2 April 2015 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com
WEB EXCLUSIVES
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3
CONTENTS
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10 Real Ways to Make Your
Computer Run Faster
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15 Replenish Your Payroll Firm With
Recruiting and Training
By Taija Jenkins, Assitant Editor
19 Apps We Love: Organizational Tools for
Professionals
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
20 The ProAdvisor Spotlight: Intuit
Realigns QBO Vision with Recent Strategic
Partnerships
21 Who's Who Among Vendors Serving the
Tax & Accounting Profession
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Managing Editor
36 2015 Readers Choice Awards
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Managing Editor
COVER STORY
42 Security: A Balancing Act for
Accounting Firms
By Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP, CGM A
COLUMNS
3 From the Editor: Looking Foward: It's Not
Too Early to Get Ready for 2016 Busy Season
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
10 From the Trenches: The Top Technologies
for Accounting Firms
By Randy Johnston
FEATURES
4 Top 10 Networking Tips for Accounting
Firm Leaders
By Paul McDonald
12 A Year in the Life of a SALT Accountant:
Register with States Where You Conduct
Business
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
13 Registered Agents: Who Needs Them?
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
14 A Year in the Life of a Payroll
Accountant: Navigating Payroll at the End
of Tax Season
By Taija Jenkins, Assitant Editor
2015 PRODUCT REVIEWS
5 Professional Tax Preparation Systems
By Steven Phelan, CPA.CITP
16 Practice Management Programs
By Mary Girsch-Bock
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2015
READERS'
CHOICE
AWARDS
36
AMONG THOSE SERVING THE
TAX & ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
21