Software

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September 29, 2015 

It’s Time for a 4th Quarter Income Tax Tuneup

With summer vacation over and school back in session, it’s time to help those extreme tax procrastinators get their returns filed. But what about the rest of your clients − the “good” ones whose taxes you completed way back in April?

Dave DuVal

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September 18, 2015 

Thomson Reuters Launches New Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program

The Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program provides practitioners with the basic knowledge and tools they need to understand and confidently expand their practices to tax planning, compliance with tax return preparation, and reporting requirements for ...

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September 16, 2015 

Projected 2016 Tax Rates and Brackets – Tax Penalties To Rise

People whose income is the same compared to last year may enjoy a lower effective tax rate while taxpayers that fail to comply with return filing and tax payment requirements will face larger penalties in 2016 because of a combination of legislative ...

 2015 Review of Thomson Reuters Tax Planner CS

September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of Thomson Reuters Tax Planner CS

Planner CS is part of the CS Professional Suite of tax products from Thomson Reuters. Part of the CS Professional Suite of tax, accounting and practice management applications. Planner CS offers full integration with other Thomson Reuters while also ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Planning

ProSystem fx Planning is part of the ProSystem fx Suite of products from CCH. ProSystem fx Planning integrates with other CCH tax products. ProSystem fx Planning can also be used as a stand-alone product. While not currently available as an online ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2015 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

BNA’s Tax Planner is available as either a desktop product or as web-based software, which is hosted by Bloomberg BNA. BNA’s user interface has a menu bar at the top of the screen that offers access to various program functions.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of Drake Tax Planner

Drake Tax Planner is a good fit for firms that have less complicated tax planning needs. Designed for both individuals who wish to map out their own tax plan, as well as firms providing tax planning services, the product offers straightforward tax ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 2, 2015 

10 Ways to Secure Your Mobile Device

On your lunch break you play Candy Crush, then check your personal email. Did you count how many times your data was vulnerable? Probably not. These apps are all from reputable companies, and you downloaded them through an app store. They had to be ...

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August 18, 2015 

New Law Simplifies Tax Filings for Nonprofits

A new law includes a streamlined automatic 60-day extension request process for federal tax filings of Form 990. The New York State Society of CPAs’ Exempt Organizations Committee had made the recommendation to the Internal Revenue Service ...