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Accounting firms have been doing write-up work since well before computers were available. When computers became affordable, many switched over to using general ledger applications, sometimes on time-shared mini and mainframe computers.Gradually, true write-up applications began to take hold, and this vertical application really started to take off with the advent of the IBM PC.

INTUIT BEEFS UP QUICKBOOKSIntuit has upgraded QuickBooks with a new client data review tool and other features for accountants to help their small business clients.

Accounting firms utilize some of the most complex and difficult information technology systems to integrate and manage. This results from:* IT governance and decision-making processes;

It took a while, but the accounting profession is finally starting to feel the effects of the overall market slowdown. Although certain geographies appear immune, I'm seeing a softening in many parts of the country.Is it a surprise? Not in the slightest.

DEMAND RISING FOR FORENSICSNew York - The demand for CPAs who provide forensic accounting services has accelerated in the past year, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

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CALIFORNIARSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen have opened an office in San Francisco.

NOVEMBER3: New Jersey Update, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, New Jersey Chapter. Victor's Maywood Inn, Maywood, N.J. Contact: Fred Bachmann (973) 377-2009.

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In one of the classic episodes of “The Honeymooners,” the Ed Norton character is despondent over getting fired from his long-tenured position as a sewer worker.