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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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2019 Review of TaxSlayer Pro

TaxSlayer Pro has been offering tax preparation software to accounting professionals for more than two decades. TaxSlayer Pro is best suited for firms that prepare a high number of returns. The product is scalable, with three editions available...

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2019 Review of ProConnect Tax Online from Intuit

ProConnect Tax Online is best suited for smaller firms that process less 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 smart phones ...

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2019 Review of TaxAct Professional

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2019 Review of TaxWise

TaxWise from Wolters Kluwer, is a scalable tax compliance application well-suited for small to mid-sized firms that process a variety of client returns. TaxWise Desktop is designed to be installed on-site on a local workstation or network.

2019 Overview of Estate & Gift Tax 706 Preparer from Bloomberg Tax

Bloomberg Tax Estate and Gift Tax 706 Preparer automates IRS Form 706 preparation, including amended returns. IRS forms and schedules supported in the application include IRS Form 706, Form 8971, and Forms 706-CE, 56, 712, 2848, 4768, 8275, 8275-R, ...

2019 Overview of Estate & Gift Tax 709 Preparer from Bloomberg Tax

Estate and Gift Tax 709 Preparer from Bloomberg Tax automates the preparation of IRS Form 709, while also supporting IRS forms including Form 56, 712, 2350, 4868, 8821, 8822, 8275, 8275-R, and 8892.

2019 Overview of Canopy Tax

2019 Overview of Taxfyle

Taxfyle is designed for both consumers and accounting firms; connecting consumers with tax professionals who will prepare and file their taxes on demand. Taxfyle is an excellent alternative to do-it-yourself tax applications that put the ...

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2019 Review of Drake Tax

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2019 Reviews of Professional Tax Preparation Systems

Throughout the review process, we looked at numerous system features and functions including cloud/remote access, the ability to support multiple tax preparers simultaneously, e-filing availability, and the ability to import data from other applications.

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2019 Review of ATX

ATX from Wolters Kluwer is a tax compliance application that is well suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that typically file fairly uncomplicated returns. ATX also offers excellent tax law research capability that integrates with the core ...

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AICPA News May 2019

A roundup of recent news from the AICPA. The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued a formal thank you to both the U.S. Treasury and the IRS for providing taxpayers with more extensive relief from penalties associated with underpayment of ...