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• Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation Software, Services

  November 5, 2009

  Thomson Reuters has unveiled what it has billed as its next-generation software and services, the Accounting CS payroll system and Virtual Client Office, along with new enhancements to its Source Document Processing offering.

• Intuit Names New Members to Advisory Council

  November 4, 2009

  Intuit has named eight new members to its 17-person Accountant and Advisor Customer Council.

• 29th Annual Thomson Reuters Users' Conference for Professional Tax and Accounting Firms

  November 4, 2009

  The 2009 conference offers more than 70 different workshops and product demonstrations that cover all aspects of accounting practice operations.

• NetSuite Integrates Cloud Platform with RedPrairie

  November 3, 2009

  Productivity software provider RedPrairie plans to offer pre-integrated application modules on software developer NetSuite’s cloud computing platform.

• Microsoft Discontinues Office Accounting

  November 2, 2009

  Microsoft has announced it will stop distributing its Office Accounting as of Nov. 16 but will continue to offer product support for the software for five years.

• Sage Honors 2009 Business Partner, Club Winners

  November 2, 2009

  Sage North America has honored Blytheco of Laguna Hills, Calif., as its business partner of the year and announced its Chairman’s Club and President’s Circle for 2009.

• Sneak preview: Tax tools for 2010

  November 2, 2009

  Vendors focus on workflow and the Web, as tax pros wait to see if taxpayers will return

• Vertex Launches Certification Program

  October 30, 2009

  Vertex has announced an online certification program through which continuing professional education credits can be earned.

• Thomson Reuters Partners with Bill Payment Service

  October 29, 2009

  Thomson Reuters has joined with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Bill.com to offer accountants using Thomson’s CS Professional Suite software a way to handle bill payment workflow online and help clients stay organized.

• Sage Launches Financial Certification Program for Nonprofits

  October 28, 2009

  Sage North America has launched a certification program for its Sage MIP Fund Accounting nonprofit customers aimed at gaining recognition for their expertise through continuing professional education-eligible workshops.

• High-Performing Firms Leverage Technology

  October 27, 2009

  High-performing accounting firms are more likely to leverage technology to help them optimize performance in areas such as staffing, client service and practice management, according to a new survey.

• V1 Document Management Seeks Partnerships

  October 27, 2009

  Paperless office solutions company V1 Document Management is seeking partnerships with accounting, enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software developers and resellers.

• Intacct Chooses New CEO

  October 26, 2009

  Web-based accounting software developer Intacct has chosen a new CEO, Rob Reid.

• AICPA Teams with Copanion

  October 26, 2009

  The American Institute of CPAs’ CPA2Biz subsidiary has added Copanion’s GruntWorx tax document automation software to the set of Trusted Business Advisor Solutions it sells on its Web site.

• CCH Starts Online Community

  October 23, 2009

  CCH has introduced a new online CCH Community that allows accounting, auditing and compliance professionals to interact in a kind of social network over the Web.

• Intuit Offers Free Training for Accounting and Tax Pros

  October 22, 2009

  Intuit will be hosting free CPE-credited training sessions starting next week for tax and accounting professionals to explain new features in its QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2010, ProLine Solution, and Lacerte products.

• Intuit to Expand 401(k), Health Insurance Market

  October 21, 2009

  Intuit plans to expand its presence in the market for helping small businesses manage their 401(k) and health insurance benefits, even though many of its own customers do not offer such benefits.

• Copanion Receives $10.2M in VC Funding, Replaces CEO

  October 20, 2009

  Software developer Copanion has closed a $10.2 million round of venture capital financing and named a new CEO.

• Intacct Integrates with CCH ProSystem fx Tax

  October 19, 2009

  Intacct said its cloud accounting system is now able to exchange client financial data with CCH ProSystem fx Tax.

• CPA2Biz Site Helps Firms Expand Client Services

  October 15, 2009

  The American Institute of CPAs’ CPA2Biz subsidiary has opened a new Web site to help firms grow their client accounting services practice.

