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Reviews For Your Firm PAYROLL SYSTEMS Advanced Micro Solutions — 1099-Etc 2012 OVERALL RATING BEST FIRM FIT as complete as competitors Accounting professionals providing annual and quarterly payroll reporting for any number of clients with under 100 employees each, including live and after-the-fact payrolls. STRENGTHS r Cost effective system to achieve payroll compliance reporting r Integration with popular small business accounting soſtware to provide quick compliance reporting r Strong help and support options included in annual licensing costs POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS r Electronic filing capabilities are not 800-536-1099 r Many states will need to be pro- cessed manually through an add-on module 1099-Etc is a forms processing soſtware designed to process year- end and quarterly payroll informa- tion. 1099-Etc is a core module in a suite of add-on modules that provide accounting professionals a complete payroll processing solution. 1099- Etc may also be implemented as an internal compliance reporting soſtware for business organizations filing a large number of 1099s. SUMMARY & PRICING 1099-Etc is designed primarily as an annual and quarterly payroll reporting solution. Several add-on modules are available to enhance the solution and provide additional payroll processing capabilities. All new and renewing users are pro- vided a wide range of help and support options all of which are included in the soſtware licensing costs. Te affordable system is based on the core 1099-Etc module, which includes everything necessary to prepare any number of Forms W-2 and 1099. A complete system for processing live, aſter-the-fact and performing quarterly/annual reporting can be purchased for about $400. BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS REPORTING & MONITORING INTEGRATION/IMPORT/EXPORT HELP/SUPPORT N/A CLIENT SELF-SERVICE FEATURES Read the full review of this product exclusively online at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10773665 www.1099-etc.com SPONSORED CONTENT PARTNERS IN PAYROLL Finding the right tools for your practice is essential to your productivity and success. This is especially so for firms that manage payroll for their clients. Alan Goldberg knows this firsthand. The CPA, who is the owner of small general accountancy in New York City, is also the owner of the not-so-small Nan- nyTax.com, a service bureau that special- izes in managing household employment tax reporting, as well as commercial payroll. With 1099-Etc as the firm's key technology, NannyTax has grown over the years to be one of the largest in its field in the country, producing thousands of quarterly and annual returns per year for clients in 20 states. ALAN GOLDBERG, CPA Founder & Owner Alan L. Goldberg CPAs & NannyTax.com Alan says that 1099-Etc is critical to the growth they've achieved because of the efficiency of the system, multiple data entry methods and batch processing fea- tures that include collating of 941s, in- structions, state forms and instructions and cover letters. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS MOST IMPORTANT Alan's favorite feature of 1099-Etc, how- ever, is in the support and personalized service he receives from Advanced Micro Solutions (AMS), the maker of the pro- gram. "When implementing the new pay stub requirement for New York household employers, we needed some customization done to the program," he said. "They lis- tened and within a few days had an up- date to the program that was not only in compliance with the new requirement, but offered more value and information to cli- ents. And when you provide more value to your client, you can bill more." Over the more than 20 years that Alan has been using 1099-Etc, AMS has done many other customizations to the system based on feedback from Alan and other customers, he said, adding that support is included in pricing and the staff is knowl- edgeable. THE BOTTOM LINE "AMS is my partner in payroll processing. They are super responsive to program- ming needs, and on top of the needs of payroll providers, because they monitor compliance issues on a real time basis." 16 October 2012 t www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com FIRST-HAND