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2010 Tax Software Survey: TurboTax for Individual Consumer Use

Click here for detailed survey responses for TurboTax for Individual Consumer Use. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: TurboTax for Individual Consumer Use Vendor name: Intuit, Inc. Telephone (sales): 888-777-3066 E-mail (sales): Submitted via TurboTax.com website Website: www.TurboTax.com Number of users: Not disclosed

2010 Tax Software Survey: TaxACT 2010 Preparer’s 1040 Edition

Click here for detailed survey responses for TaxACT 2010 Preparer’s 1040 Edition. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: TaxACT 2010 Preparer’s 1040 Edition Vendor name: 2nd Story Software Telephone (sales): 800-573-4287 or 319-265-6500 E-mail (sales): support@taxact.com Website: www.taxact.com Number of users: N/A Pricing

2010 Tax Software Survey: TaxSimple

Click here for detailed survey responses for TaxSimple. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: TaxSimple Vendor name: TaxSimple, Inc. Telephone (sales): 973-989-8955 E-mail (sales): sales@taxsimple.com Website: www.taxsimple.net Number of users: N/A Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): $725      Increase from last

2010 Tax Software Survey: GoSystem Tax

Click here for detailed survey responses for GoSystem Tax. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: GoSystem Tax Vendor name: Thomson Reuters Telephone (sales): 800-968-8900 E-mail (sales): CS.Sales@ThomsonReuters.com Website: CS.ThomsonReuters.com Number of users: More than 60,000 individual users Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new

2010 Tax Software Survey: Individual Product Information and Responses

The JofA and The Tax Adviser surveyed our readers to determine what they liked and did not like about their tax preparation software. The survey was conducted in May 2010 and received 12,018 responses. Below are results showing how many respondents used each product. Then the detailed responses for each product are presented,

2010 Tax Software Survey: ATX

Click here for detailed survey responses for ATX 1040. Click here for detailed survey responses for ATX MAX. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: ATX Vendor name: CCH Small Firm Services Telephone (sales): 888-455-0183 E-mail (sales): sales@atxinc.com Website: www.atxinc.com Number of users: 35,000

2010 Tax Software Survey: TaxWorks

Click here for detailed survey responses for TaxWorks. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: TaxWorks Vendor name: REDGEAR Technologies Telephone (sales): 1-800-230-2322 E-mail (sales): sales@taxworks.com Website: www.taxworks.com Number of users: 8,310 Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): $1,395      Increase from last

2010 Tax Software Survey: Intuit ProLine Tax Online Edition

Click here for detailed survey responses for Intuit ProLine Tax Online Edition. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: Intuit ProLine Tax Online Edition Vendor name: Intuit, Inc. Telephone (sales): 888-236-9501 E-mail (sales): APD_Sales@intuit.com  Website: http://proadvisor.intuit.com/product/more-products-solutions/tools/tax-online-edition.jsp Number of users: Not disclosed Pricing Price on

2010 Tax Software Survey: ProSystem fx Tax

Click here for detailed survey responses for ProSystem fx Tax. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: ProSystem fx Tax Vendor name: CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business Telephone (sales): 800-739-9998 E-mail (sales): sales@prosystemfx.com Website: CCHGroup.com Number of users: 250,000+ Pricing Price on Federal 1040

2010 Tax Software Survey: UltraTax CS

Click here for detailed survey responses for UltraTax CS. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: UltraTax CS Vendor name: Thomson Reuters Telephone (sales): 800-968-8900 E-mail (sales): CS.Sales@ThomsonReuters.com Website: CS.ThomsonReuters.com Number of users: 20,000+ firms Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): $2,375     

2010 Tax Software Survey: ProSeries

Click here for detailed survey responses for ProSeries. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: ProSeries Vendor name: Intuit, Inc. Telephone (sales): 800-934-1040 E-mail (sales): APD_Sales@intuit.com Website: http://proseries.intuit.com Number of users: N/A Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): $1,499      Increase from last

2010 Tax Software Survey: TaxWise

Click here for detailed survey responses for TaxWise. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: TaxWise Vendor name: CCH Small Firm Services Telephone (sales): 1-888-455-0182 E-mail (sales): sales@TaxWise.com Website: www.TaxWise.com Number of users: 13,000 tax businesses Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): Power

2010 Tax Software Survey: CrossLink 1040

Click here for detailed survey responses for CrossLink 1040. (Opens in new window; click once to enlarge.) General Information Tax program name: CrossLink 1040 Vendor name: Petz Enterprises, Inc. Telephone (sales): 800-345-4337 E-mail (sales): sales@petzent.com Website: www.CrossLinkTax.com Number of users: N/A Pricing Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): $995      

You Can Program Outlook to Delay the Transmission of an E-Mail Message

Q: There are times, especially when I’m handling a time-sensitive issue, that I would like to be able to delay the actual transmission of my e-mails. In other words, I’d like to write them now, but I don’t want them transmitted for, say, an hour, day or week. Oh, sure,

Payment Processing Tips for Small Businesses

In a tight economy, small businesses are finding it increasingly necessary to offer their customers a payment card (credit/debit) option. CPAs can use these tips to educate their small business clients about payment processing: —By Greg Hammermaster (ghammermaster@sagepayments.com), president, Sage Payment Solutions.   More from the JofA:   Find us

Employee Involvement in Practice

The article “Employee Involvement: A New Blueprint for Success” (May 2010, page 46) affirmed many of the initiatives we have been implementing over the past year. At Concannon, Miller & Co. PC, our GO To Team consists of five individuals from all levels of our professional staff whom we have

Microsoft Launches Fix It Center for Windows 7, Vista and XP

Are you having a problem with your computer’s Microsoft software? You now have two new ways to fix it—and they’re both free. You can download a copy of Microsoft Fix it, which contains automated solutions for a wide range of problems. And if that software doesn’t address your concern, you

Averaging Noncontiguous Cells That Contain Some Zero Values

Q: Here’s my problem: I need to calculate the average for a bunch of cells that not only are not contiguous but some contain zero values, and I don’t want them to affect the results. Do you have any ideas? A: It is a little tricky. The solution, as you’ll

JofA Wins 2010 Tabbie Awards

The JofA’s website, journalofaccountancy.com, won the silver award for “Best B2B Website” in the 2010 Tabbie Awards competition, presented by Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI). Two JofA articles also were honored in the “How-To” and “Technical” article categories. The awards program, which recognizes excellence in editorial content and

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