• CPA2Biz Offers Tiered Pricing for Intacct

  October 13, 2009

  The American Institute of CPAs’ CPA2Biz subsidiary has introduced a tiered pricing option for Intacct’s Web-based accounting software.

• Sage Gives Free Copies of Peachtree to Flooded Businesses

  October 7, 2009

  Sage Software is distributing free copies of Peachtree Accounting to small businesses that have been affected by the recent floods in Atlanta.

• Inovium Upgrades Billing and Collections System

  October 5, 2009

  Software developer Inovium has introduced Inovium Pay 2.0, the latest version of its online billing and collections system.

• Grappling with SOX

  October 19, 2009

  Software solutions tackle Sarbanes-Oxley from many different directions

• Coda 2go Becomes New Company, FinancialForce.com

  September 30, 2009

  Coda’s Web-based accounting application Coda 2go has been spun off into a separate company, known as FinancialForce.com, headed by Coda CEO Jeremy Roche.

• NetSuite Offers iPhone, iTouch Access

  September 28, 2009

  New Apps Provide Mobile Access to ERP Software

• Thomson Reuters Integrates NetClient CS Portal

  September 24, 2009

  Thomson Reuters has added integration features to its NetClient CS client portal technology to provide better workflow and interoperability with the company’s other products.

• CCH Integrates ProSystem fx with TaxScripts Pro

  September 21, 2009

  CCH has integrated its ProSystem fx Tax software with TaxScripts Inc.’s TaxScripts Pro to automate IRS transcript requests and disclosure authorization submissions.

• Thomson Reuters Donates CPA2Biz Stock to AICPA

  September 18, 2009

  The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has donated its entire stock holdings in the American Institute of CPAs’ CPA2Biz subsidiary to the AICPA Foundation.

• CCH Offers Sales and Use Tax System for Oracle

  September 11, 2009

  CCH and Global Tax Management are partnering on a sales and use tax system that can work with a corporation’s Oracle software.

• Spotlight on CCH, a Walters Kluwer business

  September 1, 2009

• Reval Buys FXpress

  August 28, 2009

  Hedge accounting software developer Reval has acquired FXpress Corp., a treasury software provider.

• Intuit to Offer Free Online Tax Software

  August 26, 2009

  Intuit Inc. is gearing up to debut ProLine Tax Online Edition, a limited-time free 1040 software-as-a-service offering that will be available in California and Arizona in early September.

• Approva Receives Extra $14 Million Funding

  August 25, 2009

  Approva, a company that develops software for continuously monitoring financial controls at businesses, has completed a $14 million financing round.

• Shopping around?

  August 24, 2009

  It's well accepted that the firm of the future will succeed (or fail) as a result of applying new technology and software.

• Spotlight on XCM Solutions

  August 24, 2009

  Paperless is somewhat of a misnomer because as long as the mail is delivered every day, no firm will ever be 'paperless.'

• Spotlight on CCH, a Walters Kluwer business

  August 24, 2009

  Integrated solutions for every practice area exist, along with scanning and document management systems that eliminate the need to rely on paper files.

• Spotlight on Thomson Reuters

  August 24, 2009

  Becoming a paperless office combines three primary efforts: the adoption of paperless workflow procedures, changing the individual mindset, and applying technology.

• Spotlight on SurePrep

  August 24, 2009

  Although many firms have made great strides, the industry as a whole is a long way from being truly paperless.

• Coda Signs Mavens to Extend U.S. Presence

  August 21, 2009

  British accounting software developer Coda has signed a deal with Chicago-based Mavens Consulting to expand the company’s market reach in the U.S.

• NetSuite Offers 'Cash for Clunkers' Software Swap

  August 19, 2009

  Taking a Page From Uncle Sam

• NetSuite Offers ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Software Swap

  August 19, 2009

  NetSuite has introduced a “cash for clunkers” incentive program for selling software, patterned after the government’s car sales efforts.

