The K2 Quality Awards are in their nineteenth year and the are among the most well respected and longest standing awards in the Accounting industry. In announcing this year’s award winners, Randy Johnston, Shareholder and VP at K2 Enterprises was quite pleased with developments in the industry. “The creators of technology solutions continue to step up their game. The pace of innovation is accelerating.” according to Johnston.
K2 Enterprises prime award
In 2015, K2 Enterprises added a new overall award called the Prime award. Each year this award is given to one and only one company that fits the criteria below. If it is deemed that no company fits the criteria, then no award will be given. The Prime award is given to a company that is leading in almost every category listed below.
The following are key considerations used in voting for the Prime award:
- Reasonable management goals and expectations
- Long term stability in the accounting market
- Clear and honest communication with employees and market influencers
- High quality products
- Top shelf customer support
- Significant commitment to product development and product improvement
- Great management vision and direction for both current and future plans
K2 Enterprises would like to congratulate AccountantsWorld as the recipient of the 2020 Prime award.
“AccountantsWorld has innovated client accounting services (CAS), and payroll services for accounting firms for twenty years”, said Brian Tankersley, Director of Strategic Relationships for K2 Enterprises. “AccountantsWorld has made their product more usable and feature rich year after year. I can think of no other company which has focused so much on Software as a Service and support for the accounting profession for so long.”
K2 Quality Award Winners by Category
In addition to the Prime award, K2 names award winners in 20 individual categories. For 2020, following are the award winners in each of these categories.
| Category | Product | Company |
| Best Overall Mobile Strategy | Zoho | Zoho Corporation |
| CPA Program | Zoho Corporation | Zoho Corporation |
| Reseller Channel | Acumatica | Acumatica |
| New Product | .cpa top level domain | CPA.com |
| Management Strategy | Doc.It Suite | Doc.It Inc. |
| Technical Support | AccountantsWorld Power CAS | AccountantsWorld, LLC |
| Customer Satisfaction | Ace Cloud Hosting | Ace Cloud Hosting |
| Ease of Use | XCM Workflow – XCM Solutions | XCM® Solutions |
| Overall Quality | Sage Intacct | Sage Group PLC |
| Tax Technology | CCH Answer Connect – PPP | Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting |
| Audit Technology | Validis DataShare | Validis |
| Practice Management Technology | TPS AXIS Pro | TPS Software |
| Workflow Solution | XCM Workflow – XCM Solutions | XCM® Solutions |
| Small Business Accounting Solution | Xero | Xero, Inc. |
| Small CPA Firm Solution | CCH iFirm | Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting |
| Entry-Level Accounting Upgrade | Open Systems | Open Systems, Inc. |
| Top Hosting Provider | CETROM | Cetrom |
| Social Media | Kacee Johnson, CPA.com | CPA.com |
| Cloud Power Solution | Power Automate | Microsoft Corporation |
| Cloud Top Shelf Award | AccountantsWorld Power CAS | AccountantsWorld, LLC |
The team at K2 Enterprises extends its congratulations to this year’s award winners.
You can click here to see last year’s Quality Awards Winners.
