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Rippling Expands EOR Program 2
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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...Blackbaud Mulls CPA Program
- Thursday, 09 February 2012
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Nonprofit vendor Blackbaud is considering the establishment of a CPA program. While the company is not ready to provide details of a proposed plan, it has begun bringing one firm on board in the new effort. The company is also likely to begin recruiting resellers after a lapse of several years.
PCAOB Nails E&Y for $2M
- Thursday, 09 February 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has imposed a $2 million civil money penalty on Ernst & Young and barred two partners from being associated with a registered public accounting firm. It is the largest penalty ever imposed on a CPA firm. The action stemmed from the firm's audits of financial statements of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., which sells drugs for pediatric asthma and skin conditions.The board also censured E&Y and two other partners.
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Thomson: Mobile App Users to Triple in 2012
- Wednesday, 08 February 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters predicts that the number of users of Mobile CS will triple this year. The company reports that there are more than 1,000 active user accounts. With the product's growth rate at about 15 percent a month, Thomson says the user base should reach 3,000 active accounts in 2012.
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Intuit Halves Research Price for Tax Season
- Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Intuit is offering a steep discount on its tax research line for Lacerte and ProSeries. The company has chopped more than half the cost of the product, whose unlimited annual subscription is usually $849, through April 15.
Blackbaud Readies Financial Analysis Tool
Nonprofit vendor Blackbaud is testing an application that will be used to provide financial analysis for nonprofit organizations and give them the ability to compare their operations against those of their peers. The product is in the middle of an early adopter program and would likely be sold as an add on to the company's applications such as the Financial Edge.
CPAs Don't Get Social Media Training
Accountants are increasingly using social media for business. But few get help from their firms in how to apply these tools, according to the 2011 Social CPAs Media Survey. And Barry MacQuarrie, who conducts the survey, said firms need to train those in their firms to get the most out of the new media.
Xero: Revs to Double for 2012
- Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Xero, a New Zealand-based publisher of online accounting applications, says it expects that its revenue for the year ending March 31 will be twice that of fiscal 2012. The company has begun its attack on the United States market with the establishment of an office in San Francisco.
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ADP Revs and Net Up
- Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Automatic Data Processing reported that its net income rose 20.9 percent while revenue climbed by 7.7 percent for the second quarter ended December 31. CEO Carlos Rodriguez said results were driven by strong new business growth in the most recently ended period.
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Xero Ramps Up U.S. Efforts
- Thursday, 26 January 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Xero has been accelerating its effort to enlist accountants and small businesses in the United States. And while it already has firms that have signed up as part of its channel, the New Zealand-based company, which markets a web-based accounting application, has been getting more visibility since former Sage executive Jamie Sutherland joined as president of the U.S. operation.
Sage Unites Act, Peachtree Direct Sales
- Thursday, 26 January 2012
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- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Sage North America has placed its Act and Peachtree direct sales operations under a single executive. The reorganization resulted in both efforts being placed under Manny Sandhu, an eight-year Sage veteran, as VP for both.
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