• Mint.com, Bill.com Raise Extra VC Funding

  August 14, 2009

  Online personal finance and budgeting site Mint.com has raised $14 million in its third round of venture capital funding, joining Bill.com, which raised $8.5 million earlier this month.

• NetSuite Posts Higher Revenue, Bigger Loss in Q2

  July 31, 2009

  NetSuite saw a 10 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter, jumping to $40.3 million this year from $36.6 million in last year’s second quarter, but the company also experienced a larger net loss on a GAAP basis.

• Intacct CEO to Retire

  July 10, 2009

  Intacct president and CEO Mike Braun plans to retire by the end of the year.

• Universal Accounting Sees Revenue Growth

  July 10, 2009

  Accountant training materials provider Universal Accounting reported growth in revenue this year.

• Waging War on Cyber Threats

  July 10, 2009

  Just this past spring, the Obama administration did what many in the political and national security arenas have been advocating for some time.

• Amazon, Overstock Drop Affiliates in Three States

  July 2, 2009

  Both Amazon.com and Overstock.com have stopped using affiliate Web sites in three states that have passed laws requiring sales tax to be collected on Internet sales if companies have local affiliate partners.

• Coda Teams with Corefino on Cloud Computing

  June 26, 2009

  Accounting software developers Coda and Corefino have partnered on a three-part Web-based accounting service called Corefino 2go.

• Intuit Picks Stimulus Grant Winners

  June 22, 2009

  Intuit has awarded grants of between $10,000 and $20,000 in value to 10 tax and accounting professionals.

• Thomson Reuters Signs Clarity Deal

  June 15, 2009

  Thomson Reuters’ Tax & Accounting business has signed an agreement with Clarity Systems to provide users of Clarity FSR financial governance software with access to content and tools on the Thomson Reuters Checkpoint research service.

• Sage Sales Vet Joins SpeedTax

  June 12, 2009

  SpeedTax has hired Jonathan Morgan, a former Sage Software sales executive, as director of sales at the Web-based sales tax software company.

• Host Analytics Offers Team Financial Consolidations

  June 9, 2009

  Host Analytics has introduced version 9.0 of its Web-based corporate performance management software, along with a discounted “team edition” that focuses on consolidations for midsized companies.

• Intuit Cuts 300 Employees

  June 8, 2009

  Intuit has laid off about 300 of its employees, mainly in the software developer’s Small Business Division, which sells QuickBooks.

• Sleeter and CPA2Biz Offer Bill.com Bill Management

  June 2, 2009

  CPA2Biz, the business arm of the American Institute of CPAs, has teamed up with the Sleeter Group, a small business and accounting software consultancy, to resell Bill.com’s online accounts payable service through Sleeter’s network of accountants and consultants.

• Intuit to Acquire PayCycle for $170 Million

  June 2, 2009

  Intuit has signed a deal to acquire online payroll service PayCycle for approximately $170 million in cash, boosting the accounting and tax software vendor’s presence in the payroll business.

• Intuit Names 25 Finalists for 'Stimulus Grants'

  June 1, 2009

  Intuit has narrowed down the applicants for its “Power to Get More Done” competition to 25 accounting and tax professionals from 19 states.

• Sage to Include MISys in Peachtree Manufacturing

  May 29, 2009

  Manufacturing Information Systems has signed a deal with Sage North America to bundle its Small Business Manufacturing software as a component of Peachtree Quantum Manufacturing Edition.

• Consulting Insights, May 22, 2009

  May 22, 2009

  Intuit doesn’t hand out many numbers on its QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Business.

• CCH Provides Sales and Use Tax for Oracle

  May 20, 2009

  CCH has introduced sales and use tax products for Oracle.

• Pulaski builds (Smart)Vault for QuickBooks

  May 18, 2009

  Eric Pulaski ventured into information technology security nearly two decades ago, took his company, BindView, public and sold it to Symantec for $209 million. Three years later, Pulaski's building a different kind of security system - an online storage vault for accountants and bookkeepers to share QuickBooks documents with their clients.

