PenSoft payroll processing software is designed to help small to mid-sized businesses process virtually all payroll and related tax requirements faster, easier, and more cost effectively. The Accounting Edition starts at $1,629 for new users, and is based on the number of employees (up to 50) of the largest client you will be using the package for. The fully expanded version, 501+ employees, costs $2,119 for the basic package. Currently, there is a discounted renewal rate available.

The PenSoft Accounting Edition includes tax tables for all 50 states and prints many of the state tax forms, prints both pre-printed and MICR checks, handles job costing, consolidated reporting, and even invoicing among its many features.

The Accounting Edition can be enhanced with the Remote Client option or the TimeOnline option:

Remote Client allows the client to enter data into PenSoft’s secure site which is then transmitted to the processor (accountant) at your convenience. With a cost of $.10 per payroll record at a minimum monthly fee of $10, it is very affordable. It is also secure, with the payroll processor having complete control over the use of the service. After your clients download and install the remote client application they are able to gain access to the secure Web site using their specific usernames and passwords. They can use this access to modify their organization’s employee list, enter time, and enter leave information.

PenSoft’s TimeOnline is a time clock system ($2.00 per employee per month) that is accessible from any computer with Internet access, exporting the hours directly to the PenSoft Payroll program. It allows employees to view their schedule and time sheet data online.

Heidi Heretick, director of sales & marketing summed it up, saying, “PenSoft offers sophisticated, comprehensive payroll software for small to mid-sized businesses.  Users will find our software makes one of the most complex, time-consuming task employers face as simple as a few keystrokes.”

US$  19.99  (Retail price $2119)

Easily Manage Small Business Sales & Expenses

Tired of spending countless hours manually tracking your sales and expenses, or setting up a spreadsheet correctly to electronically monitor your finances?

Bookkeeper 2009 is the solution for you. It provides you with the accounting functionality you need to easily manage your business finances at an affordable price.

From check writing, payroll and credit card processing, to billing, invoicing, tax preparation, reporting and more, Bookkeeper eliminates the hassles of day to day bookkeeping and frees up your valuable time so you can focus on growing your business.

• Select, track and pay bills individually or in batches
• Automatically fill out checks and make partial payments
• Get automatic bill reminders

• Calculate earnings and deductions easily
• Pay with flexible pay periods – bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly
• Automatically calculate taxes – federal, state, social security and Medicare**

**Payroll tax tables require an additional subscription fee. See inside box for more information. For download version, go to http://www.avanquestusa.com/payroll.

• Invoice formats for any service or product business
• Calculate single and multiple sales tax rates and totals automatically
• Add logos and shipping data including tracking number and freight costs

• Process any sale, at any time, with any payment
• Credit cards, ATM/debit cards, checks, and more***
• Securely process credit cards directly from within Bookkeeper

***ATM/Debit card payments accepted only if they can be processed as credit.

• Over 125 custom reports
• Evaluate your business
• Create custom templates
• General ledger, banking, payroll, accounts payable and receivable reports, and more

“Bookkeeper is Excellent! Before I purchased it, I paid $150 for QuickBooks® Pro. I never did figure it out.” – Loren Champlain Sr. Orchards Automotive, Inc.

US$  9.99

Everything you need to do your taxes with ease.

Finds All Deductions and Credits You Deserve to Get Your Biggest Refund

• Stimulus Ready — Updated with all of the latest tax laws to help you get all of the deductions and credits you deserve – including the new 2009 Stimulus Plan credits for homebuyers, new car purchases and more.
• Maximizes Your Tax Deductions — Asks simple questions about your income, family situation and changes in your tax situation and credits. Then, based on your answers, searches for more than 350 deductions and credits to get you the biggest tax refund—guaranteed.
• Looks for Deduction Opportunities as You Go — Shows you which deductions you’ve taken. Which deductions you haven’t. And tells you how to qualify for just about any deduction, so you don’t miss any opportunities to save.
• Gets You the Maximum Deduction for Donations — ItsDeductible (included) helps you accurately value items you donate to charity–no more guessing. Plus, it tracks other donations such as cash, mileage and stocks, to help you get every charitable deduction you’re entitled to.
• Handles Your Life Changes — Changed jobs? Got married? Bought a home? Had a baby? TurboTax guides you through common life changes, explains how the changes will impact your taxes, and tells you what you can deduct.
• Helps with Medical Expenses — Does all the math and tells you if you qualify to deduct your medical expenses for maximum tax savings.

