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Windows Phone 8: Not Ready for ... Anything
- Wednesday, 20 February 2013
- Special Reports
- Written by Wayne Schulz
I've had my Nokia 920 which runs Windows Phone 8 for about four months. In that time I've given it a decent workout and used it a fair amount. I have to say I'm unimpressed by Microsoft's attempt at a phone operating system. The application ecosystem is not only slim:
Read more...REVIEW: Engagement, Trial Balance Software 2013
- Wednesday, 06 February 2013
- Special Reports
- Written by Julie Lepper, EA
As we are knee deep in our busiest time of the year, we are very conscious of how we spend our time. So, when working on the engagement software review, I wanted to look at the software from a workflow standpoint and not just a way to automate an audit. All the programs in the review not only do the typical trial balance and audit software but also work on the byproduct of the process - the tax return. In the past small firms that don't do audit work but do a lot of tax and tax resolution work would not have consider an engagement product.
Read more...Review: Budget Software 2013
- Wednesday, 09 January 2013
- Special Reports
- Written by John Hedtke
REVIEW: Tax Planning Software 2012
- Wednesday, 05 December 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Dave McClure
Microsoft Surface Swims into the Mobile Ocean
- Tuesday, 20 November 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Richard Oppenheim CPA
Review: Invoicing Software 2012
- Monday, 12 November 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by John Hedtke
Although most service businesses are used to generating invoices manually in a word processor, there are many disadvantages to this. First, you have to find all the charges billed to a particular client and project. Next, you have to add everything up correctly and send it out. Finally, you have to manually enter invoice amounts received from the client in your accounting software.
Read more...Review: Time & Billing 2012
- Thursday, 11 October 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Dave McClure
There are two ways to bill for client services, and neither is perfect. The first is known as project billing, or billing-by-the-job. Under this method, the client is quoted a full price for the job based on the estimated time and costs anticipated for the job. This usually works to the advantage of the accounting firm, since no firm wants to lose money on a job and thus will quote just a little on the high side.
Read more...REVIEW: Fixed Asset Software
- Tuesday, 02 October 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Geni Whitehouse CPA.CITP, CSPM
You can't fully appreciate the complexity of a concept until you attempt to explain it to someone else. Over the course of the past year, I had just such an opportunity while trying to explain U.S. rules for depreciating fixed assets to a very bright individual from France. When we compared notes regarding every other element of accounting, we were happy to discover more similarities than differences between the two countries.
Read more...iPhone 5: Faster, Thinner, Lighter
- Wednesday, 26 September 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Robert Prusa
Unless you have been living in a cave, you know that Apple recently introduced the iPhone 5. The prior releases from Apple, the iPhone 4 and 4S, have been well crafted, highly popular, and have solidified the feature set of the innovative phone series. We were all waiting to see if, with Steve Jobs no longer at the helm, Apple could continue the innovation that has been the catalyst for its recent success. Read more...
Homeplug: Networking through a Powerline
- Monday, 24 September 2012
- Special Reports
- Written by Dave McClure
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