• Sage Cuts 500 Employees in North America

  May 6, 2009

  Sage North America announced 500 job cuts as the accounting software developer’s U.K. parent company posted revenue declines.

• CCH Provides Free CPE Credits for Tax Research

  May 4, 2009

  CCH is offering free CPE sessions to tax and accounting professions to introduce them to its new IntelliConnect online tax research service.

• UBCC Adds Anti-Fraud Forensics to Payroll

  April 29, 2009

  Universal Business Computing Company has added an anti-fraud forensic feature to its payroll software that tracks the history of changes made to employee maintenance.

• ACCOUNTING NEWS

  April 25, 2009

• Software review: Recession relief: Using online payroll can save you money

  April 19, 2009

  The economic meltdown has many companies evaluating methods for preparing payroll

• In brief

  April 19, 2009

• Boomer's blueprint: Great teams equal big wins

  April 19, 2009

  Accelerating your firm's progress with technology is more imperative than ever. With new business models emerging in light of the fluctuating markets, firms must be prepared to compete under a variety of scenarios.

• Tax Season Essentials: Amended Returns Increase Refunds

  April 15, 2009

  CCH reminds your clients of a second chance.

• Prophix Partners with Blum Shapiro

  April 15, 2009

  Conn. firm becomes business intelligence reseller.

• Accounting Technology Ranks VAR 100

  April 13, 2009

  The annual list reveals the top resellers in the country.

• WebCPA Tweets on Twitter

  April 8, 2009

  Like everybody else these days, WebCPA is now jumping on the Twitter bandwagon.

• Coda Upgrades Coda 2go for Salesforce.com

  April 8, 2009

  Coda Group is rolling out the latest version of its online accounting software, Coda 2go Spring '09, emphasizing its integration with Salesforce.com's customer relationship management software.

• IRS Offers New Free Way to File for Extensions

  April 8, 2009

  This year, the Internal Revenue Service is offering a new way to file an extension request for free.

• IRS Takes Slow Train to Security Fixes

  April 7, 2009

  The Internal Revenue Service has made slow progress in implementing federally required security settings on nearly 100,000 desktop and laptop computers, said a newly released audit.

• AICPA Teams with Intacct on Cloud Computing

  April 7, 2009

  The American Institute of CPAs and its CPA2Biz subsidiary have struck a deal with accounting software developer Intacct to market "cloud computing" services to CPA firms.

• A Toolkit for the Financial Planner

  April 5, 2009

  Given the current economic situation, conducting a financial planning practice isn't getting easier. With the financial uncertainty of the past several years, investors have become uncomfortable with the 'business as usual' planning approach.

• XBRL and document management: The perfect storm

  April 5, 2009

  How can companies turn the Securities and Exchange Commission's XBRL mandate into an opportunity? By implementing an XBRL-enhanced document management strategy as part of their internal corporate filing workflow, which will both boost compliance and save money.

• In brief

  April 5, 2009

• Boomer's Blueprint: Who's in charge of technology?

  April 5, 2009

  This sounds like an easy question, but it may be one of the most important decisions your firm makes as you move forward in rapidly changing times. In some firms, the name of the person will be obvious, while in other firms, people may name multiple people or simply say, "No one is really in charge of technology."

• IRS to Assess Risks of Tax Software

  April 3, 2009

  The Internal Revenue Service should determine whether using tax software creates any security and compliance risks, recommended the Government Accountability Office in a new report.

• Consutling Insights, April 3, 2009

  December 5, 2008

  Perhaps not everyone agrees with my raising the possibility that Twitter is an electronic pet rock.

• CCH Revamps Tax Research Service

  April 2, 2009

  CCH has introduced IntelliConnect, the next generation of its widely used online information service, Tax Research NetWork.

• A Dickensian Year in Reselling

  April 2, 2009

  The best of times, worst of times description is one of those overused literary allusions. But it may well apply to the business of selling accounting software over the last year.

• Cougar Mountain Releases Denali 2.7

  April 2, 2009

  Accounting software provider Cougar Mountain has released Denali 2.7, completing the company's core accounting line with the Denali Purchase Order module.

