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Accounting Software List

• A-Systems JobView Preferred Edition by A-Systems Corporation - Construction - Medium
• A-Systems Visual Bookkeeper by A-Systems Corporation - Mid-Range Accounting - Small
• AccuFund Accounting Suite by AccuFund, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Alliance/MFG by Exact Software North America - Manufacturing - Medium
• American Contractor, The by Maxwell Systems Inc. - Construction - Medium
• AMSI Web-based Suite of Property Management Tools by AMSI - A Geac Company - Property Management - Large
• AutoReporter 2006 by BQE Software, Inc. - Other - Medium
• AccountMate 7 for SQL and Express by AccountMate Software - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Avanti Human Resources by Avanti Software Inc. - Human Resource - Medium
• 1040 Tax Office by ATX - Tax Preparation - Not Available
• 1099-Etc by Advanced Micro Solutions, Inc - Taxes - Payroll & 1099 - Not Available
• 1099Convey Desktop by Convey Compliance Systems, Inc. - Taxes - Payroll & 1099 - Small
• 2Clix by 2Clix Australia Pty Ltd - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Medium
• 3-Tier Accounting Professional by 3-Tier Software - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• 4gov by Information Development Consultants (iDC) - Mid-Range Accounting - Not Available
• 4th Quarter(R) Accounting Solution by Braided Matrix - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• A/P Invoice Management with expensewatch.com by Expensewatch.com - Mid-Range Accounting - Large
• A21 SmartLedger Accounting by A2000 Solutions Pte Ltd - Low-End Accounting - Medium
• Abak by Groupe AGI - Time & Billing - Small
• Abak Enterprise by Groupe AGI - Time & Billing - Medium
• Abak Pro by Groupe AGI - Time & Billing - Small
• AbakWEB by Groupe AGI - Time & Billing - Not Available
• Abra HR by Sage Software, Inc. - Human Resource - Medium
• Abra Payroll by Sage Software, Inc. - Human Resource - Medium
• Abra Suite by Sage Software, Inc. - Human Resource - Medium
• ABS Accounting System by ABS--American Business Systems, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ABS Payroll System by ABS--American Business Systems, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ABS Point of Sale System by ABS--American Business Systems, Inc. - Point of Sale - Medium
• ABS R/F Bar Code System by ABS--American Business Systems, Inc. - Inventory Management - Medium
• ABS Wholesale Distribution System by ABS--American Business Systems, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Access Your Biz by Weber Systems Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Access Your Biz(tm) Accounting Software by Weber Systems Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AccountMate for LAN by AccountMate Software - High-End Accounting - Medium
• Accounts Payable/400 by DAPREX, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AccountsMAC by Customer Satisfied Technologies - Mid-Range Accounting - Not Available
• ACCPAC Advantage Series Corporate Edition by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - High-End Accounting - Large
• ACCPAC Advantage Series Discovery Edition by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Low-End Accounting - Small
• ACCPAC Advantage Series Enterprise Edition by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Enterprise
• ACCPAC Advantage Series Small Business Edition by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ACCPAC BPI Accounting for DOS by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Low-End Accounting - Small
• ACCPAC eAdvantage Suite by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - E-Business - Medium
• ACCPAC Plus for DOS by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ACCPAC Pro Series by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ACCPAC Simply Accounting by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Low-End Accounting - Small
• ACCPAC VisionPoint by ACCPAC, a Sage Software Company - Low-End Accounting - Small
• ACCTivate! Distribution Management System by Alterity, Inc. - Inventory Management - Medium
