Automatic Data Processing has added the ADP Marketplace to Accountant Connect. The addition, among enhancements recently introduced by ADP, enables accountant users to access and contact data between ADP platforms and its software partners.

Liberty Tax, becoming a parent to franchise organizations, has agreed to buy Sears. Hometown Outlet and the Sear’s business, Buddy’s Home Furnishing Stores. The deal is a cash transaction with a value of about $132.9 million and is expected to close next month.

Bloomberg Tax & Accounting has added analysis, commentary, and practice tools for 40 countries. Coverage expansion includes the release of new Country Guides, which feature an overview of respective tax regimes and focused cross-border analysis.