• Software as a Service: Hot or Not?

  March 31, 2009

• Practice Development News

  March 31, 2009

• Accounting News

  March 31, 2009

• Tax & Financial Planning News

  March 31, 2009

• The VAR 100 Face a Tough Year

  March 31, 2009

  Despite the economy, some resellers had a great 2008.

• Tax Research Comes in Many Flavors

  March 31, 2009

  Accountants gain an appetite for Google-like search.

• BI for Offense and Defense

  March 31, 2009

• The Economy-Best Excuse In The World

  March 31, 2009

• Who Is in Charge of Technology?

  March 31, 2009

• Blackbaud, PayPal Team to Help Small Nonprofits

  March 31, 2009

  Nonprofit software provider Blackbaud Inc. has teamed with online payment concern PayPal to establish BlackbaudNow, a price-friendly Web site-building application to assist small and growing nonprofits publish their own Web sites and begin accepting online donations, manage constituent accounts and record donor giving histories.

• Thomson Reuters Updates Tax Planning App to Include Stimulus

  March 31, 2009

  In order to include provisions in the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has updated its Planner CS program.

• An Electronic Pet Rock?

  March 26, 2009

  The gallery of faces listed a "people you may know" paraded a number of accountants and software resellers, along with a picture of my 18-year-old daughter sticking her tongue out.

• Intuit Unveils Co-Sponsors, Judges for Grant Competition

  March 26, 2009

  As part of its previously announced Power to Get More Done Initiative, which aims to help firms deal with the shaky economy by giving them money to hire extra staff and invest in their business, financial and tax software provider Intuit has announced the co-sponsors and judges for the effort.

• CCH Adds More Audit Guidance to ARM

  March 24, 2009

  CCH has expanded the audit modules in its Accounting Research Manager database with expert guidance on topics such as construction and not-for-profit accounting.

• Adaptive Planning Teams with NetSuite

  March 23, 2009

  -- Financial planning and reporting services provider Adaptive Planning has become a charter member of NetSuite's SuiteCloud developer network -- a multi-tiered program for software developers to leverage their offerings with NetSuite's online core business products.

• Consulting Insights, March 20, 2009

  December 5, 2008

  Finding 100 VARs to rank by revenue seems easy enough, except in a year when not everyone wants to talk.

• Nobody Knows the Software I've Seen

  March 19, 2009

  Jean-François Champollion, the man who discovered the Rosetta Stone, which provided the clues to the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs, had an advantage: He didn't have to call tech support or read software documentation to figure out the meaning of those carvings.

• Free Webcast: What You Need to Know About Estate Planning

  March 18, 2009

  No matter how much money your client has, it's crucial to have a basic estate plan simply to ensure that the financial goals of the client are met after the client dies.

• Software review: Making documents go with the flow

  March 15, 2009

  A year ago, the emphasis in document management systems remained on the core areas of scanning, storing and retrieving documents. But the emphasis has changed in the past year, making it clear that document management alone will give way to integrated workflow in which document management is only one part.

• Boomer's Blueprint: Perception - reaction - result!

  March 15, 2009

  Knowing what the future may hold for you and your firm is tremendously valuable in these uncertain times.

• Intuit Says Small Biz Must Innovate

  March 16, 2009

  Intuit said that small businesses will need to innovate in order to succeed over the next decade, in a new report that is the first in a new series of research studies on the future of small business.

• Home Computer Tax Filings Spike 20 Percent

  March 13, 2009

  The Internal Revenue Service reported that taxpayers are electronically filing their federal tax returns in record numbers this year.

• XBRL May Help Monitor TARP Spending

  March 13, 2009

  Interactive data-tagging technology could assist government auditors in monitoring the spending done under the $700-billion-plus financial bailout plan.

• SpeedTax and Wipfli Team in Saas Delivery for GP Users

  March 12, 2009

  Automated sales tax solutions provider SpeedTax and CPA and business advisory firm Wipfli have partnered in a venture to deliver SpeedTax's software-as-a-service sales tax applications to Wipfli's Microsoft Dynamics GP customers.

