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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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Payroll

2016 Review of Paychex Flex

Paychex Flex is a scalable payroll product designed for both small business owners as well as large enterprise operations. Professional accountants will also find the product a good fit if they’re looking to offer payroll and related services to clients.

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Payroll

2016 Review of Intuit Online Payroll for Accounting Professionals

Designed for professional accounting firms that wish to offer payroll services to clients, Online Payroll is available at wholesale pricing, with the cost dropping significantly as more accounting firms add more clients.

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Payroll

2016 Review of CYMA Payroll

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Payroll

2016 Review of Crest Payroll

Crest Payroll offers solid payroll processing options to accounting firms, with the product supporting unlimited clients and unlimited employees.

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Payroll

2016 Review of CenterPoint Payroll from Red Wing Software

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Payroll

2016 Review of Thomson Reuters Accounting CS Payroll

Accounting CS Payroll part of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite and is designed to work in firms of any size. The product is available as an on-premise solution or as a hosted product.

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Tax Planning

2016 Review of Income Tax Planning Systems

If taxes remained the same from year to year, there would be no need for tax planning. But as a professional, you know how valuable tax planning is; for your clients and for your bottom line. For your clients, effective tax management can often ...

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2016 Review of Drake Tax Planner

Ideal for smaller firms that have less complex tax planning needs, Drake Tax Planner is part of Drake Tax Software, and is included at no additional charge, and offers a completely integrated tax preparation and planning system.

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Tax Planning

2016 Review of Intuit Lacerte Tax Planner

Ideal for small to mid-sized firms, Lacerte Tax Planner, from Intuit, offers an easy to use tax planning product that is well suited for those looking for a stand-alone product, as well as those wishing to integrate with other Intuit financial products.

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Tax Planning

2016 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS

2016 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Planning

Part of the CCH ProSystem fx Suite of applications from Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting, CCH ProSystem fx Planning offers users solid integration with other Wolters Kluwer tax products. CCH ProSystem fx Planning can also be used as a stand-alone ...

2016 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

BNA Income Tax Planner, from Bloomberg BNA, is one of several tax and accounting applications designed for accounting professionals. The product offers quick start options and instructional worksheet templates and also offers top-notch online security ...