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November 22, 2011 

Building a Practice for the Future

Tax and accounting professionals who start their own firms from scratch face benefits and significant challenges. On the pro side, they have the opportunity to build the firm as they wish, from internal practices to staffing and management styles. Of course, there can be significant startup costs, and the firm starts with a client roster…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 16, 2011 

Form 1099-LTC Software – Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits

Using the E-File Magic 1099-LTC software you can print, mail, and e-File your 1099-LTC forms with ease. You pay only for e-File Services(required), and optionally print and mail services. This makes your year end reporting requirements even simpler than ever. Just import or manually enter your data into our software program, validate, and transmit your...…

 Crest Payroll Announces New Features to Make Professional Accountants Smile

November 14, 2011 

Crest Payroll Announces New Features to Make Professional Accountants Smile

I say Crest, you think toothpaste. But as an accounting professional, there’s another Crest you might want to check out. Crest Payroll, offered by New Jersey-based Paramount Software , received one of our highest scores in our most recent review of payroll systems for professionals. The completely web-based system doesn’t nickle and dime firms, but...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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August 25, 2011 

Tapping into the Payroll Revenue Stream

Abandoning old biases, Manning transformed payroll from a hassle into a hellavalota opportunity and future profit. For years, Sean Manning, CPA and president of Manning & Company, PC, held fast to the notion that payroll was more of a pain than a profit-surging service. And he wasn’t alone — most practitioners felt the same way…

Kristy Short

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August 18, 2011 

Paylocity Corporation — Paylocity Web Pay

866-304-3800 www.paylocity.com   Best Fit Companies who want a web-based payroll and human resources application that integrates with many entry-level and mid-range accounting and ERP applications. Strengths Uses a single database for payroll and HR data, and allows documents to be attached to electronic personnel files in their native formats. Provides integration with many popular...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 18, 2011 

QuickBooks Payroll Enhanced for Accounting Professionals by Intuit ProLine

888-236-9501 www.accountant.intuit.com/payroll   Best Fit Accounting professionals who do client bookkeeping/write-up or payroll preparation in QuickBooks for Windows, as well as those who need support for payroll integration with job costing in QuickBooks. Strengths Tightly integrated with the Windows version of QuickBooks; however, there is no support for QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks for Mac or third-party...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 16, 2011 

Retirement Plans: Scrambled, Fried, Boiled or Raw?

  So you didn’t marry that high school sweetheart who turned into a billionaire and that brilliant business idea you had that was going to make you rich didn’t quite pan out as expected. So what else is left in that chocolate box of retirement options? Like an egg, you can cook retirement plans in...…

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August 12, 2011 

Thomson Reuters — Accounting CS Payroll

800-968-8900 CS.ThomsonReuters.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Accounting firms who use the Accounting CS application to work with clients on payroll and bookkeeping, as well as accounting professionals who use other CS Professional Suite tools for accounting, tax or document management. Strengths Uses combination of SaaS & hosted technologies to facilitate collaboration...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 12, 2011 

2011 Review of Crest Payroll

888-400-1613 www.crestpayroll.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Companies and firms who want a sophisticated, web-based payroll product that integrates with their existing websites, as well as organizations that use Paramount’s other applications (eVault 365 DMS, Meridian MSP recruiting). Strengths Website integration feature, included employee portals & firm-specific branding makes even the smallest...…

Steven M. Phelan

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August 12, 2011 

SurePayroll for Accountants

877-954-7873 www.SurePayroll.com   2011 Overall Rating Best Fit Clients or firms who want a robust, web-based payroll solution with strong features such as a mobile application, employee self-service portals and integration with numerous accounting software applications. Strengths Interfaces provided for QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree, AccountEdge & Intacct (data transfer may require users to pay a fee)....…

Steven M. Phelan

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