• AccTrak21 by AccTrak21 USA Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AccuBuild Construction Accounting by AccuBuild, LLC - Construction - Medium
• Accura Applications by Accura Software - Mid-Range Accounting - Large
• Acme Point of Sale by Total BusinessWare - Point of Sale - Medium
• ActiveData for Excel by InformationActive Inc. - Business Intelligence - Not Available
• Adagio Accounting by Softrak Systems Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Adagio FX by Softrak Systems Inc. - Low-End Accounting - Small
• Add2Exchange for Calendars by Advantage International, Inc. - Customer Relationship Management - Not Available
• Adept Financials .NET by Comtech Solutions Worldwide, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Adminsoft Accounts by Adminsoft - Low-End Accounting - Small
• Adonix X3 by Adonix - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Large
• Advance 2000 by Advanced Professional Solutions Limited - Practice Management - Medium
• Advanced Accounting by Addsum Business Software, Inc. - Low-End Accounting - Small
• Adversaria Financials by One Net Avenue Systems Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AGRESSO Business World - Office by Agresso Group - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Enterprise
• AGRESSO eCommerce Serivces by Agresso Group - E-Business - Large
• AGRESSO Mobile Services by Agresso Group - Other - Large
• AGRESSO Web Services by Agresso Group - High-End Accounting - Large
• Ajera by Axium - Mid-Range Accounting - Small
• AlarmKey by Reliable Group - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AlternaTax by AlternaDev - Taxes - Sales & Use - Large
• AME 1099 Extension Program by AME Software Products, Inc. - High-End Accounting - Small
• AME ACCOUNTS PAYABLE by AME Software Products, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Small
• AME ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE by AME Software Products, Inc. - Mid-Range Accounting - Small
• AME General Ledger by AME Software Products, Inc. - High-End Accounting - Small
• AME PAYROLL PROGRAM by AME Software Products, Inc. - Payroll - Small
• AnyDocINVOICE by AnyDoc Software, Inc. - Document Management - Medium
• Appgen Custom Suite by Appgen Software Solutions - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• ARS Retail Systems by ARS Solutions, Ltd. - Point of Sale - Small
• Asgard Employee Scheduling Software by Asgard Employee Scheduling Software - Business Activity Monitoring - Large
• ASI Jewelry Manf by Argentto Systems Inc. - High-End Accounting - Large
• Asset by Include Software Corp. - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• Asset Inventory System by Freeman Software - Inventory Management - Small
• Asset Keeper by Pro-Ware - Fixed Assets / Depreciation - Medium
• Asset4000 by Real Asset Management - Fixed Assets / Depreciation - Enterprise
• AssetManage by Liberty Street Software - Low-End Accounting - Small
• AssureNET GL by Trintech - High-End Accounting - Enterprise
• asyst for MS Office by United Systems Technology, Inc. - Low-End Accounting - Small
• asyst Utility Billing by United Systems Technology, Inc. - Low-End Accounting - Small
• asyst:General Ledger - Fund Accounting by United Systems Technology, Inc. - Low-End Accounting - Small
• asyst:Payroll by United Systems Technology, Inc. - Human Resource - Small
• asyst:Property Tax Billing by United Systems Technology, Inc. - Taxes - Property Tax - Small
• AvailSuite - Service Industry Software by MS Team - Service Management - Small
• Avanti Employee Self Service by Avanti Software Inc. - Human Resource - Medium
• Avanti Payroll by Avanti Software Inc. - Payroll - Medium
• Avanti Recruiting/Applicant Tracking Module by Avanti Software Inc. - Other - Medium
• Avanti Time & Attendance by Avanti Software Inc. - Time & Billing - Medium
• AvaTax by Avalara - Taxes - Sales & Use - Small
• Averiware by Averiware Inc - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Medium
• Averiware Free by Averiware Inc - Mid-Range Accounting - Medium
• AXS-One Enterprise by AXS-One Inc. - High-End Accounting - Large
• AXS-One Financials Encumbrance Accounting by AXS-One Inc. - Non Profit - Not Available