• Prophix-Paradigm Analytics Partners in CPM Pact

  March 12, 2009

  Prophix Software, a provider of business intelligence applications and services headquartered here, has partnered with BI and performance management consultancy Paradigm Analytics, whereupon Paradigm will offer Prohix's Corporate Performance Management applications to its PerformancePoint Server and ERP customers.

• User Conferences: Bigger Is Not Better

  March 12, 2009

  There was a lot of debate about the level of attendance at Convergence, the Microsoft Dynamics user conference being held this week in New Orleans.

• Cool Blog Alert

  March 12, 2009

  Want to really know what an intern at a Big Four firm is thinking? Now you can, because one accounting elf is writing about it all online.

• Audit Software Vendor Sues SEC

  March 12, 2009

  A trio of related companies have filed suit to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission from infringing the trademark of their auditing software product.

• Economy Takes a Toll at Microsoft Conference

  March 10, 2009

  Attendance at Convergence, the annual Microsoft Dynamics user conference, fell well short of original expectations as the economy took a toll on attendance by users, but resellers came to the show in numbers.

• Intuit Expands Online Payroll

  March 9, 2009

  Intuit plans to extend its Intuit Online Payroll service to accountants, Mac users, banks and credit unions, starting this spring.

• CCH Integrates Sales Tax Software with Dynamics

  March 9, 2009

  CCH has closely integrated its CorpSystem Sales Tax Office software with Microsoft Dynamics GP.

• Financial Planning Video Site Launches

  March 5, 2009

  The American College has introduced a video-on-demand Web site that will provide information for financial planners on wealth management and related topics.

• Sage Sells Tax Compliance Services Business

  March 5, 2009

  Sage North America has sold its tax compliance services business and enterprise-level customer base to Empower Corp.

• Sabrix Intros Sales and Use Tax Service

  March 5, 2009

  Sabrix has debuted Taxcast, an online, interactive tool to help businesses stay on top of the latest sales and use tax obligations from 13,253 U.S. taxing jurisdictions.

• Prophix Names Channel Director

  March 4, 2009

  Business intelligence products and applications provider Prophix Software has named Cheryl Power to the post of director of channel partners.

• Invoicing Mistakes Threaten Cash Flow

  March 4, 2009

  The economic crisis is choking off cash flow at many companies, but invoicing problems are hurting cash flow too, according to a new study.

• Bill.com Upgrades Accounts Payable Application

  March 3, 2009

  Online invoicing provider Bill.com has released the Winter 2009 upgrade to its accounts payable service, including new cash flow features.

• Don't Buy Software

  March 1, 2009

  When times are tough, businesses look for places to cut costs. And one of those places is software.

• Practice Development News

  March 1, 2009

• Accounting News

  March 1, 2009

• Tax & Financial Planning News

  March 1, 2009

  Crisis center launched; Avalara launches blog; Copanion names CFO; Morningstar ponders credit ratings; CCH names sales tax team; Advent net jumps; ADP net and sales rise; and SpeedTax starts channel program.

• Marketing Your Firm Online

  March 1, 2009

  When Justin Curzi tries to convince accountants to use Emochila's Web site services, he encounters the same resistance he did five years ago. They tell him they don't need more clients.

• Breaking the Excel Habit

  March 1, 2009

  A spreadsheet is not necessarily the first tool to reach for.

• Donde Speeds Sales Tax Compliance

  March 1, 2009

  Anton Donde grew PayUSA to a $15 million payroll processing and tax filling business with 200 employees, acquiring three other payroll companies along the way and selling it after taking it public.

• We Don't Need No Stinkin' Web Sites

  March 1, 2009

  A few months ago I was at a technology conference and the results of a survey had just been announced and, gasp, it found that an astonishing 40 percent of small businesses don't have a Web site (another survey put the number closer to 60 percent). How could this be?

