Drake Software Updates

  • CPA Practice Advisor Gives Drake Tax 5 Stars

    When choosing tax preparation software, tax professionals weigh a number of factors: cost, features, support, word of mouth recommendations, and industry reviews. CPA Practice Advisor recently issued its annual software review for Drake Tax, awarding the Drake Software’s tax preparation package 5 out of 5 stars. Straight away, reviewer Mary Girsch-Bock pointed out that Drake…

  • 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.

  • Drake Software Classroom Training and CPE Opportunities

    April 18 – or April 19 for preparers in Maine and Massachusetts – doesn’t actually mean the end of tax-related work.

  • Drake Software Gets Positive Review in New Book

    Million-Dollar Tax Business Cites Drake Software as a Key to Success Drake Software received a strong endorsement in Chauncey Hutter, Jr.’s new book, BLOCKBUSTER: How to Build a Million Dollar Tax Business, which recently claimed a top-100 spot on the Amazon “Personal Taxes,” “Small Business Taxes,” and “Taxation” lists. BLOCKBUSTER is equal parts autobiographical and…

  • Tax Update Classes

    Every year it seems like Congress waits until the last minute to make changes to the tax code. Lately, many of the changes are retroactive, as changes are made in December that affect the current tax year, only to expire a few days later, on December 31.  This environment of uncertainly and change makes it…

  • Drake Hosted

    In the effort to survive and thrive in today’s highly competitive business environment, accounting firms have looked to the integration of applications to provide the greater efficiencies their clients demand. These efficiencies include a reduction in IT costs, automatic backup, and the ability to respond rapidly to changes in laws and regulations as key indicators…

  • Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR) Course Now Available

    Drake now offers everything you need to earn your Record of Completion through the IRS’s voluntary Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP). You can complete the Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR) course and all the other training needed to satisfy the continuing education requirements of the AFSP through Drake’s e-Training Center, DrakeETC.com. To register for the…

  • Drake Update Schools…

    It’s been an active year of change for tax preparers, with a new voluntary certification program for tax preparers, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and substantial other changes to tax laws. To keep pace with these changes, Drake Software recommends that you attend one of our annual update schools. In addition to the…