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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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2017 Review of TaxSlayer Pro

TaxSlayer has over 50 years in the tax preparation business, and continues to offer solid tax compliance applications with TaxSlayer Pro. A good fit for small to mid-sized accounting firms that handle a fair number of returns, TaxSlayer Pro is ...

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2017 Review of TaxAct Professional Edition

TaxAct Professional Edition, formerly known as TaxAct Preparers Edition is well suited for small firms and sole proprietors that mainly handle high volumes of 1040 returns for individuals. Though their primary market is individuals looking to prepare ...

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2017 Review of TaxWise

TaxWise from Wolters Kluwer is a good fit for smaller firms that process a significant amount of tax returns. The program is bi-lingual, offering both English and Spanish versions, and an online version of TaxWise is available online for firms that ...

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2017 Review of Thomson Reuters UltraTax CS

UltraTax CS from Thomson Reuters is well suited for larger, full-service accounting firms that are looking for a scalable application that offers solid paperless options. Though UltraTax CS can be used as a stand-alone product, it is far more ...

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Software

2017 Reviews of Professional Tax Preparation Software

Tax compliance systems are a necessity for the busy tax professional that annually has to sift through the latest laws, what may become law, or what is no longer relevant in order to accurately prepare tax forms for their clients.

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Technology

New Tools Help Tax Practices Thrive

This competition and need for increased productivity has driven technology innovation in the last few years, from tax document automation, to increased integration options, and mobile expense tracking apps that are focused on keeping solid records for ...

2017 Review of BNA 706 and 709 Preparer

Bloomberg BNA offers accountants a variety of tax tools and resources. For accounting firms that need to process estate and gift tax for their clients, BNA Estate and Gift Tax ™ 706 Preparer and BNA Estate & Gift Tax™ 709 Preparer can be a time saver.

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2017 Review of ATX Tax

ATX from Wolters Kluwer is well suited for smaller firms and sole practitioners that process non-complicated tax returns for individuals and clients. ATX also offers both tax law research and practice management integration to create a comprehensive...

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Accounting

2017 Review of Abila MIP Fund Accounting

Abila MIP™ offers a flexible, segmented chart of accounts structure, with users able to configure segments to best suit their needs. Abila support personnel work with all new users to create the custom design during product implementation. With up to 25 s

Accounting

2017 Review of Aplos Accounting

Aplos is well suited for small to mid-sized nonprofits with revenues of less than $500,000 annually. Completely cloud-based, Aplos works on both Windows and Mac platforms, and contains an easily navigated user interface that guides users to the ...

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Accounting

2017 Review of GMS Grants Management Systems

Grants Management Systems (GMS) is a nonprofit accounting and financial management software that is designed for organizations that need to track grant, contract, and program activity. GMS is a good fit for organizations that receive the bulk of their ...

Accounting

2017 Review of QuickBooks Online Nonprofit Version

QuickBooks Online offers a nonprofit version of its software that is best suited for smaller nonprofits with less complicated needs. QuickBooks Online offers four editions of the software: Self-Employed, Simple Start, Essentials and Plus, with each ...