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Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
December 1, 2008
Araize, Inc. ‘ FastFund NonProfit Software
FastFund is a relatively young product (first released in 2000), but already boasts a nice feature set that includes integrated accounting, fundraising and payroll applications. Version 2 was released in June 2003 and is scheduled for another upgrade (version 2.1) by the time this article goes to print. New features in version 2 included a...…
December 1, 2008
Drake Technologies ‘ CPAsites.com
CPAsites.com is a web site development solution for accounting firms that provides all design, creation, development and management of web sites and provides financial calculators, newsletters and additional updated content and tools. AUTOMATED CONTENT – 4.5 Stars CPAsites.com provides web sites with content ranging from several newsletters and a federal tax summary page, to a...…
December 1, 2008
AccountantsWorld – Accountant’s Relief
Please fasten your seat belts. Use of a helmet is strongly advised. We have discussed platform-independence, but the owner of Accountant’s Relief offers us the promise of what they call the “anytime-anywhere world.” Desktop or Internet – you decide. The landscape called telecommuting and the remote office is about to evolve big time! Accountant’s Relief...…
December 1, 2008
Search is the New OS
Search is the New OS By Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, Executive Editor From the January 2005 Issue& In the ’90s it was all about operating systems (OS). Microsoft led us through a dizzying parade of “new and better” OS, from all the flavors of DOS into Windows 3.1, 95, 98, SE, ME, NT, 2000 and...…
December 1, 2008
Is Microsoft Exchange The Right Answer For Your Firm?
Exchange is the Microsoft server add-on that handles e-mail, shared calendars, shared contacts and to-do lists.
December 1, 2008
Outsourcing for Accounting Firms
Outsourcing for Accounting Firms By Bob Wolff From the January 2005 Issue Accounting professionals face a crisis. One that, at worst, could mean the end of the accounting profession as we know it today. It’s not because software has taken away once common write-up and tax services. It’s not because of commoditization of professional services...…
December 1, 2008
Tech Tips for Tax Season
Even an experienced Olympian wouldn’t run a marathon without staying in shape through the year and then stretching out for the event. And you wouldn’t plan a road trip from New York to California without having your mechanic perform a tune-up and thoroughly inspect your car. Well, that’s essentially what you’re doing if you jump...…
December 1, 2008
Re-Tooling The Small Accounting Firm: Practice Management Programs Can Save Valuable Time During Tax Season
In the accounting profession, the term small firm can dictate an office of one to 100 employees. Yet more than half of all accountants practice alone or with a partner.
December 1, 2008
Tech Predictions for 2005
Tech Predictions for 2005 By Dave McClure From the January 2005 Issue& [2004 Prediction Results | Predictions for 2005] This year will be spectacular. For both the technology industry and consumers (who will finally begin to see some payoff in their long and patient wait for the technologies of wireless, broadband, conversion and consolidation to...…
December 1, 2008
2008 Review of Website Building Tools for Tax & Accounting Pros
Get In The Game, And Let Your Firm's Website Work For You