Technology news

Technology

Google/Microsoft face off over cloud-based storage

A clash of the Titans is underway between Google and Microsoft, with both players lobbying to be your preferred provider of free online storage space and productivity applications.
Technology

Launch of upgraded Microsoft Windows mobile version imminent?

It is widely acknowledged that the aging Windows Mobile 6.5, a facelift of even earlier versions, is in great need of an upgrade to maintain or regain competitiveness in the ruthless and fast-paced mobile phone marketplace.
Practice Management

Realistic tech organizational goals for the upcoming tax season

The resources that a modern day accountant can utilize exist to make their lives easier and, in turn, make their customers happier. This seems like a win-win situation for all, and the best part is that the technology needed to accomplish this inexpensive and easy to use.
Practice

Benefits of using VoIP for your practice to gain clientele

In our day-to-day life we use our cell phones more and more due to reasonable rate plans and ease of accessibility. Why not apply this same reasoning when considering your office communications needs, especially in cases involving long distance and international clientele?
Technology

Lesser-known QuickBooks shortcuts

I admit it — I like to save time. When I find a shortcut, it makes me happy. QuickBooks accounting software has all these neat little features hiding under the hood. I am sharing some of the niftiest shortcuts I've found so far. These are shortcuts you can show your clients.
Technology

Intuit Academy: Cleaning up at year-end with the QuickBooks Client Data Review

CDR can help reduce non-billable time. Becoming more productive and efficient can streamline your quarterly reviews and/or year-end procedures to meet deadlines in a more timely fashion. Your clients can benefit from these improvements resulting in an increase in client satisfaction, referrals, and profitability.Download this course from the Intuit Academy today:Save up to Four Hours from QuickBooksClean-up Utilizing Intuit’s Client Data Review
Technology

QuickBooks Tip: Tying the Profit and Loss to the Profit and Loss by Job

The Profit & Loss by Job report shows all of the income and expenses you have assigned to Jobs on Checks, Bills, Invoices, Journal Entries, etc. However, the totals on the Profit & Loss by Job report may not agree to the totals on the Profit & Loss.
Technology

The latest iPhone app - Roth IRA conversion calculator

Created by CPAs and used in NDH's tax practice, NDH's RothCalc2010 application computes the after-tax present value of one's retirement income stream and allows one to determine if converting makes good financial sense.
Practice Development

Recession isn't deterring investment in social media and online communities

A second annual survey of companies sponsoring online communities shows signs of increasing maturation as enterprises continue to invest in social media tools and online communities.
AccountingWEB Life

Businesses can use social media to shorten the sales cycle

How can businesses use social media to shorten the sales cycle? And, how can marketers measure the ROI of their social media investments?
Technology

Working in the Cloud: Talk to your clients about Cloud Computing

You may have heard the phrase ‘Cloud Computing’ before and perhaps thought it didn’t apply to you, but accountants should make an effort to find out more about this new technology.
Technology

Converting to QuickBooks: The How-To Guide

Here is a guide for converting a client's accounting system to QuickBooks. The guide is designed to help you help your clients, by removing much of the uncertainty of conversion and shortening the process.
Technology

Going into labour: Problem-solving with QuickBooks

A Canadian cloth diaper company using QuickBooks solved the problem of incorporating labour costs into the products they create.
Practice Development

Increase billings (and value) for existing QuickBooks clients

There is a new technology available that brings the local accounting professionals back into the game, especially when offering QuickBooks training to their own clients.
Technology

What's new in QuickBooks 2010, from Intuit Academy

Intuit Academy has provided AccountingWEB readers with their new 2010 guide to new features in QuickBooks.
Technology

Public beta available for Office 2010 Professional

The test edition of Microsoft's next version of its Office suite is now available for anyone to access for free. If you're hesitant to install the beta version Office 2010 on any of your computers, consider trying the Office Web Apps technical preview instead.
Technology

New and enhanced features in QuickBooks 2010

As with any new version the value proposition for upgrading is very high for accounting professionals. In my opinion the enhancements to the Client Data Review feature alone more than justify the investment in the new version for any accounting professional.
Technology

QuickBooks introduces conversion tools for defunct Microsoft Office Accounting

Intuit is extending a helping hand to small businesses affected by the discontinuation of Microsoft Office Accounting, the small business accounting software alternative to programs like QuickBooks.
Technology

The end of Microsoft Office Accounting

Microsoft is formally backing away from the small business accounting market after announcing that the Office Accounting program will no longer be distributed after November 16, 2009.
Technology

Three tricks for formatting rows in Excel

I'm sure that you've worked with data sets in Excel where the information starts blurring together. In this article I discuss several techniques that I use avoid getting lost in the forest.

Pages

Voice of the Editor

What would you do if one of your clients won the lottery? We asked several accountants to weigh in with their advice for the lucky Powerball winner, and the tips we received are useful for anyone who receives a windfall, whether it's a lottery win, an inheritance, a big bonus on the job, or a killing in the stock market.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT