SURVEY RESULTS: Deal-Savvy CPAs Look to Lenovo Computers

Lenovo challenges Dell and HP’s dominance with competitive pricing on desktops.

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The Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey

By CPA Trendlines Research
Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey

Attracted by competitive pricing, accountants are increasingly turning to Lenovo as their primary desktop computer and challenging the dominant positions of Dell and Hewlett-Packard, according to new survey results available from CPA Trendlines.

To be sure, the Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey shows Lenovo still dwarfed by Dell and HP. But Dell’s position is hardly changing, HP’s appears to be declining and Lenovo is coming on strong, almost doubling its share of the profession. READ MORE →

Scanners Allow Data Capture at the Source

Epson DS-510Minimize paper handling right at the gate.

By Roman H. Kepczyk
Quantum of Paperless

One of the keys to optimizing production processes is capturing information at its “root” source. This means when data enters your firm, regardless of the format (mail, fax, email or on a flash drive).

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Ideally, documents would be provided to the firm in a digital format such as secured email or preferably through a web portal, but the reality today is that a significant portion of accounting firm source documents arrive from clients in a traditional paper format. Your firm will need to develop processes to efficiently scan, name and store these documents.

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