CA Magazine looks at working paper software
It is amazing how many accountants, especially small practitioners, still manually prepare most of their working papers, using a word processor to generate financial statements. Tempting as it is to dismiss the reluctance to embrace technology
Accounting For Practitioners is Excel-Based. 4 1/2 Star Rating
Accounting for Practitioners Version 4 (AFP) from Pendock Mallorn Ltd. (800-567-4500; www.pendock.com) is an Excel-based system for preparing trial balance and lead sheet information quickly and easily.
PFP Modula looks at the future
Pendock Mallorn's financial forecasting model, Pro-forma Plus (PFP) has a long and successful track record as a complete financial forecasting solution for accounting professionals who need to prepare budgets and bank-ready forecasts.
Financial Forecasting - It's All About Teamwork
Every company has planned business activities to some degree - even if the plan is not committed to paper. However, getting it down in black and white formalizes the process and instils a discipline upon the corporation; it forces action and involvement
Pendock Mallorn's AFP taps power of Excel.
Pendock Mallorn has released a major upgrade to its client engagement software - Accounting For Practitioners (AFP) - that uses a model approach, combined with the power of Excel.
Managing By the Numbers Comes of Age
Financial statements for most small business owners are historical documents. What they live and die by is their cash flow and most small to medium accounting software solutions have been sadly lacking in the area of cash flow reporting and forecasting.
Pendock looks for the 'wow factor'
A Toronto software firm that specializes in Microsoft Excel-based products has gained the quiet respect of professional accountants across Canada who have purchased, and are using, its bilingual Accounting for Practitioners trial balance and working paper
CGA Magazine Reviews Accounting For Practitioners and Caseware: Both are Winners!
Setting up files in AFP is quick and easy. You enter the base data about the client, the accounting period, and the type of engagement into the designated cells, and choose your file name and location before running the save routine from the AFP Menu.
Accounting Today: Another Great Review for AFP
Installing AFP4 is a snap, and client set-up is fast and easy. The software comes with a well-written manual, and each worksheet contains instructions at the top of the page on how to use the specific sheet. ...you'll be pleasantly surprised
Accounting Today: A suggestion for Microsoft!
Microsoft often touts the capabilities of Excel, especially to the accounting and financial community. If they really wanted to show how robust and capable it was, they would distribute a copy of AFP5 along with the Office application.
Accounting Today: AFP5 is easily a terrific "poster child" for what can be accomplished with Excel!
AFP5 is easily a terrific "poster child" for what can be accomplished with Excel, and Pendock Mallorn continues to add features with every new release without losing the backwards-compatibility with older versions of Excel.
“I’ve been using Pro-Forma Plus for almost 20 years, and still today the value of the product amazes me!”
Gary L. Cook, CGA
Cook & Company
“I would
definitely recommend Pro-Forma Plus. It’s very simple to use and
greatly simplifies the creation of complex cash flow forecasts.”
Jonathan Roberts, CA
Zzoom Inc.
“I like Pro-Forma Plus because of its ease of use, logical formatting and detailed schedules.”
Rick Gagner, CMA
Rossdown Natural Foods Ltd.
“It’s easy to use and it makes you look like a guru!”
Jahan Roohi, CGA, CFP
Buchanan Rubber Ltd.
“I
most definitely would recommend Pro-Forma Plus. I like the automated
cash flow calculations, its ease of use, and the fact it’s in Excel.”
Jeff Minicola, CA
Capella Telecommunications Inc.
