Brookson Has Announced The Appointment Of Some Key Positions Within Their Information Systems Department

Accountancy and umbrella company provider Brookson, has appointed new IS Manager Robin Candy, Support Manager Gerrard Singleton and Project Manager Craig Russell.

These appointments are central to the implementation of a number of new initiatives currently being undertaken by Brookson, including the recent introduction of Microsoft Dynamics CRM system, which allows the virtualisation of 24 servers down to 6 and upgrading software business wide. The changes are all intended to improve the current service offering to their 9000 customers working through their own limited company, as a sole trader or as an employee of Brookson’s umbrella company.

Robin Candy recently joined Brookson from Morgan Stanley’s UK residential mortgage business wehere he held the position of IT director and was responsible for support, development and testing. Robin was also part of an award winning team who developed an online mortgage approval and underwriting solution that processed over £3 Billion of mortgages in the first 12 months. Robin said: “Moving to Brookson was an easy choice, due their focus on technology and aspirations to constantly improve their services.”

Gerrard Singleton has arrived after previously working for Cegedim Rx in Leyland and brings with him of 15 years experience in IT Support. “Working for a progressive company who continue to use cutting edge technology is always attractive to anyone working in IT,” said Gerrard. “I’m looking forward to developing not only Brookson’s service offering but also the skills and capabilities of the team in general.”

Craig Russell has been working in Programme Management for over a decade and has worked for a number of large projects including implementing SAP in 38 entities across 7 European Countries. Craig sees his role at Brookson as being ‘to provide the necessary controls and infrastructure that are vital for projects to succeed.’

Brookson’s service is ideally suited for individuals looking to set up in business, either as a sole trader or through a limited company. Small business owners often require more support from their accountant than just the completion of year-end accounts and tax returns. Brookson provide a variety of online tools, such as financial statements, that keeps the business owner in financial control of their business and working compliantly.

Brookson recognise technology has an essential role to play in delivering next generation accountancy services to the self-employed. They believe that the skills required by a modern accountancy business go well beyond accountancy skills alone; the modern accountancy business requires the expertise of individuals that are able to build and support an IT infrstature for both operational service delivery as well as online customer facing service delivery. These latest appointments significantly strengthen Brookson’s Information Systems skill base.

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Brookson Has Embarked Upon A Major Infrastructure Upgrade Program With The Introduction Of A Number Of New Products

The accountancy support services provider and Umbrella Company has recently introduced 2010 versions of Microsoft exchange and Microsoft SharePoint. The introduction of Exchange will provide more integrated communication and improved efficiencies regarding emails around the business, while SharePoint provides a far more dexterous document management capability, consolidating the way Brookson store documents, information and consequently how they manage data.

The project also sees the virtualisation of more than 24 physical servers onto 6 virtual hosts. This provides a number of benefits such as less power consumption due to reduced need for cooling the servers, faster deployment of applications business wide, easier maintenance and increased reliability.

These changes are intended to improve the efficiency of the services provided by Brookson to its 9000 customers working through a Limited company, as a sole trader or as employees of Brookson’s umbrella company.

Lee Kingshott, Information Systems Director at Brookson, commented, “New technology is something Brookson continue to invest in. With our current aspirations to revolutionise the accountancy market, improving our in house technology is critical to improving our customer experience and these recent changes are another big step in further enhancing our services.”

Paul Sweeney, Managing Director at ANS Group added, “ANS Group aim to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our customers and it’s great to work with forward thinking organisations such as Brookson. Our solutions are focused on improving business efficiency and enhancing the end user’s productivity and collaboration experience.”

Brookson is investing in a robust and efficient technology infrastructure in order to drive the online innovation that is currently being experienced by its customers. This investment is necessary if Brookson is to achieve its strategy of significantly increasing its market share of the self employed accountancy market.

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Brookson Announces Partnership With Liveperson

Brookson, a specialist accountancy and support services provider has chosen Liveperson as a strategic partner to provide live web chat capabilities for Brookson’s website.

Brookson Announces Partnership With Liveperson

The software allows Brookson’s new business consultants to interact with prospective customers as they browse Brookson’s website. Prospective customers invariably have questions on a wide variety of issues that need to be answered before making a decision about whether self employed working is for them. Self employed working may not be the best option; working through Brookson’s umbrella company is a popular option. Liveperson allows consultants to expand on the guidance provided online so visitors can make an informed choice about the way of working that suits their individual needs.

With Liveperson Brookson’s consultants are able to engage with prospective customers as they read the website page by page. Brookson want to make life simpler and easier for Limited Company and sole trader professionals therefore they are looking to engage in a way that best suits the individual. Some individuals prefer to chat online because it may be impractical to have a conversation at that time or it may be that online chat is their preferred method of contact.

Head of New Business, Andrew Sloan commented: “In today’s climate, self employedprofessionals browse the internet to find accountancy services. By utilising this contact method, discussing the content as they read through the website, we are able to provide prospective customers with a clear understanding of why Brookson is so different to the services offered by a traditional high street accountant.”