Helps You Reduce Audit Risk

• Tracks Your Audit Risk — Audit Risk Meter™ checks your tax return for common audit triggers. Shows whether your risk is high or low. And provides tips to help you reduce your chance of an audit.
• Includes Downloadable Audit Support Center — Gives you step-by-step guidance on everything you need to know and do if the IRS contacts you.
• Also Available: Audit Defense — Provides full-service representation by a trained tax professional. You will never have to meet with the IRS, unless you want to.³

Does the Hard Work for You

• Asks Easy Questions, Tailored to You — Guides you step by step through your tax return and puts your answers on the right tax forms for you. Skips interview questions that don’t apply to you, so you can finish your return faster.
• Automatically Fills in W-2 and 1099 Info — Gets your W-2 and 1099 data directly from over 100,000 participating employers and financial institutions and automatically puts it in the right tax forms. A brief summary lets you review and edit downloaded information if necessary.
• Transfers Last Year’s Tax Info — No retyping necessary. Fills in information from your previous year’s return to save time and increase accuracy. Shows you what you’re importing and where it goes in your return. You can also import from other tax software including TaxACT and H&R Block’s TaxCut.
• Imports Your Financial Data — Imports information from your financial software (including Quicken^®, QuickBooks^® 2007 and higher, and Microsoft^® Money) so you can skip the cut and paste this year.
• Makes it Easy to Hold Your Place — Flag areas in your tax return so you can get back to them easily.

Provides Help and Advice When You Need It

• Live Tax Answers — Get live answers online from TurboTax experts and other TurboTax users in our Live Community². Plus you’ll have instant access to answers to commonly asked tax questions on every screen.
• Straightforward Guidance & Advice — Find help on any tax topic from anywhere within TurboTax. Get plain-English explanations of specific tax areas and helpful examples when you need them.
• Guide Me — Not sure how to answer a tax question? We’ll guide you to the right answer, making your taxes even easier.
• Explains Your Return — Shows you a summary of your return, including income, tax, credits and payments so you know your taxes are accurate. Provides recommendations to help you get an even bigger refund next year.
• FREE Technical Support — Got a software question? No problem! Get answers from a TurboTax expert via e-mail, phone, or live chat.

Spots Errors and Shows How to Fix Them

• Smart Check™ Scans for Mistakes — Smart Check double-checks your return for errors, so you can be confident your taxes are done right.
• Guaranteed Accurate Calculations — If you should get hit with an IRS or state penalty or interest due to a TurboTax calculation error, we’ll pay you the penalty and interest.
• Keeps You Up-to-Date with the Latest Tax Laws — With a single click you can check for updates each time you start to ensure your return includes the latest IRS and state tax forms. No more disruptions while you work on your return.

Get Your Refund Faster with Included Federal Efile

• Shows Your Tax Refund in Real Time — Watch your refund add up as you complete your return. Our Dual Refund Monitor constantly displays and updates both your federal and state refunds (or taxes due) as you complete your federal return.
• Federal Efile Included — Get your refund in as few as 8 days with efile and direct deposit. Free federal efile is included with TurboTax at no extra charge. If you’re a returning user, we’ll automatically transfer your efile information from your previous year’s return to save you even more time.
• New Options to Get Your Refund Fast — Direct deposit your tax refund on a TurboTax Refund Card, a reloadable Visa prepaid card that can be used everywhere Visa debit is accepted. Or put your refund on a prepaid card you already have. Learn more

