Report: To The Cloud And Beyond There have been several reasons users in the accounting market have been reluctant to desert the desktop for the cloud. There was the worry about security that has faded substantially. There has been a lack of true cloud products. But most of all, the desktop applications practitioners have paid for work quite well. Business owners will be demanding and driving either your practice into the cloud or finding another firm who is already there. Read more about making the inevitable transition.

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Same day payments are now possible this week because of a rule adopted by NACHA. The organization, which manages the ACH network, says same-day processing of almost any ACH payment is now possible. Previously, most transactions were settled on the next business day.

The Internal Revenue Service is strengthening defenses for e-services accounts next month. The IRS has a target date of October 24 for instituting a stronger identity verification process for existing and new e-services users with users needing to revalidate identities to maintain access to accounts.