Company Detail

Our History In Brief

In 1979—when interview sheets were still manually prepared and sent to service bureaus to be input into mainframe computers and before the World Wide Web and Microsoft® Windows® 1.0 were in existence—Larry Beach established Creative Solutions, Inc. His vision was to develop advanced tax and accounting software to help accountants increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability—and provide excellent knowledgeable customer service. Creative Solutions, Inc. sold the first client write-up system in November that year.

In the 29 years since Larry Beach founded Creative Solutions—now Thomson Tax & Accounting—we have developed a complete line of tax and accounting software to handle all your needs from write-ups to engagements and from payroll to client bookkeeping. We pride ourselves on working only to meet the needs of practicing accountants and tax professionals. We've even developed web services that are specifically designed to help accountants better serve their clients.

The Power of Integration

Product integration was always a part of our vision. It was never a matter of "if" or "can we do it?" Rather it was a matter of "when" and "how do we make it happen?" Today, Thomson Tax & Accounting offers the most comprehensive line of seamlessly integrated software available to accounting professionals.

Looking Forward

In 1980, Creative Solutions products operated only on the market-leading Radio Shack computers. Today, our products run efficiently on a many types of computers purchased at a variety of stores. Thomson Tax & Accounting software and web services are used by more than 50,000 professional firms nationwide. Virtual Office CS, which offers web-based delivery of a firm's software, has even allowed our users to expand their practices geographically without building branch offices.

Vision, dedication, knowledge, service, and technology—a powerful mix that makes Thomson Tax & Accounting the company it is today.