• Audio Capabilities
  • Audio editing, converter (MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, etc.), CD ripper, and merging
  • Extensive list of supported conversions
  • Convert bitrate and compression for audio formats, such as converting a MP3 from 128 kbps to 64 kbps. The software can adjust to lower as well as higher bitrates.
  • Provides a solution to convert DRM protected WMA files, convert protected AAC and M4P files, and convert OMA to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG
  • Advanced audio CD burning from WAV, MP3, WMA, and OGG formats. Powerful, yet easy to use feature to burn CDs
  • Extract and save audio content of video files to sound files
  • Apply sound effects to audio files
  • Use the software’s audio editing feature to record MIDI files, providing a solution to convert MIDI to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, etc. The same can be used to convert DVD audio to MP3, WAV, WMA, or OGG.
  • Copy music CDs (copy audio CDs)
  • Record from line-in (cassette, LP, etc.), streaming audio, or any other source available on your system
  • All-in-one MP3 software solution (MP3 converter, MP3 encoder, MP3 decoder, MP3 ripper, CD burner, MP3 editor, MP3 recorder, MP3 player, and more).
  • MusicID audio recognition
  • Music Lyrics Search
  • Audio tag editing (ID3 tag editing and other meta data), and FreeDB support
  • Highly customizable, configurable, and user-friendly interface
• Video Capabilities
  • Batch Video Converter for AVI, MPG, WMV, MOV, and more
  • Convert AVI, MPG, and WMV video to Flash
  • Video CD (VCD/SVCD) burner
  • Video DVD Burner
  • Powerful digital video editing software for all popular video formats and an extensive list of video editing filters, effects, and video editing operations. The software’s movie/video editing feature supports AVI, MPG (MPEG-1 and MPEG-2), WMV, and more
  • Compress video files, including AVI, MPEG, and WMV
  • Video creator (make a video from a sequence of image and audio files)
  • Video combining, and extraction
  • Video joiner for AVI, MPEG, WMV
  • All-in-one MPEG software solution (MPEG encoder, MPEG decoder, MPEG editor, MPEG VCD Burner, MPEG Converter, and more)
  • Batch video processing
  • Video capture feature that can capture from most TV tuners, web cams, and other video capture devices. This feature can be used in combination with a TV tuner or video capture card to capture video from DVD and save to AVI or WMV, for example.
  • Media management
  • Extract video frames to image files in batch mode. Supported formats include BMP, EMF, GIF, J2K, JPG, PCX, PNG, RAS, TGA, TIF, and WMF
  • Insert images into existing video files or create new videos from a collection of image files
  • Create video files from still frame images and other videos
  • Add audio to video files, replace existing audio in video files, delete audio from video files
  • Convert between PAL and NTSC video standards using the software’s video converter feature
  • Add over 30 effects and color adjustment operations to your video for powerful enhancement and alternation
  • Video editing is available for AVI (uncompressed), AVI (compressed using any available codec), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, and ASF
  • You can use a comprehensive set of video editing operations: crop, delete frame, delete selection (video and/or audio), resize, rotate, mirror, flip, trim, adjust audio volume, and much more
  • Click supported conversions to see even more possibilities
• Combination Audio and Video Capabilities
  • DVD Ripper feature can be used to convert from DVD to AVI, MPEG-1/2, and WMV for video and MP3, WAV, and WMV for audio extraction.
  • Blaze Media Pro’s unique Media Manager makes it easy to work with all your audio and video creations – playback at your fingertips. Even rename, copy, move, or tag files instantly.
  • Burn data CD/DVDs to safekeep your multimedia creations (or any other files)
  • ISO burner feature included with the Data CD/DVD burner
  • Create ISO files from CD/DVD layout
  • Insert audio files, such as WAV, WMA, and MP3, into video files
  • Extract audio from video files using the video editing feature or Extract Audio Content feature
  • Work with specific tracks, frames, or even a range of seconds
  • Once you combine your audio and video, batch processing is available with the Batch Video Processor feature. For fast, efficient processing, you can run most video processing operations on a list of files
  • Audio and video editing for a complete all-in-one multimedia editing solution.
• Supported Conversions
  • CD to WAV, CD to MP3, CD to WMA, and CD to OGG
  • WAV, WMA, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC to MP3
  • MP3, WMA, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC to WAV
  • MP3, WAV, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC to WMA
  • MP3, WAV, WMA, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC to OGG
  • WAV/MP3/WMA/OGG to audio CD burning
  • WAV/MP3 Compression
  • Two-way video conversions among MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, ASF, MOV, Multi-Page TIFF, and FLIC
  • MPEG conversion options available for VCD, SVCD, and DVD compliant output
• Configurable Interface
  • Intuitive design
  • Complete drag and drop features
  • Highly customizable options and settings