Today's Technology for Tomorrow's Firm.
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advertorial The Cloud Moves Your Practice Beyond the Desktop A decade or two ago, PC's brought increased productivity to accounting offces, and today the cloud offers more capabilities that PC's never could. That means with the cloud you can do many things you could not do before on your desktop. Below are some major advantages of the cloud. By fully harnessing the power of the cloud you can perform your client engagements faster and easier, create stronger bonds with your clients, offer value-added services, increase your relevance and make your practice more rewarding. tantsWorld is an example of a collaborative, cloud-based system. • Offer proftable services you couldn't before. Payroll is a good example. Cloud-based payroll solutions created exclusively for accountants, like AccountantsWorld's Payroll Relief, make payroll processing one of the most proftable services for accountants. The right payroll solution will eliminate most of the payroll processing tasks in their offces such as: payroll data entry, direct deposit, tax deposit, e-fing of tax forms, and printing of paychecks. And this processing power is available at a fraction of what the payroll service bureaus charge. • Exchange data and documents faster and easier. With desktop solutions, data exchange is limited between applications that are integrated and typically must be installed on the frm's network. The cloud extends integration to a true data exchange between applications anywhere in the cloud. Data can be The cloud opens the door to AccountantCentric solutions that let you and your clients work together using one unifed system with everything you both need. Because you're working as a team and not independently, you – the accountant – guide the accounting process from start to fnish. Cloud-based Accountant-Centric solutions eliminate all of the above problems and make client accounting more effcient and proftable. Accounting Relief from Accoun- 22 Furthermore, the cloud allows the seamless exchange of documents through the use of client portals. Clients can securely upload source documents directly to the frm, or securely download their tax returns and fnancials anytime, anywhere with an Internet connection, including smart phones. What is AccountantsWorld's expertise with the cloud? • Work from anywhere at any time. You're no longer tied to a software solution installed on your desktop. With cloud-based solutions, you can work from any computer with an internet connection, including mobile devices. • Collaborate with your clients as their advisor. Most of the problems you currently face in accounting are because you and your clients are doing different parts of accounting in different systems with no connection between them. This disconnect results in clients making bookkeeping messes that you must fx, cumbersome fle transfers you need to manage, different versions of G/L systems you have to work with, client data you have to chase after, and so on . easily pulled from bank and credit card accounts into accounting systems, thus minimizing data entry. September 2013 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com AccountantsWorld® TM With more than 13 years' experience, AccountantsWorld is the pioneer for providing cloud solutions for accountants. We have the most extensive suite of fully-integrated solutions, including bookkeeping, write-up, trial balance, live payroll, after-the-fact payroll, client portals, document management, website creation, online marketing, and practice management. It's no surprise our Accounting Relief and Payroll Relief solutions have won CPA Practice Advisor Innovation Awards. AccountantsWorld has one of the largest online communities of accountants and boasts over 110,000 members. We put accountants frst by offering our members a tremendous amount of free resources including webinars, forums, whitepapers, and training about the cloud - everything to help accountants advance their practice. CHANDRA BHANSALI President, AccountantsWorld AccountantsWorld Co-Founder and President Dr. Chandra Bhansali is recognized throughout the accounting profession as an expert in accounting technology. Over a decade ago, Dr. Bhansali knew the Internet would have a profound impact on the accounting profession and ever since, AccountantsWorld has been developing cloud solutions for accountants. Today, AccountantsWorld offers a complete suite of cloud solutions for accountants, including award-winning Accounting Relief and Payroll Relief. 888-999-1366 | www.AccountantsWorld.com