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Column: From the Trenches
Every accountant’s practice is different from that of his or her peers. Whether it’s the client base that has driven the practice to offer specialty services or a particular interest and skill on the part of the professional, every firm varies, sometimes more than others, in the services it offers.
Wal-Mart, Target and CostCo do it. So do Bob’s Hardware in Ostego, Michigan, the Valentine Diner in Clinton, Oklahoma, and even the Belly General Store in Atlanta, Georgia. Every business that sells, rents or leases a product collects and remits sales taxes to a variety of jurisdictions.
It seems that every tax and accounting professional is looking for something a little different from their tax preparation package. While this has a lot to do with personal preferences such as forms-based entry versus interview sheets or other specific features, the needs of a professional are obviously steered a great deal by the nature of his or her clients.
While there may be talk of eliminating the Federal Estate Tax (FET), the products in this review give no sign of that happening anytime soon.
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