AA

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/1/2019

"Accounting CS very convenient!"

5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

I love that all of our client information is in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

a lot of errors and shut downs. Just beware of the issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EW

Emily W.

Accountant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/23/2018

"Thomson Reuters Accounting CS"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

Accounting CS works great for small business bookkeeping, accounting, and payroll. The software is designed to integrate with other types of software that are specifically designed for accountants. The software offers standard accounting/financial functionality as well as cash management capability. The bank reconciliation with bank feeds is a nice feature that allows the user to import bank statements directly into the software to reconcile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

Accounting CS does not offer multi-currency capability. The software also lags a bit when handling clients with a large amount of data. From the transition of the old software to this new software, several reports that our firm used were lost and had to be recreated by staff at the firm (who are not ACS smarties). The report designer requires each cell to be formatted individually which creates a longer time to develop financial statements and reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MK

Matthew K.

Financial Analyst

Telecommunications

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/9/2019

"Nice Engagement Software"

4/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

Easy to navigate between clients and engagements. Drop downs were nice and customizable. Easy to link between other software platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

Often had issues with screen freezing if trying to save a large file in engagement. Would often have to have IT back up the files in order to insure all items were saved. Not sure if that was an ACS issue or out network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Stephanie B.

Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/30/2018

"Right Idea, Poor Execution"

1.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

File preview, integrates with other Thomson Reuters products, multiple functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

Slow, crashes all of the time, poor customer support, very hard to get work done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Accounting CS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Accounting CS primarily for tax services. This is an easy way to keep client documents organized and we do feel that it works (minus the crashing) fairly well for this. However, we used it for attest engagements in the past and have since switched those engagements to CCH as it is a more stable platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/27/2017

"Great software package for CPA"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

complete software package, integrates grate with Thompson's Ultra Tax and Electronic File Cabinets.

I like that you can post to various monthly periods, an improvement over their predecessor Creative Solutions Accounting program. We just installed the program and I'm learning all the ins and outs, but so far I think its better than the older program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

right now the only dislike I have is that the tab order when entering Journal entries was changed over the previous program so I'm constantly having to watch what I'm entering instead of automatically keying the information (for example the older program you would enter account number, amount, description and this program you are entering account number, description, amount) understand it's just a matter of getting used to adding the extra tab but it will be a pain until I get used to the new ordering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Accounting CS:

I recommend for CPA firms, haven't had any experience on the client level, not sure that it is suitable for non accountants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Accounting CS solving and how is that benefiting you?

haven't really realized any bendfits yet as we are just getting started. but the seamless integration with out tax software and our electronic file cabinet are very beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Frank A.

Financial Advisor

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/26/2017

"An in-depth look at Accounting CS"

5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

Easy conversion from Creative Solutions (previous version of software). Very knowledgable staff if any issues or concerns arise. User friendly and offer frequent updates to fix issues and glitches with the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

The program itself is a tremendous file which takes up a significant amount of storage on your hard drive. The program itself isn't extremely costly when comprared to other accounting software, however that is for the basic package. If a user would like cloud based service it will cost significantly more. It is a challenge to backup and restore clients and/or databases amongst multiple computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Accounting CS:

I would highly recommend this software if you are looking for a user-friendly accounting software that will take your accounting practice to the next level. If you are trying to expand your accounting practice this is the software you are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Accounting CS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows more transparency with my clients. I am able to interact with my clients and have them view documents and information regarding their business through this software. The frequent updates allow me to stay on top of updates regarding tax with holding changes and tax documents/forms updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sarah H.

Accountant

Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/12/2017

"Good"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

I like how easy it is to navigate around Accounting CS. The different tabs are perfect and the same information can be accessed on the top toolbar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

The thing I dislike the most is the integration between the trial balance view and the accounts payable information. When you click on the payment amount from the trial balance, it almost never takes you directly to that AP entry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/16/2018

"Easy to Use - Overall good product"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

It is easy to use and works well with our other products. They have a whole suite so we use the tax software in conjunction with the trial balance and fixed asset software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

The tax software is not the easiest I have ever used. It definitely takes some training and getting used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AA

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/5/2017

"parnter-manager"

0/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

Nothing. Nothing but broken promises from Accounting CS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

Slow, dishonest sales dept, awful support, inaccurate, bulky, Thompson Reuters could care less about there customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Accounting CS:

Do not use it you can avoid it. The sales staff straight out lied to us when selling us this program. Supoort is just awful, very uniformed. Support never gets to to when they cannot solve a problem. The wait times are horrendous. For support if you do wait to wait, there is a message that says they will get back to you with 24 hours. They have never get back to you. Program is very cumbersome and builky . Slow, slow, slow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Accounting CS solving and how is that benefiting you?

none Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/28/2017

"Good software for public accounting firms"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Accounting CS?

Easy and fast for data entries. They have different setups for different people's preferences. Very convenient. And the support team is also very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Accounting CS?

The updates are sometimes too slow when there are problems happen to the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Accounting CS:

Good software for accounting professionals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Accounting CS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Accounting CS to do financial and other accounting reports for clients. It can help us create almost all the reports we need for our clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.