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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...Intuit Seeks Firm Software Platform
Intuit wants to use QuickBooks Online Accountant as a platform that can tie together major applications used by tax and accounting firms. The company outlined the vision at its recent Investor's day with EVP CeCe Morken giving a general view of how that will be accomplished.
Accountant Embezzled from Foster Homes
- Monday, 03 October 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
A Long Beach, Calif.-based tax preparer has pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from group homes for teenage boys. In two separate cases, Gary Batchelor, 64, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of misappropriation of public funds and one felony count of filing a false tax return in his role, stemming from his role as an executive with the nonprofit group.
Read more...Same Day ACH Payments Available
- Thursday, 22 September 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
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.
Read more...Avalara Targets Very Small Biz
Sales-tax specialist Avalara has created a new business unit as it launches an effort to provide services to very small businesses. Automating to reach these organizations is essential to sell to them, according to Marshal Kushniruk, the company's VP of global business development.
Read more...CPA Indicted in Benefits Scheme
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
A Long Island, N.Y., CPA has been indicted for allegedly collecting $124,275 in a variety of benefits while working as an accountant. The office of the New York State Inspector General said Abraham Grossman of Chase Commons, Yaphank, received food stamps and home heating aid while maintaining a home in Suffolk County, N.Y., and a beach-front condo in Florida.
McGladrey Alliance Changing Name
- Tuesday, 30 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The McGladrey Alliance is changing its name to the RSM US Alliance effective September 12. The new name follows the replacement of the name McGladrey LLP by the global RSM brand on October 26. There are about 75 independent member firms of the Alliance in 38 states, the Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico.
SmartVault, Virtual Cabinet Combo on Track
- Sunday, 28 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Plans to combine SmartVault with Reckon's Virtual Cabinet in one cloud platform are on track, Reckon has said. The Australia-based software company made the statement recently when it reported financial results for the half ended June 30.
Read more...Xero Hands Out Partner Awards
- Thursday, 18 August 2016
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Kahuna Accounting was named Accounting Partner of Year for 2016 and Beyond Balanced Books was selected by Bookkeeping Partner of the Year by Xero this week. The cloud software held its awards event at Xerocon, its annual conference, in San Francisco. Xero also rewarded application vendors that link to its software.
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.
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