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VOLUME 26, NUMBER 5
COVER STORY
5 2016 Innovation Awards Highlight Tools for
Automation, Collaboration and Insight
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Managing Editor
COLUMNS
4 From The Editor: Summer Reading Can Change
Your Life!
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
12 From the Trenches: SMB Accounting - What's
Up With This Market?
By Randy Johnston
38 Bridging the Gap: Scammers Move From Phish
to Whales
By Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP
FEATURES
24 Apps We Love: Education Edition
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
26 A Year in the Life of a SALT Accountant:
States Redefine Nexus to Tackle Online Sales
Taxes By Gail Cole
27 Are Your Clients Prepared for Taxes on
Services?
By Shane Ratigan
28 2016 Accountants Product & Service Guide
33 The ProAdvisor Spotlight: Intuit Rolls Out
Exclusive Benefits to U.S. QuickBooks ProAdvisors
34 A Year in the Life of a Payroll Accountant:
Vacation Blues: One Third of U.S. Workers
Unhappy With Paid Time Off Policy
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Managing Editor
35 5 Steps To Prepare for New Overtime Pay
Rules
By Isaac M. O'Bannon, Managing Editor
36 Business Leaders Juggle a Host of Demands
in Today's Economy
By Paul McDonald
2016 PRODUCT REVIEWS
14 Sales & Use Tax Systems
By Mary Girsch-Bock
18 SMB Accounting Systems
By Mary Girsch-Bock
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