• Calculating the ROI of Learning

  March 1, 2009

  Training budgets are tempting targets during tight times, but should firms really cut expenses in this area? According to Gartner Research, every hour of information technology training provides 5.75 hours of increased capacity.

• Holding On to Paper and Letting Go

  March 1, 2009

  How do you deal with the old guys? A Rutgers college journalism student posed that question to me when I visited my alma matter this semester to talk to a class about newsroom management.

• More Taxpayers Expect to File Online This Season

  February 27, 2009

  Approximately 40 percent of online households plan to file their federal taxes via the Internet this year, up from less than 34 percent four years ago, according to a new report.

• LBMC Forms IT Security Arm

  February 26, 2009

  The LBMC Family of Cos., which includes an accounting firm, as well as healthcare, technology and investment practices, has formed LBMC Managed Security Services LLC, a unit designed to provide its clients with IT security services.

• Red Wing Unveils Advanced Payroll Tools

  February 26, 2009

  Red Wing Software Inc., a developer of financial management and software for the agribusiness and municipal sectors, has released advanced payroll modules for its flagship CenterPoint Payroll.

• IDEA Visually Documents Audit Workflow

  February 26, 2009

  CaseWare IDEA and Audimation Services plan to introduce the latest version of their IDEA audit software, including a new project overview feature that presents a graphical representation of the entire audit or investigation process.

• Hear, Hear!

  February 24, 2009

  "Stay useful and cheap!" a friend advised when it comes to keeping this job during the current tailspin.

• Sage Updates MAS Line

  February 24, 2009

  Sage North America has released version 1.2 of Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Enterprise Suite, adding extra customer relationship management and fixed asset management features.

• Receivables Startup Receives Funding

  February 24, 2009

  Online invoicing provider FastDue has closed a $5 million initial round of funding that will be shared with two other yet-to-be-announced Web-based applications.

• Free Webcast: Critical Issues for the Tax Preparer

  February 24, 2009

  This past year has produced an unprecedented amount of new tax legislation and regulations affecting preparers and taxpayers.

• Security, privacy issues claim top spots on AICPA's Top Tech poll

  February 23, 2009

  The more things change, the more they stay the same.

• Software review: Shaky economy dictates need for business planning software

  February 23, 2009

  Economic recessions are no time to be plowing into software development unless the company either needs the cash flow from a new version to keep going, or the product is so outdated that an update is mandatory. Otherwise, the money is better spent in beefing up product support and planning for marketing when the economy recovers.

• Boomer's blueprint: The ROI on learning

  February 23, 2009

  Training budgets are tempting targets during tight times, but should firms really cut expenses in this area? According to Gartner Research, every hour of information technology training provides 5.75 hours of increased capacity.

• Paid Affiliate Program Targets Accountants

  February 23, 2009

  Document management software developer SmartVault has introduced an affiliate program that pays referral fees to accounting professionals, QuickBooks ProAdvisors and consultants who recommend the software to their clients.

• IRS Not Prepared for Disaster

  February 23, 2009

  Many of the Internal Revenue Service's plans to protect its employees and provide service to taxpayers during and after a major disruption are not up to date, have not been adequately tested and do not contain sufficient detail to be effective, warned a government watchdog.

• Consulting Insights - February 20, 2009

  December 5, 2008

• Intuit Updates Payroll Service for Stimulus

  February 19, 2009

  Intuit has updated its payroll service with the latest tax changes, forms and credits to comply with the newly passed economic stimulus bill.

• Dynamics Adds Carbon Footprint Dashboard

  February 13, 2009

  Microsoft has added a feature to its Dynamics AX software to help environmentally conscious businesses turn green by managing their carbon footprint.

• Small Business Owners Can Get Free Tax Prep

  February 12, 2009

  Online bookkeeping service IAC-EZ is offering one month's free use of its online software and free tax filing for a few lucky small business entrepreneurs.

• Sage Upgrades PFW Software

  February 11, 2009

  Sage North America has introduced the latest version of its PFW enterprise resource planning software, adding extra features in areas such as inventory and receivables management.

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