Technology


  • Is an original signed legal document that is scanned and saved in the cloud as binding in court as the original paper copy?

    I am interested in getting rid of paper. Can I rely on scanned legal documents to hold up in court? I have 2 clients with this question, a CPA firm and an insurance company.

  • IT Consultant Travel Time & Overtime?

    We are engaging with a firm to implement a Virtual network for about 25 desktops. The project needs to be done by the end of May and they say they can achieve this. There are a couple of clauses that I am not sure about. 1) They will bill us 50% of the billing rate for travel time for anyone who ne…

  • I'm looking for feedback on a service called ExecRank.

    This is a user subscription service focused on providing access to available Board and Advisory roles

  • Can you upload budget in QuckBooksOnline

    We created a budget in Excel file format and now want to upload in Quickbooks Online - does any one know a way to do it without having to enter the data manually? I called tech support but they were useless. thanks Ria

  • What is best accounting software to use for very small businesses

    I have recently started working with a number of very small clients and am struggling with deciding on what accounting software to recommend they use. QuikBooks is the usual default often used but these are very small business with limited transactions and QuikBooks - either desktop or online seems…

  • Employee issues for companies with 1-4 employees

    I am working with small clients with no employees currently but getting ready to hire their first 1-4 employees. What is the best way to address all of the various issues regarding payroll, payroll taxes, workers comp, health insurance and all of the compliance issues that go along with having empl…

  • Is there value in Quickbooks certification?

    We use Quickbooks for our business. Are there benefits in becoming QBs Certified?

  • Quickbooks Tip: Install Google Search Tool

    I HIGHLY recommend installing "Quickbooks Search powered by Google Desktop".  So much easier to search for checks, dollar amounts, invoices, anything. I couldn't live without it.  It takes a while to index your data after you install it, but after that you won't even know it's there.  

  • 3 Things CFOs Should Know about Project Management

    A recent article in CFO.com talks about CFO's and their lack of Project Management skills. "Yet CFOs rarely understand project management as a role, a profession, or an organizational competency that enables delivery of strategic initiatives." said Mark Langley, the author of the article and presid…

  • Good accounting software for midsize biotech company?

    Hi, I work for a midsize accounting company and we are looking to upgrade from our current Sage software to something more robust. It must have budgeting/forecast capabilities, audit trail capabilities and T&E integration would be a nice feature to have. I have looked at NetSuite and Microsoft …

  • Is Business Analytics tool a good fit here?

    We are a rapidly expanding school network. We uses spreadsheets ("enrollment model") tracking student enrollment, teacher staffing level, student attrition, class size etc, and making forecast 2 to 5 years out. The Model is leveraged by pretty much everyone in the organization, e.g., recruitment, s…

  • PSA solution for 100 users

    My company is selecting a PSA solutions -- we're primarily looking at FinancialForce, SciForma, and KeyedIn Projects. Does anyone have experience with those systems and comments on basic functionality? Any of those that you would recommend or warn away from?

  • SaaS Bookings Definition - Two Quick Questions

    There appears to be no single approach to measuring bookings for SaaS companies. That said, I would be interested in members' answers to the two questions below. Thanks. 1) Are multi year deals counted as a single booking in the first year -or- is only the first year value counted as a booking with…

  • What do users think of the accounting software Xero?

    Need Xero accounting software reviews and user experiences. What do you think?  

  • Online payroll provider -- Intuit payroll or ZenPayroll or Paylocity

    We are a small growing company with several retail locations in New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island. We expect to be at 50 people by end of year and at 200 a year from now. We use Paychex and don't like them at all from a customer service perspective. Does anyone have any experience with Intuit …

  • Looking for samples of SAAS contracts and best practices

    I am looking for examples and copies of SAAS contracts/agreements and a summary that covers the best practices in developing SAAS agreements. Appreciate any help and suggestions. thanks Don

  • Have experience using Quickbook Premier Manufacture?

    Does anyone have experience using QuickBooks Premier Manufacture? If so, what feedback do you have? Do you have other manufacturing software recommendations? I am assisting a start up client with choosing a manufacturing software package and they are leaning towards QB.

  • Expense Reporting Tool User Reviews & Recommendations

    We have been using Concur as an online T&E expense reporting tool. Lately the responsiveness and service and availability has begun to really suck. Does anyone have expereince with other automated solutions for efficiently handling T&E, including but not limited to ExpenseWatch?

  • QuickBooks Functionality - Editable Entries

    Hi, I am using quickbooks enterprise sol. 12. I can't edit some of GL (Journal) entries, while the other is editable please can you help me, even i didn't set the closing date yet? more, can i change 'name' in the journal entry of an account at once e.g. Current account? which i post to different "…

  • Where does data analytics reside in a typical organization?

    There is discussion amongst the CTO and Sales President that Finance should be a customer to BI rather than being the owner of analytics (Business Partner) to all functional groups. What does the rest of the world do?

  • Paycor vs Paycom Pros & Cons

    My company is currently looking to switch payroll service providers. We are currently with ADP and are looking to switch to either Paycor or Paycom. Does anyone have any experience with either of these two companies?

  • Can QuickBooks do 1) subsidiaries that roll up to parent and 2) interchange between languages such as Spanish and English?

    I have not used QuickBooks in quite a while. I am doing consulting work for a Non Profit. They have 4 locations in South America and want a P&L (loss technically) for each as well as a Balance Sheet. Those 4 entities/subsidiaries roll up to a parent that oversees the Charitable Foundation. I al…

  • Management Subsciption Platforms?

    Hi, I am looking to adapt a subscription management platform. I have been looking into Zuora, Recurly, Chargify, Chargebee and Cheddergetter. Zuora seems very expensive so I think I am crossing this out, and most of the programs seem to be the same. Some characteristics that I am looking for our MR…

  • BI Solutions

    I am interested in finding out as to what BI solutions small and mid size companies are currently using or planning to use in the near future. Also what do you see as the biggest challenges to implement BI solution strategy.