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Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com

Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

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Accounting

2017 Review of Celerant Stratus Point-of-Sale

Celerant Stratus is an all-inclusive system designed for retail businesses and those that sell products both in-store and online. The product offers a mobile app that supports both iOS and Android devices, and is platform independent and can be ...

Accounting

2017 Review of Cougar Mountain Denali Point of Sale

The Denali Point of Sale module is part of Cougar Mountain’s suite of accounting and related products. Denali Point of Sale is best suited for small to mid-sized retailers that already use Cougar Mountain software.

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Accounting

2017 Review of Cumulus Retail by CAM Commerce

Cumulus Retail from CAM Commerce is an SaaS delivered point of sale system ideally suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses. With a long list of features included in the system, as well as the availability of three product versions, Cumulus ...

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Accounting

2017 Review of Keystroke Advanced Point of Sale

Keystroke Advanced from Specialized Business Solutions is part of the trio of point of sale products offered. Designed to be installed on a local computer or network, Keystroke Express is best suited for small and growing retail businesses. Keystroke ...

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Accounting

2017 Review of QuickBooks Point of Sale Desktop

QuickBooks Point of Sale Desktop 12.0 is best suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses that are looking for a point of sale product that will integrate with other QuickBooks applications. QuickBooks Point of Sale Desktop is available in three ...

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Accounting

2017 Review of RetailSTAR by CAM Commerce

RetailSTAR from CAM Commerce is best suited for niche retailers with single or multiple locations as well as a thriving online store.

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Accounting

2017 Review of Vend Point of Sale

Vend is a good fit for retailers of any size that are looking for a flexible point of sale application. Available in three versions as well as a free version, Vend is designed to work on iPad, Mac, or PC systems, working both online and offline as needed.

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Accounting

2017 Review of Wasp Barcode QuickStore Point of Sale

Along with its barcode scanning and inventory control applications, WASP also offers a Point of Sale application designed for the small retail business. QuickStore Point of Sale offers three versions; Standard, Professional, and Enterprise, with users ...

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2017 Review of CCH Axcess Tax

CCH Axcess Tax is completely cloud-based, so users will have complete access to the system from any location. CCH Axcess Tax also offers users free mobile apps for both iOS and Android tablets and smart phones which offers access to client management, ...

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2017 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Tax

CCH ProSystem fx Tax is part of the comprehensive CCH ProSystem fx Suite of products from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. The product is well suited for accounting firms of all sizes, and is best utilized in an environment where other Wolters Kluwer ...

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2017 Review of Drake Tax

Drake Tax from Drake Software is well suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that primarily process 1040 returns for clients. Drake Tax also works well for small businesses as well.

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2017 Review of GoSystem Tax RS

GoSystem Tax RS from Thomson Reuters is best suited for mid-sized to larger firms that process complex returns for larger organizations and individuals. One of the earliest tax compliance solutions to offer a web-based solution, GoSystem Tax RS has ...