Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of 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 has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published 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.
June 19, 2018
Shoeboxed Shoeboxed.com 888-369-4269 From the 2018 review of Travel & Expense Management systems. Shoeboxed offers receipt management for smaller businesses that don’t have the time or resources to process multiple receipts. Designed to organize receipts and business cards, Shoeboxed can also create employee expense reports as well, Shoeboxed has a somewhat unorthodox approach to handling...…
May 21, 2018
Sage Fixed Assets Sage.com/us/sage-fixed-assets 866-520-2519 From the May 2018 review of Fixed Asset systems. Sage Fixed Assets is a good fit for businesses of all sizes, including nonprofit organizations and government entities. Sage Fixed Assets can also be used by accounting professionals that manage a large number of assets for their clients. Designed as a...…
May 21, 2018
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Determination & Compliance http://onesourceindirecttax.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems Best suited for companies of all sizes that are tasked with handling global sales and use tax, VAT, and GST, ONESOURCE Determination and Compliance, offers a complete solution. ONESOURCE is designed to work with a variety of third-party...…
May 21, 2018
In this issue, we review several sales and use tax software products that are designed to make managing sales tax functions easier. Many of the products offer tracking and filing in all the necessary states, though a few offer filing capabilities in ...
May 21, 2018
Bloomberg Tax Advantage Sales Tax Rates www.bloombergtaxtech.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Formerly BNA Sales Tax Rates, now Sales Tax Rates from Bloomberg Tax, powered by Advantage helps to automate the sales tax calculation process, making it an ideal solution for mid-size, and large businesses, as well as accounting professionals...…
May 21, 2018
Avalara TrustFile www.trustfile.avalara.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Optimally designed for the small to mid-sized merchant, Avalara TrustFile automates the, preparation and filing of sales tax forms and remittances. For use in all 45 states that have state sales tax, Avalara TrustFile can also be utilized by accounting professionals that...…
May 21, 2018
TaxJar www.taxjar.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Designed specifically for those that sell on an e-commerce platform, TaxJar can also be used by accountants to manage sales and use tax returns and filings for their clients. TaxJar integrates with a variety of e-commerce platforms including Amazon, Ebay, PayPal, and Magento,...…
May 21, 2018
E-File Sales Tax.com www.eFileSalesTax.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. EFileSalesTax is a web-based sale and use tax compliance program that is well suited for small to mid-sized businesses as well as accounting professionals. eFileSalesTax.com works with multiple platforms, including PC’s, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The product currently supports four...…
May 21, 2018
CA Sales Tax Preparer and NY Sales Tax Preparer CFS Tax Software Inc. www.taxtools.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. CA Sales Tax Preparer and NY Sales Tax Preparer, both from CFS Tax Software Inc. are designed for accounting professionals that need to calculate, print, and file California and New York...…
May 21, 2018
Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax www.vertexinc.com/solutions/products/vertex-cloud-indirect-tax From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is a scalable sales and use tax solution that is used to simplify sales tax compliance for businesses of all sizes. Vertex Cloud provides automated tax calculations, signature-ready PDF forms, consumer use tax calculation and reporting,...…
May 21, 2018
CCH Sales Tax Office Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting www.salestax.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. CCH Sales Tax Office from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is best suited for corporations that manage multiple business entities or divisions. Offered as an on-premise application, CCH Sales Tax Office integrates with CCH Sales...…
