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CPA Firm Information Technology Infrastructure Questionnaire        
   
Firm Information:  
Firm Name:     Tech Partner:       Gross Revenue:    
# Locations:     Phone:       Write-Down%:    
# Personnel:     Emergency #:       Total Hours:    
Network Administrator:     Contact Email:       Charge Hours:    
Training Coordinator:     Mangng Ptnr:       Fiscal Year End:    
           
Outsourced Services:                  
Password Utilization: ( Yes / No ) How often do you change passwords:   CPA Firm Association:    
   
General Comments:                  
(Expected Growth?)                  
(IT Investment Recapture?)      
(Mergers and Acquisitions?)                  
(Special Niches/Services?)                  
(IT Personnel?) Responsibilities:       ___% of time allocated to internal.   Certifications:  
(IT Personnel?) Responsibilities:       ___% of time allocated to internal.   Certifications:  
(IT Personnel?) Responsibilities:       ___% of time allocated to internal.   Certifications:  
 
Sofware/Applications:  
   
Administrative/Firm Management:   Annual Fee # Users # Licenses Current Version?  
Practice Management (T&B):                  
Contact Management:/CRM              
Internal Accounting:                  
Internal Payroll:                  
Document Management App:                  
Desktop Operating System:              
Office Productivity Suite:                  
Email/Groupware:                  
SPAM Filtering                  
Presentation/Graphics:                  
Training Videos/CBTs/WBTs                  
CPE Tracking:                  
Other:                  
Other:                  
   
Communications/Marketing:   Annual Fee
Web Site Development: Outsourced? ( Yes / No )   If Internally maintained, which application used:      
Internet Service Provider:       Do you have an intranet?        
Data Access Lines/Service: Data Service Provider:     Guaranteed Bandwidth:      
Telephone System: Provider:           Number of Lines:    
   
   
Tax Department:   # Returns Annual Fee # Users # Licenses Current Version? ASP Version?
Individual:                  
Partnerships:                  
Corporations:                
Non-Profit Returns:                  
On-Line Tax Research:                  
Tax Forms:                
W2/1099:                  
Due Date Monitoring:                
Tax Planning:                  
Other:                  
Other:                  
Outsourced Returns?: Offshore (Yes/No) How many:   Cost/return:        
   
   
Auditing Department:   # Audits Annual Fee # Users # Licenses Current Version? ASP Version?
Workpaper Software:                  
Audit Program System:                  
Audit Regulations:                  
Data Extraction Software:                  
Audit Scheduling:                  
Risk-Based Audit Training:                  
Other:                  
   
   
Accounting Department:   # Clients Annual Fee # Users # Licenses Current Version? ASP Version?
Client Write-Up:                  
Depreciation:                  
Client Payroll:                  
Amortization:                  
Other:                  
Other:                  
   
   
Equipment Inventory (Please fax/email us your purchase/upgrade invoices listing equipment specifications) (480) 718-8880)    
  Brand Speed RAM Harddrives Space Free: Redundancy In Service Net Op Sys. License
Fileservers (Example) HP Dual 850MhzPII 1.1Gb 3x18GB 16.5Gb Raid5 11/20/2000 NT 4.0 50 User
Print and File Server:                  
Com Server(WTS/Citrix):                  
Practice Management:                  
Application Server:                  
CD Rom Server:                  
Fax Server:                  
Other equipment/PDAs                  
     
Cabling/Infrastructure:    
Cabling/Hubs/Switches: Hubs/Switches:     Cabling:          
Uninterruptable Power Supply:       Last Tested:          
Tape/Data Backup: Hardware:   Application:   Frequency:   Offisite Storage:    
Virus Detection Server:     Workstation:          
Firewall/Intrusion Detection                  
Other: Ghost or GoBack:                
   
  Staff/Dept Model Networked? Color   Staff/Dept Model Networked? Color
Printers/Scanners: (Ex.) Tax HP9150 Yes/No Yes/No   MSmith Visioneer 8600 No Yes
Networked Copiers:                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
   
Workstations: (Example) Staff Dept. Brand Desk/Laptop Speed RAM Harddisk In Service Op. Sys.
(Please insert lines as needed) R. Kepczyk Audit Dell Latitude Laptop 2.8Ghz 512Mb 40Gb 11/15/2002 Win XP Pro
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