Company News

  • Jay Eager Discusses Drake Accounting on Drake Hosted – E38

    Software-as-a-service is an increasingly attractive option for businesses that need the flexibility of a Cloud-based platform and the full suite of features from professional software. Drake Hosted is Drake Software’s hosting service that provides access to products like Drake Tax and—for the second year in a row—Drake Accounting. We invited Drake Accounting Development Manager Jay…

  • Christine Reynolds Hits The Road With Drake Education – EP3

    Drake Education Traveling the Country The Drake Education team is on the road until January, but they also developed a new video-streaming option and unveiled the DrakeCPE.com website. Drake Software Director of Education Christine Reynolds joins us to outline what you can expect when attending Drake Classroom Training or Update Schools and explain the new…

  • Jim Bourke, CPA, CITP, CFF, CGMA: A Passion for Technology and Tax

    Bootstrapping seems an appropriate way to describe Jim Bourke, CPA, CITP, CFF, CGMA. Some may immediately recognize him as a tax-industry luminary whose dedication to identifying and adopting workflow technologies has helped lead to the industry embracing efficiency and organization solutions. Goal driven, Jim has “pulled himself up” through hard work, laser focus, and a never-waning enthusiasm…

  • Meta Financial Group Acquires EPS Financial

    Last week, Meta Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, MetaBank, announced the acquisition of EPS Financial LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Drake Enterprises, Ltd.

  • IRS Releases Draft Versions of New Affordable Care Act Forms

    As a tax software company, we get excited when the IRS releases a new form for the upcoming season.  Forms drive our development cycle, and the earlier we can get our hands on them, the better. The Affordable Care Act forms have created heightened anticipation this year, and when the draft versions were finally posted…

  • Meet Phil Drake

    Founder, President & CEO of Drake Software,  Shares His Thoughts About The Tax Industry,  Technology, And Business.      What is the biggest challenge facing the tax professional today?  Compliance, compliance with the EIC rules, compliance with the Due Diligence Rules, compliance with the ACA (coming up). Those used to be the responsibility of the…

  • Profile of Christine Reynolds

    Director of Education Drake Software  Christine Reynolds didn’t start out to be an educator.  Born and raised in south and central Florida, her family moved to NC after she graduated high school, where she started her studies in communications at Western Carolina University.  A few years later, she met her husband-to-be, moved back to Florida…

  • Larry Kessler: It’s Not What You Make…

      Larry Kessler Financial Services is an example of how to create an accounting firm built on friendships, trust, and fair dealings.  “I don’t advertise,” he says. “I focus on giving each client a better job than they have ever seen, combined with the best service I can give.  I now handle second and third-generation…

  • Loyalty Matters

    Edward Gonzalez is a successful business owner, a dedicated professional, and a devoted husband and father. He is honest, outgoing, friendly, and has strong moral principles, but perhaps what sets Edward aside from many others is his loyalty.  That loyalty has been a key to his success.