ATX Advantage expands the ATX Total Tax Office software bundle to include compliance research and learning and practice management. Those features are added to a package of all federal and state 1040 and municipal forms and all business federal, state and specialty forms. Advantage also offers unlimited efile returns.

Abila is readying the introduction of MIP Advance, an Internet-version of the long-marketed fund accounting package. The roll out begins in July with elements suited for CFPs and executive stakeholders of nonprofits organizations. The first elements include executive dashboarding, quick financial reports and quick journal voucher entry.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a Six-Point Plan to Improve Audits, which the organization says is part of its effort to drive higher audit performance. The plan concentrates on financial statement audits for American private companies, employee benefit plans and governmental entities.

Sage is preparing to release a new software product, Sage Life, that will be available in the cloud. Built on the SalesForce 1 platform, the application is anticipated to be ready for general availability when Sage hosts its annual Summit conference in late July. The company said pricing will be available with the general release.