Editor's Note
In this issue of In The Zone: IT Zone, we've found some useful
tips for you to ensure your important data is backed up properly
and safely. By now we all know that much of our electronic data
is only a power surge away from being lost, damaged, or
compromised. There are no excuses for not having all of our data
backed up and secure, although I must say that computer crashes
kind of make me long for filing cabinets and paper I can touch.
And just when you thought all of the tax software options were
exhausted, we've found a nice Excel spreadsheet that you can use
for creating your tax return!
Finally, Intuit is giving away money to accounting firms that
want to grow. Even without the financial incentive, we think
it's time to take control of this lousy economy and start making
things happen. Create a new position and give someone a job!
Find a new niche business area that you can tap! C'mon! Let's
get going!
Best regards,
Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
editor@accountingweb.com
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10 steps to the CPA's perfect backup plan
Today's CPA firm depends on reliable backup and recovery
systems. Online backup eliminates the expense and maintenance
costs of tape drives, the need to purchase backup servers, and
tape storage solutions. The inherent risk of tapes being
corrupted, misplaced, damaged, stolen, or not stored offsite is
significant. Here are 10 steps you can take to relieve your
backup worries.
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Free Microsoft Excel-based 1040 form available
Just in time for tax season, Glenn Reeves of Burlington, Kansas
has created a free Microsoft Excel-based version of the 2008
U.S. Individual Tax Return, commonly known as Form 1040. The
spreadsheet includes both pages of Form 1040, as well as several
supplemental schedules.
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Free Demonstration: Streamlining Corporate Workflow Processes
Find out today why successful businesses rely on CCH as their strategic partner for time-saving income tax compliance software and workflow management tools. In less than an hour, you’ll learn how to streamline your workflow and improve your compliance processes by using the integrated CorpSystem suite.
Learn more…
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It's time accountants got some stimulus money
Accounting professionals and their clients now have more ways to
save money and save time through a new program introduced by
Intuit Inc. Through its new "Power to Get More Done" initiative,
Intuit is offering significant savings on several of its
productivity products and services, $100,000 in stimulus grants
for accounting and tax firms, and new training tools to help
firms increase productivity and generate growth.
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White Paper: Top 10 questions for your IT manager
Along with managing your CPA practice comes the task of ensuring
that your technology is positioned to minimize risk, create
efficiencies for your staff, and keep you on the leading edge.
To help you identify whether you have any exposures with your IT
staff, platform, or operations, ponder our list of top-10
questions that should be posed to your IT manager. If along the
way, you get a response that concerns you, there may be reason
to dig in a bit further. IT may not be fun to you, but it's
certainly one of the more critical foundational components of
your firm's success.
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Blog: A Shortcut To Lock Your Computer
It is always a good security practice to lock your computer
screen when you walk away from it. The most typical screen saver
time out is 20 minutes but that is plenty of time for someone to
sit down at your computer and view information. In this tech tip
I will show you how to create a shortcut which you can double
click to lock your computer.
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Office 2007 Fundamentals Training Series
Updating to Office 2007? You're in for a couple of surprises!
Though the new 2007 interface looks great, the menu bar interface and how to find and use some of the advanced tools is radically changed.
Our Office 2007 Fundamentals Training Suite provides just the right amount of training to get you up to speed fast!
You receive separate CD-ROMs for training on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. that you or your stafff can use whenever needed!
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Has Outlook blocked your images?
If you need to right-click one of the images in this e-newsletter to see the pictures it's
easy to set up AccountingWEB.com as a 'safe sender' so you don't have to do this every time
you receive an e-newsletter. Select the Actions-Junk Mail menu and pick either the 'Add
Sender' or 'Add Sender's Domain' option.
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