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Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com

Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

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Sales Tax

2015 Review of Avalara AvaTax – Sales Tax – Cert Capture - Returns

Organizations or accounting firms that need accurate sales tax calculation, rate look up capability, as well as integration with numerous accounting and financial systems. Avalara is a certified streamlined sales tax (SST) compliance service provider.

Sales Tax

2015 Review of Avalara TrustFile

Billed as Sales Tax Filing for Small Businesses, TrustFile generates signature ready sales tax returns, providing detailed sales reports by state, with further detail provided for city, county and state tax rates and calculations.

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Automation

2015 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Compliance Systems

It’s not just tracking additional jurisdictions that can become problematic. Sales and use taxes change much more frequently than other taxes such as income tax or property tax, so ensuring that a business is charging the correct amount of sales tax ...

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Small Business

2015 Review of Cougar Mountain Denali

Denali Business Accounting from Cougar Mountain Software is a modular product well-suited for small to mid-sized businesses. This on-premise product also offers industry specific accounting capability; offering both point of sale and nonprofit ...

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Small Business

2015 Review of Xero Online Accounting

Xero is an online accounting system designed for smaller businesses that desire product flexibility, solid banking integration, and good access for outside accountants. With the availability of three pricing plans; Starter – for very small businesses, ...

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Small Business

2015 Review of A-Systems Visual Bookkeeper

Visual Bookkeeper from A-Systems is a Windows-based accounting product from the makers of A-System JobView, a popular Construction accounting product that has been on the market since 1978.

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Accounting

2015 Review of Sage One

Created by industry giant Sage Software, Sage One is the latest contribution to the new and expanding micro-entrepreneurial market. Sage One is available in single-user and Premium user versions.

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Cloud Technology

2015 Review of QuickBooks Premier

Since Intuit introduced QuickBooks, they have continued to keep the products cutting edge and relevant; introducing new features annually. QuickBooks Premier 2015 is no different, with this latest offering from Intuit containing several product ...

Accounting

2015 Review of QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Online is a good fit for those looking for a solid financial product that is one step above basic micro-business accounting solutions, yet not filled with a lot of unnecessary features. QuickBooks Online is also easily scaled up to the more ...

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Small Business

2015 Review of Red Wing Software CenterPoint Accounting

CenterPoint Accounting from Red Wing Software is designed for small to mid-sized companies looking for a more traditional accounting and financial solution. Their second product; TurningPoint, is being phased out by Red Wing, and will no longer be sold, a

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Accounting

2015 Review of Acclivity AccountEdge Pro

AccountEdge Pro – from Acclivity, is well suited for small businesses with the need for solid inventory management capability. Available in two versions; Basic for sole proprietors, and Pro, for companies with up to 10 users, AccountEdge offers excellent

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Accounting

Wave Apps Offer Core Accounting, Payroll and Invoicing Options

Launched in 2010, Wave Accounting initially billing itself as the first “truly free, real (double entry) accounting system in the cloud that offered unlimited bank downloads and unlimited invoicing. Today, Wave consists of a series of cloud-based apps ...