Tax tools

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, released new mobile applications to monitor the status of e-filed returns, as well as access to client data in ProSystem fx.

Marketing season is well underway for preparers readying for Tax Season 2013, and a recent discussion on the LinkedIn Tax Business Owners of America group revealed several pointers for preparers.

A new study by tax prep software provider Drake Software reveals that tax preparers have taken to certain avenues of social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn, but that most still have these communication and network tools on the to-do list.

Many tax practitioners focus on improving their efficiency during tax season, but there are plenty of things they can do in advance to ensure success from January to April, according to 2020 Group chairman and CEO Chris Frederiksen.

Papers, papers and still more papers. When can I destroy these tax documents?

CCH Small Firm Services has wrapped up its inaugural user conference, with more than 150 attendees spending two days focusing on the ways that changes in laws, professional requirements and technology are impacting tax and accounting.

Your customers are mobile, and you should be too!

Tax technologies concern New River Innovation has released Beyond415 Guidance, a Web-based research center for resolving issues after tax filing.

The past tax season saw continued growth in the do-it-yourself market, while the complexity of the Tax Code, and the likelihood of end-of-year or next-year retroactive changes, will increase the need for software at both the consumer and professional levels.

For the eighth consecutive year, the Internal Revenue Service has chosen CCH to provide the agency with comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables that can be used by millions of taxpayers in preparing their returns.

RedGear Technologies, developer of TaxWorks professional tax software, and marketer Business Owners Advandage have launched an affiliate program for tax professionals to offer Deductr -- automated expense tracking tool for taxpayers.

Tax business owners, as well as small businesses in general, are focusing more on such Internet marketing techniques as e-commerce and social media even while relying on such traditional methods as networking and targeted advertising to attract new clients, according to Chuck McCabe, CEO of The Income Tax School Inc.

Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCM Solutions plans to introduce a new scheduling module that will incorporate an automated, real-time resource allocation component as well as calendar-based scheduling.

Tax technologies concern New River Innovation has released Beyond415 TeamWork, a new product designed to allow large firms to manage post-filing work more efficiently.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired the assets of BSI, a provider of international tax, legal, business and investment information.

CCH Small Firm Services released ATX 2012, the latest version of the company’s tax software, designed to offer improved efficiency, expanded client customization options and a new user interface.

Thomson Reuters has posted a new series of blog articles for users of its UltraTax CS software with advice on how they can take advantage of the software’s data mining features to help their clients navigate the possible tax law changes coming next year.

CCH has released a special tax briefing providing guidance and analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s temporary regulations for repairs of tangible property and how they may require companies to change their accounting methods.

Intuit Inc. posted fourth quarter revenue of $651 million, up 14 percent from a year ago, with 64 percent of its overall revenue coming from connected services, compared to 50 percent during the year-ago period in 2011.

Tax and accounting solutions provider CCH Small Firm Services has launched a new resource center to help tax and accounting professionals improve their marketing and increase their knowledge of the field.