Hosted Solutions / ASPs

 TaxCaddy

February 26, 2019 

TaxCaddy

TaxCaddy is our next-generation 1040 productivity solution. TaxCaddy creates a tailored questionnaire and document request list to eliminate the cost and inefficiency of paper organizers. The questionnaire can be completed from any connected device. Documents like engagement letters and e-file authorizations can be e-signed. Your clients can use the TaxCaddy app for iPhone and Android...…

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October 31, 2014 

The 2015 Guide to Cloud Accounting

In this guide, you’ll learn about the advantages cloud accounting offers over traditional software. You’ll also learn how data is kept secure and which tools are best for moving your clients into the cloud.

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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

 XCM Solutions Announces Record Sales Growth

November 13, 2013 

XCM Solutions Announces Record Sales Growth

XCM Solutions, LLC has announced that it achieved record sales results for the first half of the company’s 2014 fiscal year with new growth of 103% over the same period last year. XCM is a provider of cloud-based workflow management software for accounting professionals.

 2013 Review of InsynQ

July 29, 2013 

2013 Review of InsynQ

Best Firm Fit: Organizations who use professional tax and accounting applications from multiple providers. InsynQ has a particularly strong reputation for successfully dealing with the challenges of hosting Lacerte Tax and ProSeries Tax Professional, which challenge many providers. Also, as the only provider in this review which offer hosting of Canadian tax and accounting applications...…

Brian Tankersley

 2013 Review of Xcentric

July 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Xcentric

Best Firm Fit: Professional tax & accounting firms who wish to outsource their IT infrastructure and desktop hosting functions to a specialized national provider which serves tax and accounting professionals exclusively. Strengths: Xcentric has experience hosting and supporting all of the major CPA firm application suites used by mid-sized CPA firms, including Thomson Reuters, Intuit,...…

Brian Tankersley

 2013 Review of Cloudvara

July 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Cloudvara

Best Firm Fit: Organizations who need to host a small number of non-standard applications in a high availability environment for access in multiple locations. Also, small to mid-sized firms (1-50 users) and small businesses who wish to host all of their applications on a cloud server. The company considers itself a “boutique” hosting firm that...…

Brian Tankersley

 2013 Review of Cloud9 Real Time

July 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Cloud9 Real Time

Best Firm Fit: Cloud9 hosts numerous applications and custom virtual servers for a wide range of industries, including accounting firms, law firms, and general small businesses. The company reports that 65% of their users work with professional tax and accounting firms. Also, as one of two providers in this review which offer hosting of Canadian...…

Brian Tankersley