Thomson Reuters has launched Social Media Solutions as part of its Checkpoint Marketing for Firms. These tools feature content written and formatted social media channels along what the company described as a "robust platform to publish the integrated content online." Read more...

The Rivio Clearinghouse, which delivers CPA source-validated financial documents for private companies, has been launched by CPA.com and Confirmation.com. Documents such audited financial statements are made available to bankers, shareholders and other investors via a cloud-based platform, which was developed jointly by the two parties.

It took until the end of the tax season and slightly beyond, but the number of individual returns filed hit a level many had expected before the season began. The Internal Revenue Service Reported that as of the season ended May 29, there were138,827,000 individual returns filed, an increase of 1.9 percent compared to 136,191,000 for the 2015 season through May 1.