COLUMN HIGHLIGHTS
Accountant Tech-Talk
Change is Good?
By Brent Goodfellow, CPA.CITP, MCSE, MST, MCT
Learn about two significant changes with Office 2007.
From The Trenches: Real-life solutions for real-life accountants
Microsoft Technologies to Come May Change Your Business Approach
By Randy Johnston
Read about some of the key messages from Microsoft Convergence 2006.
Tricks & Tips
Is There Another Way Other Than the Microsoft Way?
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor
Read about options other than Microsoft for office productivity software.
The Bleeding Edge
A Big World After All
By Dave McClure
Learn about your options for cell phone use overseas.
Technology IN Practice
IT: Learn to Succeed
By Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP
See what a firm's IT leader should be doing in order to have things implemented on a timely schedule.
The QuickBooks Advisor
Troubleshooting Slow Multi-User Performance in QuickBooks 2006
By Doug Sleeter
Find out how to fix a generally slow performance problem when QuickBooks 2006 is installed in a multi-user environment.
Better Technology For Better Clients
Food For Thought
By Lisa Kianoff, CPA.CITP
Learn how you can help your food and restaurant business clients realize their potential The eSecurity Advisor
What You Need to Know About Spyware & How to Eliminate It
By David Cieslak, CPA.CITP
Check out these 8 signs to see if your machine has been compromised and learn what you can do about it.
Final Thoughts
If You Don't Like the Answer, Ask a Different Question!
By Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, Executive Editor
Explore the direct effect of good technology and related business rule choices.
REVIEWS
Specialty Tax Compliance & 1040 Enhancer Products
From 1040 To 5500 … And Every Entity In Between
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor
The programs in this review offer compliance for a variety of areas, from fairly comprehensive systems that offer compliance for almost all entity types with productivity and practice management tools, to programs that focus on individual and business entity compliance, to a few specialty systems that help professionals fill a niche left by the other tax vendors or offer additional analysis and workflow streamlining. See if one of these products is right for your practice.
Estate Planning
More Than Just A Game of Life
By Brent Dirks, CPA, EA, MCSE
The products reviewed here are targeted at a number of different audiences, so you want to be careful to look beyond the star ratings provided. Some of the packages reviewed are designed from a lawyer's perspective, some from a general accounting practitioner's perspective, and still others from a financial product sales perspective. Find out more about how each addresses the subject of estate planning.
Small Business Accounting
The ABCs of Business Programs For SMBs
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor
The programs reviewed here offer the basics, plus many provide additional productivity-enhancing features including payroll, advanced contact management, HR functions, analysis and forecasting tools, time-based billing or point-of-sale hardware. Remember that the small business management software employed by a company becomes the backbone of that business. Different programs are certainly more adept at different processes, so read more about the varying usability characteristics of the products reviewed here.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Technology's Impact On Professional Liability
By Ric Rosario, CPA, CFE
Learn more about how technology has had an impact on your professional liability and the risk management processes you need to take to protect yourself and your clients' personal information.
Productivity in Practice
Embracing Family & Technology
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Technology Editor
See how one firm has scored on The CPA Technology Advisor 's Productivity Survey and learn more about what practices have worked and not worked for this firm. We hope you'll see your firm in these pages … or at least a firm very much like yours.
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June/July 2006 Survey:
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April/May 2006 Survey Results
How was your overall experience (operations, support, etc.) with your tax compliance software this year?
Much better than last year – 35%
Somewhat better than last year – 25%
About the same – 25%
Somewhat worse than last year – 15%
Much worse that last year – 0
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Engagement & Trial Balance |
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Sales & Use Tax |
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Firm Image Builders |
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2006 Innovation Awards |
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Client Write-Up |
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