So, when working on the engagement software review, I wanted to look at the software from a workflow standpoint and not just a way to automate an audit. All the programs in the review not only do the typical trial balance and audit software but also work on the byproduct of the process - the tax return. In the past small firms that don't do audit work but do a lot of tax and tax resolution work would not have consider an engagement product.
Review: Budget Software 2013
- Wednesday, 09 January 2013
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- Written by John Hedtke
Budgeting is one of those unpleasant tasks every manager has to do. It's a lot of number-crunching, comparing actual expenses versus last year's estimates and adding information about upcoming projects and known expenses. Thousands of people do their budgeting in a spreadsheet. However, while this is adequate for a basic budget for a department or small company, you have to enter the budget data manually, making it difficult to scale your budgets for larger companies. Moreover, spreadsheets rarely provide the analysis tools to create an accurate, tight budget based on existing numbers, and they are not suited for collaborative financial planning. This is where budgeting software comes in.
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REVIEW: Tax Planning Software 2012
- Wednesday, 05 December 2012
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- Written by Dave McClure
Microsoft Surface Swims into the Mobile Ocean
- Tuesday, 20 November 2012
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- Written by Richard Oppenheim CPA
Microsoft has come out from behind the curtain to join the mobility party. With the launch of its Surface line of tablets, this is a key moment for the personal computing universe. After a long hiatus which must have been filled with days and months of inner reflections and torment, Microsoft has made another move to include hardware as a company product.
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Review: Invoicing Software 2012
- Monday, 12 November 2012
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- Written by John Hedtke
Although most service businesses are used to generating invoices manually in a word processor, there are many disadvantages to this. First, you have to find all the charges billed to a particular client and project. Next, you have to add everything up correctly and send it out. Finally, you have to manually enter invoice amounts received from the client in your accounting software.
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