RSM US Middle Market Business Index shows the middle market “has entered an initial phase of recovery and is optimistic for the months ahead,” the accounting firm said this week. Usually conducted quarterly, the survey is being taken monthly for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Xero has extended existing functions to new users, along with upgrading its Starter plan. The cloud software company made the information available on Xero On Air, a series of webinars being held through Thursday September 17.

The Internal Revenue Service has added six forms for use e-signatures to a list of those for which electronic filing is not available. That brings the total for which it accepts digital signatures temporarily to 16.