October 14, 2011

Sponsored Links: Uni-Data's QuickBooks® Hosting & eFileCabinet Document Management Work From Anywhere, Anytime With QuickBooks and Peachtree Learn how to work more efficiently with the IRS after tax filing Rapid Corporate Adoption Curve Proclaims "Cloud Is Now" The vast majority of senior executives said their organizations have already moved at least some business activities to the cloud and expect their 2012 investment to skyrocket. Read On... Moving To the Cloud: What, When, and How? Recently the conversation in the enterprise IT department has shifted for many from "should we be moving to the Cloud?" to "what, when and how are we moving to the Cloud" as many of the key benefits of the Cloud model - reduced costs and management overhead, flexibility and scalability and accessibility - become increasingly well understood and accepted. Read On... THRIVEal +CPA Network to Present Firm of the Future Symposium In conjunction with its first anniversary celebration, the innovative THRIVEal +CPA Network group will host the Firm of the Future Symposium, presented by experts Ron Baker and Ed Kless. Read On... Is Your Future Cloudy? Cloud Computing and Accountants By definition, cloud computing is Web-based computing, whereby shared resources, both software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand through an Internet connection. Read On... Avalara Announces Release of AvaTax 1099 Avalara, a provider of fully automated, up-to-date sales and use tax compliance solutions, has announced the availability of AvaTax 1099, a cloud-based solution for end-to-end 1099 reporting. Read On...   Just this week I threw my hands up in the air and said "enough is enough" when, for the last time, I sat at my desk and e-mailed myself files from my home computer so I could access them while on the road. "This is crazy!" I said, and the next thing you know, I'm signing up for Cloud file storage. It's easy and inexpensive, and now all of my files go with me, everywhere I go. Some of the articles in this month's In the Cloud newsletter are certain to make you take a second look at Cloud computing too and, if you haven't already, soon you will start putting your own action plan into place to move your business activities to a Cloud platform. Best wishes, Gail Perry, CPA Editor-in-Chief editor@accountingweb.com Uni-Data's QuickBooks® Hosting & eFileCabinet Document Management Uni-Data's QuickBooks® Hosting and eFileCabinet document management Accountants and clients access financial data and documents simultaneously and securely. All Intuit-supported versions of QuickBooks® Pro, Premier and QBES. SAS70 type II data centers. 24x7 live support. Nightly back-up. As low as $38/mo/user. Uni-Data is an Intuit Authorized Commercial Host (U.S./Canada). 718 445-5600. www.unidatait.com Work From Anywhere, Anytime When applications like QuickBooks and Peachtree are securely hosted in the cloud, you can access client data and files without having to leave your office. CPAASP has been helping accountants and businesses work closer together with application hosting solutions since 1997. 866-206-1781. www.cpaasp.com Learn how to work more efficiently with the IRS after tax filing Studies show that your clients' IRS issues are time consuming and largely unbillable.  Learn how the IRS has changed and what you should do about it at www.beyond415.com.  We make it easier for tax practitioners to work with the IRS – through technology, education, and guidance.  It's free – join us. Unsubscribe from the monthly In The Cloud e-newsletter Copyright © 2011, Sift Media US, Inc. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 2252, Westerville, OH 43086-2252 The Sift Media Portfolio includes: AccountingWEB.com |  GoingConcern.com