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John Higgins

CPA.CITP

John is leading the design and launch of CPA Crossings new “Cloud Accounting Learning Center.” This is a comprehensive knowledgebase of training, news, information and community all revolving around the mission of helping practitioners to embrace the new 21st cloud based accounting services paradigm. Visit www.cpacrossings.com for more information.

November 5, 2014 

2014 Review of SurePrep 1040SCAN

The value of 1040SCAN increases with the size of your organization and the complexity of your returns. The modular approach to their products facilitates using this in small practices as well. If you are serious about automating your tax preparation ...

John Higgins

November 5, 2014 

2014 Review of GruntWorx

GruntWorx fits best in firms that use the integrated tax software which includes; Drake Software, GoSystem Tax RS, ProSystem fx Tax and UltraTax CS. Even if you have another tax program, the GW Organize application can be a big help for ...

John Higgins

November 5, 2014 

2014 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Scan

ProSystem fx Scan works best when it is used in conjunction with ProSystem fx Tax and the other paperless applications from Wolters Kluwer CCH. However, ProSystem fx Scan can be used on a stand-alone basis, so it has appeal for virtually any tax practice.

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

ImagineTime, Inc. — ImagineTime Office Manager

877-520-1525 www.ImagineTime.com   ImagineTime consists of four integrated modules: time and billing, due date monitoring, contact management and document management. The document management module is an extension of the core practice management and due date monitoring module, and as such, that is where the primary value of the document management component is based — in...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

RedGear Technologies — ArkWorks

800-230 -2322 www.arkworkspro.com    2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Firm Fit Due to the scope of features and functions, ArkWorks can be deployed in both small and medium size firms to serve as an enterprise document management system. If you use the TaxWorks tax preparation software, ArkWorks is a natural first choice. Strengths Intuitive...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

Office Tools Professional — Practice Management 2011

661-951-9200 www.officetoolspro.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Firm Fit Practice Management 2011 is best suited for firms with five to 10 users. Office Tools Professional also serves more than 100 offices with 15 to 60 users. Strengths Integrated suite of office productivity tools (document storage, contact management, time & billing, project management, scheduling) Reporting...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

10 Products to Investigate for Document Storage

One of the challenges in writing these reviews is to explain the delineation between document management and document storage solutions. I don’t think it is worth dwelling on this too much because the distinction will become apparent as you dig deeper into the different solutions in both categories. At the end of the day, it…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

AccountantsWorld — CyberCabinet

888-999-1366 www.accountantsworld.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Firm Fit: CyberCabinet is best suited for sole practitioners and small firms who provide accounting, payroll and tax services. If your practice can use the Accountants Relief and Payroll Relief applications, you can have a solid online platform for running your practice without the hassle of...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

Intuit — Lacerte/ProSeries Document Management System

800-765-7777 http://lacerte.intuit.com/products/tax/document-management-system http://proseries.intuit.com/products/dms     2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Firm Fit: If your firm is using either the Intuit ProSeries or Lacerte tax preparation systems, then DMS is the natural first choice. It provides some functionality that can legitimately facilitate its use to manage the storage of all of your firm’s electronic documents....…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

CCH Small Firm Services — ATX & TaxWise Document Manager

888-455-0183; www.atxinc.com  888-455-0182; www.taxwise.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Firm Fit: If you are using either the ATX or TaxWise tax and/or accounting software applications, then the Document Manager is a natural choice simply because of the direct integration with those applications. Strengths: Integrated suite of small firm tax & accounting applications Integrated...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

SmartVault Corporation — SmartVault

713-479-5400 www.smartvault.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Firm Fit: The nature of the SmartVault model positions it as a solution that can be utilized in any organization. The existing integration with QuickBooks increases its value in firms that use QuickBooks. Strengths: Cloud solution providing anytime, anywhere access & redundant data backup Encrypted transmission and...…

John Higgins

Contributors

Amy Vetter

Amy Vetter

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Becky Livingston

Becky Livingston

Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant

Brian Tankersley

Brian Tankersley

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Garrett Wagner

Garrett Wagner

CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group

Jim Boomer (WB)

Jim Boomer

CPA, CITP, CEO

Ken Berry, JD

Ken Berry, JD

CPA Practice Advisor Tax Correspondent

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Accounting Content Specialist

Mary Girsch-Bock

Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

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Roman Kepczyk

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Steve Saah

Steve Saah

Executive Director, Robert Half