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September 5, 2014 

Are You Ready for a Smoother Running Firm?

Electronically Stored Information (ESI) has become critical to delivering good client service, higher realization, effective procedures or workflow, and better efficiency. Managing ESI is also critical for controlling risk. If your firm tries to work with ESI the same way you worked in paper, you can expect problems, issues and frustration. If you are working...…

Randy Johnston

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September 5, 2014 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — ProSystem fx Document SaaS

800-739-9998 CCHGroup.com   2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Firm Fit: One of the advantages of a SaaS distribution model is that it is less expensive to deploy for smaller organizations because the infrastructure is outsourced and provided through an affordable shared services model. Therefore, ProSystem fx Document SaaS can be deployed in nearly any...…

John Higgins

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September 5, 2014 

Work/Life Balance in a Mobile World

Ah, the good old days. Back in the ’70s, tax season meant being in the office by 7:00 a.m., a 12-hour work day, then home to see the family. Add nine hours on Saturday and a few on Sunday afternoon, and it toted up to a respectable 70+ hour work week. And then, along came...…

Gregory L. LaFollette

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September 5, 2014 

How the iPhone Is Changing Your Job

Whether you use an iPhone or not, you cannot escape the impact it is having on the accounting profession. While the iPhone is slick, it’s not the user interface that has been the catalyst. Rather, it is the App Store. And that, in combination with SaaS applications designed for accountants, has and will change your...…

Rene Lacerte

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September 5, 2014 

How Technology Pays

Giving you practical, leading-edge technical guidance is one of the key reasons for this column’s existence. As you have noted from other columns and features in this issue, there are several topics that affect document and accounting access: Document Management products, SaaS Small Business Accounting products, Small Business Specialty products, and Workflow, which is one...…

Randy Johnston

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September 5, 2014 

In the Cloud? Make Sure to Keep Your Feet on the Ground

Column: Real Clients, Real Stories From the December 2010 Issue It wasn’t supposed to be this clear. Our prospect was a healthcare provider, and in the past companies like this always bought their business management systems and paid VARs like us to install it on their server, set it up and train them how to...…

Lisa Kianof

 Tax Research Certificate Program Helps Hone Knowledge and Skills

August 27, 2014 

Tax Research Certificate Program Helps Hone Knowledge and Skills

Thomson Reuters has launched a new Checkpoint Learning Tax Research Certificate Program designed to help professionals develop foundational tax research knowledge and skills. It is designed to fill in knowledge gaps for entry-level tax professionals and those re-entering the workforce after an extended leave. The program also applies to accounting and audit professionals from diverse…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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August 22, 2014 

Intuit Introduces Quicken 2015 for Mac

Personal and business finance software maker Intuit has released the latest version of Quicken 2015 for Mac, which offers a new, clean and simple interface designed specifically for Mac users, as well as new investment management capabilities. The program also syncs with a free mobile companion app providing the ability to photograph and track receipts…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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August 8, 2014 

2014 Review of eFileCabinet

eFileCabinet is a mature, flexible general document management system (DMS) which was introduced to the market in 2001. Since that time the solution has been used by accounting professionals and others who need a flexible system for indexing and retrieving documents.

Brian Tankersley

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August 8, 2014 

2014 Review of iChannel by Conarc

Conarc’s iChannel is a comprehensive document management system which is designed to cut across multiple areas of an organization. The application provides functions for customer relationship management (CRM), client portals, document management, and workflow management. The application is targeted at firms of 25 or more, and is designed to work in a complex, multi-site technology…

Brian Tankersley