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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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Income Tax

2016 Review of Magtax W-2 and 1099 Filing System

Magtax, from American Riviera Software is available in two versions; Standard and Professional, and also offers a foreign reporting version as well. Also available is an Affordable Care Act add-on module to process ACA forms 1094/1095.

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Payroll

2016 Review of Professional Payroll Systems

Whether you’re looking to bring payroll back in-house for your own firm, or are looking to add payroll services to your firm’s menu offerings, spend some time looking at the products included in this review, download a software trial or view a demo, an

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Payroll

2016 Review of MAG-FILER

MAG-FILER, from Spokane Computer is a product designed to both process and file W-2’s and 1099’s, supporting both paper and electronic filing. A complete system, no additional modules are required in order to run the product.

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Payroll

2016 Review of Payroll Mate from Real Business Solutions

Payroll Mate, from real Business Solutions is an on-premise payroll product that can support up to 10 companies that have up to 75 employees. For larger businesses and accounting firms, there is an add-on option that will support up to 100 companies ...

Payroll

EagleView Filing Solutions - W-2, 1099 and ACA Compliance, From Tenenz

Eagle View Filing Solutions, offered by Tenenz Inc., is an online filing service designed for small businesses, professional accountants, and even those that need to process a high number of year-end compliance forms such as W-2’s, and 1099s.

Income Tax

2016 Reviews of W-2 and 1099 Preparation Systems

For businesses of any type that may hire a contractor, it’s imperative that a system be in place to ensure that 1099’s are processed on a timely basis. Late or missing filings run the risk of both IRS and other state or local taxing organizations for ...

Payroll

2016 Review of Gusto Payroll

Formerly known as Zen Payroll, the company changed its name to Gusto in September 2015, adding HR, benefit, and workers compensation administration capability as well. Along with offering these additional features, Gusto has also added several payroll ...

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Payroll

2016 Review of Cougar Mountain Software - Denali Payroll

Denali Payroll, part of the Denali suite of applications, is designed to process payroll in a business environment, though it can be used by accounting firms providing payroll services as well.

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Payroll

2016 Review of 1099-Etc. AMS Payroll

Payroll Software from AMS (Advanced Micro Solutions) is an add-on module to their popular W-2/1099 Forms Filer software. Best suited to smaller businesses, the product can easily process both current payroll, as well as after-the-fact payroll.

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Payroll

2016 Review of SurePayroll

SurePayroll is available for small business owners and accounting professionals alike. SurePayroll offers accountants several options to utilize SurePayroll, by becoming a reseller, which allows accountants to offer payroll and related services to ...

Payroll

2016 Review of AccountantsWorld Payroll Relief

Payroll Relief, from AccountantsWorld is designed for professional accounting firms. Accessible through the Internet or using a mobile device, Payroll Relief provides accountants with the tools they need to process payroll quickly and profitably.

Payroll

2016 Review of RUN Powered by ADP - Payroll for Partners

ADP offers a variety of payroll and HR related products to both businesses and accountants. RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Partners is an offering designed specifically for accounting professionals that desire to add payroll processing to their offerings