Sage Software has announced its Chairman’s Club members, representing the elite of the Sage Software Business Partner community.
Chairman’s Club membership is earned by Sage Software Business Partners that develop an exceptional level of new business with Sage Software through defined sales and marketing programs, making these the top-selling Sage Software Business Partners in North America. Chairman’s Club members receive a variety of marketing benefits and attend an annual business retreat with Sage Software executives to discuss industry issues and business strategy. Members were determined based on their performance during the company’s 2007 fiscal year, which ran from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.
“Chairman’s Club members represent some of our most successful business partners in North America, helping small and mid-sized businesses achieve great results with Sage Software solutions,” said Nina Smith, Sage Software president, Business Management Division. “Their hard work and dedication over the past year to achieving our mutual success has earned them this prestigious honor.” Added Doug Meyer, Sage Software president, Industry & Specialized Solutions Division, “Like Sage Software, these partners are very customer-focused, and strive to always keep their customers and their continued satisfaction in mind by implementing and maintaining exceptional business management programs for them.”
Sage Software Chairman’s Club members are:
- Accordant Company LLC
- ADSS Global
- Alliance Solutions Group
- Blytheco LLC
- CA Plus
- C I S Consulting Group
- CompuData, Inc.
- Delphia Consulting LLC
- Dresser & Associates Inc.
- ERP Visions, Inc.
- Infinity Info Systems Corporation
- JMT Consulting Group, Inc.
- MIS Group
- NFP Consultants, Inc.
- Technology Advisors, Inc.
- The Strategies Group
- United Solutions

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The latest readings show that most accountants are well prepared for busy season, with about 30% ahead of schedule and 48% on schedule.
Meanwhile 54% are expecting better business and operations this year, compared to last year. And overwhelming majorities are looking forward to better financial results.
Still, nagging problems loom ahead, especially late or unprepared clients and late or erroneous K1s, 1099s and the like.
Some 10% of accountants are headed into busy season with new tax software, which can always cause unanticipated difficulties. Nevertheless, 24% of accountants are more than happy with their software.
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“Independence may not be the cornerstone of audit. AICPA is looking into reliability as being the standard, particularly for small and private businesses.”
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It’s not just tax season. ‘Tis the season for the IRS to make it’s scariest warnings. And why not? It’s when everyone’s paying attention.
Today the IRS says…
Enforcement efforts increased again in fiscal year 2007. For instance, during 2007 the IRS audited 84 percent more returns of individuals with incomes of $1 million or more than during 2006. Overall, enforcement revenue reached $59.2 billion, up from $48.7 billion in 2006 and nearly $34.1 billion in 2002.
Highlights of the enforcement and services numbers for fiscal year 2007, which ended on September 30, include:
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The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have announced the selection of 41 new members to serve on the nationwide Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee charged with providing direct taxpayer input to the Internal Revenue Service.
The new members will join 57 returning members to round out the volunteer panel for Fiscal Year 2008. The new members were selected from over 400 interested individuals from all over the country, who applied through an open recruitment period last spring.
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Are Boomers ready for retirement? Probably not.
Are YOU ready for busy season? Sound off here.
by Rick Telberg
We sure hit a hot issue with our recent survey on Baby Boomers and their plans for… or maybe we should say dreams of… retirement.
Respondents agreed—or at least 92 percent of them did—that America’s Boomers are not financially prepared for retirement. They’re saving too little. They’re imagining their retirement won’t last long (to put it nicely). And unless they start shoveling money into their IRAs and 401Ks, “retirement in the golden years†is going to look more like “working in the fading light of sunset.â€
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