2008 QuickBooks Accounting Software Released

"Many new 2008 QuickBooks accounting software features make it far faster, easier, and less expensive, especially if you work with an accountant or Vista" says Fort Lauderdale CPA Michael Block. This month's Accounting Technology magazine has Block on its cover and features him in its cover story.

"Many new 2008 QuickBooks accounting software features make it far faster, easier, and less expensive, especially if you work with an accountant or Vista" says Fort Lauderdale CPA Michael Block. This month's Accounting Technology magazine has Block on its cover and features him in its cover story.

In working with accountants, one click lets QuickBooks 2008 Pro, Premier or Enterprise users encrypt and send an Accountant Copy to a secure server. The file size, email program and web service provider do not matter. The Accountant Edition now works with 2007 and 2008 QuickBooks accounting software. Accountants can do bank reconciliations far faster and easier, with custom layouts and a Reconciliation Discrepancies account. They also can merge accounts, drill down on Retained Earnings and troubleshoot prior accountant ending balance differences with new client beginning balances. Users can quickly update their files for accountant changes by opening an updated Accountant Copy.

Block also says, "Intuit did it all it could to design its new 2008 QuickBooks accounting software to be fully Vista compatible, so if you use Vista you should definitely upgrade to 2008 ASAP!" Block previously advised QuickBooks users to postpone Vista until 2008, after the release of Service Pack 1. Brad Smith, who runs the QuickBooks division and will soon be the new Intuit CEO, said that 2006 and older QuickBooks accounting software will never run properly with Vista.

Outlook and Outlook Express integration makes it easy to e-mail invoices, sales receipts, and other forms from QuickBooks. New Excel conversion templates make it easy to import existing customers, vendors, or product information, and there are many more important changes. Block is sure that the new 2008 QuickBooks accounting software will revolutionize accountant/user relations, so he will give old or new clients a credit for half their QuickBooks 2008 cost on his bills.

50 Questions to Ask while Interviewing an Accountant

1. What licenses do you have?
2. How long have you been in accounting?
3. How long have you run your own accounting business?
4. Who are your other clients?
5. How do you calculate your fees?
6. Does you have any specialties?
7. Do you have experience with freelance independent contractors?
8. How many accountants are in the firm?
9. Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
10. Can I see the results of your accounting firm’s peer review report? (normally done every three years)
11. Do you consider yourself to be tech-savvy?
12. Are you active in the local business community?
13. Do you outsource any of your work? Do you perform the work personally? If not, what is the review process?
14. Will the person I deal with change? Will I get a regular person to discuss my finances with?
15. Are your services standardized (packages) or do you offer customized services based upon my business needs?
16. Can you help me with 1099s & dealing with subcontractors?
17. Can you help me set up a good balance sheet and income statement?
18. How do you feel about teaching your clients about finance?
19. What was the last accounting workshop you attended about? How often do you attend continuing education?
20. Can I write off my new iphone? (probably) How about my business suit? (only if it qualifies as a uniform - has to have branding etc…)
21. How long from when I call can I usually get an appointment to see you in person?
22. Can I call you when I have a question? Do you answer questions by email?
23. Do you have the knowledge and experience to handle my tax situation?
24. Have you ever worked with a home based business?
25. What new changes in the tax laws will affect me this year?
26. What type of retirement accounts are available to me? How would you recommend I use them to my advantage?
27. How will you help me maximize my tax savings? How do you double check that?
28. How long, approximately, will it take to finish my taxes?
29. What is your target client?
30. What do you love most about what you do?
31. What’s your privacy policy? Will you share my information with any third-parties?
32. Based on your experience, what form of business structure should I have?
33. What do you think of turbo tax?
34. What makes a good accountant in your opinion?
35. Do you know how to use ________ (you preferred accounting software)? In your opinion, is this the right software for my business? Why?
36. What happens if I get audited?
37. Have you ever been the accountant to someone being audited?
38. Do you personally know the local IRS auditors?
39. What are some of the common problems you’ve worked through with other companies in my business industry?
40. What specific deduction apply to me (chilcare tax credits, educational credits…)?
41. Have you ever worked directly with a client’s financial planner? What issues did that cause if any?
42. What are some of the things I need to be aware of as my business grows?
43. How does your firm handle setting up and guiding me through estimated tax payment?
44. What is the difference between a good accountant and a bad accountant?
45. Do you do your own accounting?
46. Without giving specific personal details, what is one of the biggest messes you have encountered and how were you able to help?
47. Do you provide bookkeeping? Payroll? What other services do you offer?
48. What records should I keep and how do you recommend I organize them?
49. Why should I use you?
50. Is there a question I should have asked that I didn’t?