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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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2020 Review of AccountantsWorld Accounting Power

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2020 Review of PracticePro 365

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2020 Review of Professional Tax Preparation Systems

Every year, accountants and CPAs are tasked with keeping track of all of the changes to tax laws. However, tax year 2019 brings with it its own set of challenges apart from the standard tax changes that are expected annually.

2020 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Tax

CCH ProSystem fx Tax from Wolters Kluwer is part of the CCH ProSystem fx Suite. Well-suited for accounting firms of any size, CCH ProSystem fx Tax offers both on-premise and online deployment and offers a long list of tax modules including Individual ...

2020 Review of Intuit ProConnect Tax Online

ProConnect Tax Online is best suited for smaller firms that process fewer than 300 tax forms per year. ProConnect Tax Online supports both individual and business returns through an online platform that can be accessed from PCs, Macs, and ...

2020 Review of CCH Axcess Tax

CCH Axcess Tax from Wolters Kluwer is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms, but is also suitable for use in corporate tax departments. CCH Axcess Tax is designed for more complex tax returns, and ...

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2020 Review of MyTAXPrepOffice

MyTAXPrepOffice from Advanced Tax Solutions is an excellent option for high-volume tax preparation firms. Designed more from a preparation standpoint, and less as a complete practice management tool, MyTAXPrepOffice is better suited to straightforward ret

2020 Review of Intuit ProSeries Tax

ProSeries Tax from Intuit is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that need to prepare both personal and business forms for clients. ProSeries Tax currently offers two plans: Basic, for firms that only prepare 1040 forms, and ...

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2020 Review of Intuit Lacerte

Lacerte Tax from Intuit offers both individual and business tax preparation capability and is a good fit for accounting firms of all sizes. Lacerte handles a wide variety of return types and also offers complete integration with QuickBooks Accountant. Lac

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2020 Review of Drake Tax

Drake Tax from Drake Software is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting and CPA firms that are looking for a complete tax solution. A consistent winner of the CPA Practice Advisor’s Reader’s Choice Awards since 2004, Drake Software offers a ...

2020 Review of ATX Tax

ATX from Wolters Kluwer is a tax compliance application that is best suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that typically process uncomplicated returns. ATX currently offers multiple tax packages including Pay-Per-Return, 1040, MAX, Total Tax ...

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2020 Review of TaxSlayer Pro

TaxSlayer Pro is the professional version of the commercial product, TaxSlayer. TaxSlayer Pro offers on-premise and cloud accessible applications and is better suited for firms that prepare a high number of returns annually.