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Rippling Expands EOR Program 2
Rippling has expanded its Employer of Record program to eight new countries. The change is part of the latest monthly release of the office application.
With EOR, a user can establish a legal entity in a country outside the United States, giving the user the ability to hire and pay employees in other countries. The latest additions are Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Israel, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland and Turkey.
In addition, Rippling is providing hourly workers with a weekly break down of pay on paystubs so they can see hours worked, including overtime, for each of the weeks included in the pay period.
Users can now down payroll comparison data as a CSV file. Rippling says it has also provided more efficient time-entry CSV imports for Time an Attendance since users can automatically reconcile timestamps based on the employee’s timezone and
filter down to a specific set of imported entries and delete only those
They can also import thousands of entries in seconds, versus 30 minutes.
View items...Xero Offers Revamped Certification
Xero has launched a revamped program to certify accountants and bookkeepers for gaining knowledge in the use of its cloud-based, small business software. The new Xero Certification program, available at the end of September, is described as providing personalized certification.
Sageworks Produces Podcasts
- Thursday, 11 August 2016
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Sageworks has released a three-part series of podcasts on iTunes. Called, Next-Level Accountants: Your guide to growing a firm of trusted advisors," the free podcasts feature interviews with industry experts Ronald J. Baker, Doug Sleeter, Randall Bolten, Kelly Phillips Erb, Jody Padar and Charles H. Green.
Sage Picks First Global President
- Thursday, 11 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Sage, which has been moving away from country-by-country organization, has named Blair Crump as president. It is the first time the United Kingdom-based software company has had a resident for the company's world-wide operations and is part of a massive replacement among the top 100 executives and managers that has occurred in the last two years.
AIPCA, CIMA Add Competencies
- Monday, 15 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Six areas of competency have been added to the professional learning and development website of the American Institute of CPAs and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. The website is designed to provide personalized approach to lifelong learning and career development.
Software Drives Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
Software drove a revenue increase of 4 percent for Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting North America for the first half ended June 30. Worldwide, tax and accounting produced revenue of about $627.6 million, up 1 percent. In a recent earnings statement, the company attributed the unit's North American growth to sales of both its on-premise and cloud-based applications.
Sage Launches Integration Cloud
Sage has introduced the Sage Cloud to integrate applications to connect all its products. In a trading update for the third quarter ended June, CFO Stephen Hare said this week the impact should not be measured in its financial impact this year, but in how it changes the way products are used.
Sage CEO: 15K Summit Registrations
Fifteen thousand individuals have registered for the Sage Summit conference being held this week in Chicago. Those figures were provided in a tweet last week by Sage CEO Steve Kelly who said that many had signed up to attend and that another 15,000 have registered for remote attendance.
Sage Seeks Accountant Leader
- Thursday, 21 July 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Sage is looking for someone to head its global market strategy for accountants and bookkeepers. The information was part of a LinkedIn post this week by Jennifer Warawa, the company's EVP of product marketing.
Blackbaud Purchases Attentive.ly
- Tuesday, 12 July 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Nonprofit software vendor Blackbaud has acquired Attentive.ly, a company that enables organizations to conduct social listening. Charleston, S.C.-based Blackbaud plans to more deeply integrate Attentive.ly's capabilities into the next generation version of Luminate Online, which is a marketing tool. Terms were not disclosed.
Thomson Offers Checkpoint State Clear Comply
- Tuesday, 21 June 2016
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Thomson Reuters has introduced Checkpoint State Clear Comply, designed for multi-tier partnerships and S Corporations with a presence in multiple states. The tool can be used to highlight nexus flow-up issues and generate reports about composite returns, non-resident withholding and annual returns.
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