This latest service improvement is another in a long line of technological enhancements to the Brookson service in recent months. Brookson’s stated strategy is to “revolutionise the small business accountancy market” and the web plays a significant part in this strategy both in terms of winning new customers and servicing the needs of existing customers.

Brookson’s service is ideally suited for individuals looking to set up in business, either as a sole trader or through a limited company. Business owners often require more support from their accountant than just the completion of year-end accounts and tax returns. Brookson provide a variety of online tools, such as financial statements, that keep the business owner in financial control of their business and working compliantly. Online chat complements a service that relies on clever use of the web.

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Use W2 Mate Software to Print and E-File QuickBooks 1099-MISC, QuickBooks 1099-INT, QuickBooks 1099-DIV and QuickBooks 1099-R Forms

W2 Mate, the W2 1099 E-file software, gives QB users an affordable solution for IRS electronic reporting of QuickBooks 1099 and W-2 tax forms. The tax software can e-file QuickBooks 1099’s with IRS FIRE System & W2’s through SSA EFW2 format.

Real Business Solutions , a leading provider of payroll and tax reporting solutions, invites QB users to try the state-of-the-art QuickBooks W2 and 1099 import wizard available in its W2 Mate software. W2 Mate, W2 1099 filing software, is loaded with features that make it easy and fast for businesses and tax professionals to prepare, print and e-file QuickBooks 1099 forms including 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, W-2 and 1099-R.

“The QuickBooks import wizard that ships with W2 Mate is one of the most sophisticated, yet easy to use QB import utilities available in the industry. W2 Mate directly connects to QuickBooks and extracts the information needed to print and electronically file QuickBooks 1099s and W2s.” says W2 Mate product manager Nancy Walters.

If your vendor 1099 information or employee W-2 information resides inside QuickBooks and you are looking for a 1099 software to prepare your QuickBooks 1099 forms or W2 forms then W2 Mate is definitely for you. Once the 1099 tax data is inside W2 Mate, the user can print recipient copies, generate recipient copies as PDF (to be emailed), print 1099 Copy A for the IRS, print 1096 transmittal for the IRS, or e-file electronically through IRS FIRE system. On the W-2 side, once the data is imported from QuickBooks, the user can print employee copies, generate employee W2’s as PDF (to be emailed), print W-2 Copy A for the government, print W-3 transmittal for the SSA, or e-file electronically by using the EFW2 format.

Interested QuickBooks users can download our free 1099 software demo and see for themselves how easy it’s to print and e-file QuickBooks year-end tax forms.

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1099 Electronic Filing for 2009 / 2010

W2 Mate, 1099 electronic filing software, allows business filers and accountants to meet IRS 1099 E-File requirements by providing a powerful solution for electronic reporting of 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV and 1099-R.

Real Business Solutions (www.RealTaxTools.com), the maker of W2 Mate W-2/1099 filing system, reminds businesses and tax professionals of the 1099 electronic filing due date, which is March 31, 2010. W2 Mate, 1099 electronic filing software, is packed with features that make it easier than ever to create, print, import, process and e-file 1099 forms.

1099 Electronic Filing is a chore, but it doesn’t have to be. This is why we built W2 Mate. A powerful, yet very affordable,1099 software that takes the complexity out of year-end-reporting by providing the right tools to E-file W2 forms with the SSA and E-File 1099 forms with the IRS” says W2 Mate product manager Nancy Walters.

W2 Mate W2 1099 software offers support for paperless (electronic) and paper (print) of wage and information returns 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R and W-2.

W2 Mate meets the 1099 electronic filing requirements of the Internal Revenue Services and a number of state departments of revenue by proving the ability to generate files in the IRS 1099 electronic filing format. The W2 1099 software also fully supports the EFW2 format for e-filing  W2’s with the Social Security Administration and states that accept EFW2 submissions. For interested filers, a free 1099 software demo can be downloaded by visiting the product’s page.

Some of the features of this comprehensive, industrial-strength IRS 1099 electronic filing software include:

– Complies with IRS Publication 1220 (Specifications for Filing Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R) Electronically
– Complies with SSA Specifications for Filing Forms W-2 Electronically (EFW2).
– Handles an unlimited number of payers and recipients for preparation of forms 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R and W-2.
– Eliminates the need for buying Forms W2 Copy A and W3 by printing government-approved laser substitutes for these forms on plain white paper
– Eliminates need to print and mail recipient copies of 1099-MISC form or employee copies of W2 form. This software generates electronic employee copies of W2 Form and electronic recipient statements of 1099 MISC form in – Adobe PDF format with password protection for security purposes.
– Imports data for W2 and 1099 forms from CSV files
– Imports data directly from QuickBooks, which removes the “800 Form” / “$10 Million payroll” maximum
– This 1099-MISC software exports W2 and 1099 data (employer, employee, payer and 1099 recipient information) to Excel format
– Prints 1099 forms on blank paper and preprinted red-ink laser forms.
– Automatically generates 1096 and W3 transmittals.

Meet the 2009 / 2010 1099 electronic filing deadline. Download W2 Mate and e-File 1099s in minutes.

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