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Today I attended a webinar hosted by Sureprep – the developer of a fantastic paperless tax workpaper software. The software is available in various versions, including 1040SCAN PRO, 1040SCAN ORGANIZE, 1040SCAN TRADES & SPBINDER (with 1040SCAN PRO being the most featured packed). From their website (www.sureprep.com): 1040SCAN PRO is...

Finding a tax consultant can sometimes be a difficult process if you have not had to engage an tax consultant previously. Many small and new businesses make the mistake of completing their own tax returns in the early years. Often a Tax consultant can save tax in areas that...

Meet New People, Try New Approaches Tip: Make sure you don’t fall into the habit of always talking to the people you always used to and thinking that you can only do what you’ve always done. The first year in business has lots of administrative stuff to be done...

I’ve worked with many companies from small to large (from the World Bank to the local Church) and one area of accounting that all businesses (particularly the small business) need to be attentive is internal controls. I’m focusing here on small businesses because most larger companies undergo annual audits,...

I think at some point in this digital age (i.e. the last 15 years) everyone has experienced the loss of a file or some digital content, whether important or trivial. If you were like me – it was IMPORTANT – and losing it sucked! Now-a-days we have features like...

As a provider of one of the nation’s largest database of accountant, advisors and financial planners, I found the following very interesting article at: http://irsattorneys.webarticles.co.za/need-a-tax-preparer-important-facts-to-know.html ============================= Every tax season someone will write a story about how to choose a tax preparer, the latest scams to watch out for, new...

I am a financial and web development consultant. I used to work on a beefed up MacBookPro laptop along with the help of such software as QuickBooks Pro, Thomson Reuters Ultra Tax CS, MS Excel & Word, Adobe Creative Suite 5 and others to surpass the needs of my...

As a financial industry professional, I find this an interesting topic to review. I am not a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), but I have a BA in Accounting and I have successfully passed all parts of the CPA examination. More importantly, I can relate to the typical taxpayer,...