I have exchanged Es a few times with Thompson. The cost the first year is a lot the first year after that it is probably about 35%-40% higher than I have paid before. The current system is great and all I need. Transfer to Ultra has worked for 17 years.
I do not need the bells and other improvements at all. At this point in my career we are not taking any new clients on, and by choice I will not audit, review or have disclosures. The system sounds like for sure that it is a pain to deal with and everything is slower with a big learning curve. Seaside you are younger, but I think our practices are somewhat similar. It has a lot of better options maybe - payroll, A/P, A/R, workpapers, GL none of which I need.
The transfer I am refering to is from old CS to Ultra may go away January, 2017. Payroll may be an alternative, but again there must be some exceptions they want to discuss.