Small Business

Public accountants wear many hats, ranging from tax professional for individuals and business or nonprofit entities, to bookkeeper, payroll service provider, strategic business consultant and financial advisor, virtual CFO, and even the sleuth role of an auditor. At the same time, you’re a small business owner and employer, too, which means you face many of […]

Giving you practical, leading-edge technical guidance is one of the key reasons for this column’s existence. As you have noted from other columns and features in this issue, there are several topics that affect document and accounting access: Document Management products, SaaS Small Business Accounting products, Small Business Specialty products, and Workflow, which is one […]

2011 Overall Rating 4.5 877-683-3280 www.intuit.com   Best Fit: Targeted at accountants who support non-accountant business owners who maintain their own books. Strengths: Ease of use & large install base, which means more end users will have experience with the application Strong accountant program with good training & referrals to certified ProAdvisors Company Snapshot improvements […]

2011 Overall Rating 4 800-648-6258 www.addsuminc.com   Best Fit: A good fit for those with high transaction volume bookkeeping operations who require inventory support. Designed for small to mid-sized businesses, particularly small retailers and contractors who require industry-specific features. Strengths: Strong POS capabilities Multi-user version supports unlimited users at a site for $799 Support for […]

2011 Overall Rating 4.5   800-322-6962 www.accountedge.com   Best Fit: With hundreds of business templates, AccountEdge is suitable for a variety of small businesses. Strengths: –          Strong Apple Mac support –          Mac network version available –          Includes 100 industry-specific charts of accounts –          Mobile version for iOS devices –          U.S. & Canadian versions available –          […]

4 – 2011 Overall Rating   800-444-9922 www.checkmark.com   4 – Basic System Functions 4.5 – Core Accounting Capabilities 3.25 – Day-to-Day Operations 4.25 – Management Features 3.5 – Integration & Import/Export 4.25 – Help/Support   Best Fit: With good basic functionality at a value price point, this may be a good fit for accounting […]

With the recent decision that McDonald's and its franchisees could be joint employers, the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel has continued a series of far-reaching actions that could upend how many American companies conduct business, including recent decisions asserting jurisdiction over social media policies, confidentiality policies, other company policies of non-union workplaces, and even employee activity on Facebook.

Private sector employment increased by 204,000 jobs from July to August, according tot he latest ADP National Employment Report, which is produced by ADP in collaboration with Moody's Analytics.