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May 5, 2005 

TurningPoint is Red Wing’s flagship accounting product, offering core accounting modules with an easy-to-use interface and simple installation and administration. MODULES AVAILABLE/SCALABILITY – 4 Stars TurningPoint is sold by the module or by the suite, allowing the business to purchase only what it needs and expand into additional functionality later. Modules available include System Manager,...…

May 5, 2005 

With version 9.0, The Versatile Group brings a significant upgrade to the company’s flagship product, Certiflex Dimension. The release features new usability enhancements such as the ability to save reports to a digital report catalog, output reports to *.PDF format, a simplified menu system, new drill-downs, trans-action attachments and more. MODULES AVAILABLE/SCALABILITY – 4 Stars...…

May 5, 2005 

ADP (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.) is one of the nation’s leading payroll service bureaus and is perhaps the most widely recognized name in the payroll service industry. ADP has been in the business for over 50 years. In addition to the comprehensive set of payroll service offerings, ADP also offers a complete human resource management...…

May 5, 2005 

Creative Solutions started as a small software company in 1979, specializing in client write-up software for accounting firms. Over the past 25 years, it has grown to be one of the most respected software application providers to the accounting profession. The company was purchased by Thomson Corporation and has continued to grow and expand its...…

May 5, 2005 

Everyone in the accounting profession knows who Intuit is and is aware of the reputation they have established with their hugely successful QuickBooks software. Intuit has continued to broaden and expand its reach into business software applications, including payroll. Intuit offers a wide range of payroll solutions from the QuickBooks Do-It-Yourself Payroll to QuickBooks Assisted...…

May 5, 2005 

The history of Paychex’s success is an awesome case study of achieving entrepreneurial success in America. The company was founded in 1971 by B. Thomas Golisano with just one employee and $3,000. Over the next 33 years, the company grew to become one of the premier payroll and HR service providers in the country with...…

May 5, 2005 

Founded in 1983, PenSoft is a privately held company based in Newport News, Virginia. The company has grown an average of 30% per year since 1990. They have approached the market by offering their payroll package in separate industry-focused versions for distribution, restaurants/hotels, distributors/ manufacturers, accounting and healthcare. The PenSoft system is designed for use...…

May 5, 2005 

SurePayroll provides a Custom Payroll Service designed to handle companies with 100 or fewer employees for accountants wishing to offer service bureau style payroll to clients. SurePayroll is a privately held company located in Skokie, Illinois. Their customer base has grown to over 10,000 businesses, with payroll payments totaling in excess of $2.5 billion in...…

May 4, 2005 

Mary Girsch-Bock The American Contractor from Maxwell Systems is a construction/contractor software product that contains a series of system modules designed specifically for construction companies and contractors. Pricing for our prototypical company is $14,373.70. This price also includes onsite training and the first year of software support. Modules – 4.5 Stars General Ledger, Accounts Payable,...…

May 4, 2005 

QuickBooks Premier Edition for Contractors is a financial program designed specifically for contractors. Cost for our prototypical company would be $499.95 for a single user with no support, $1,499.95 for five users with no support, or $3,500 for the Enterprise level, which includes a 10-user license and full support. Modules – 4.5 Stars Rather than...…

May 4, 2005 

The ProSystem fx Tax system from CCH Tax and Accounting has federal, state, city and county tax modules for individuals, business and other entity compliance. CCH also offers several ancillary add-on products for tax practices such as its ProSystem fx Practice practice management suite, Tax Notebook online organizers, ClientRelate research tools, and ProSystem fx Site...…

May 4, 2005 

The PPC Federal Tax Compliance Service (FTCS) is a collection of CD-ROM-based library research modules that includes nine PPC publications, Practice Aid Manager, Tax Cases and Rulings, IRS Letters Rulings, Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, IRS Publications, e-Form Federal and State Tax Forms, and a Current Developments CD. Through these research tools, PPC provides primary...…