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WK Tax/Accounting Revs Up 4 percent
Revenue or Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting rose 4 percent year-over-year for the nine months ended September 30, the company said in its recent trading update. North American revenue, which comprises 62 percent of the quarter, increased by 4 percent. Read more...
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Intuit Seeks Accountant Council Members
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Tax Season "Sanity": A Catalyst for Success
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Six Software Companies Form Emburse
Emburse has been formed by six companies that market expense and AP software. The companies that have combined are Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia and Tallie, according to an announcement this month. Read more...
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Microsoft Extends XP Anti-Virus Support
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Financial Apps on your Mobile Phones
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Tax Returns Fall Further Behind 2019
The traditional tax season deadline of April 15 is past. And with the extension of the due date to July 15 the total returns received by the Internal Revenue Service fell further behind last year. Read more...
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Liberty Tax Revenue Falls, Profit Rises
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TaxAct Federal Pricing Was Lowered
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How Sales Tax Impacts Company Growth Interview with Jerome Kaiser, Chief Financial Officer, SeneGence International
Patrick O’Leary, Associate Publisher, PMG360 recently sat down with Jerome Kaiser, CPA and CFO of… Read more...

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Plante Moran Names CMO
Plante Moran has hired Martin van Pelt as its next chief marketing officer. The accounting firm said this week Van Pelt will succeed Jeff Antaya, who is retiring after on August 31 after 13 years with Plante Moran. Read more...
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Weaver Promotes Names Six New Partners
Weaver, a Dallas, Texas-based accounting firm, has named six employees as partners. These include Sara… Read more...

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TaxAct Parent Names CEO
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Special Report: Payroll and Beyond
The coronavirus has helped make the argument for the use of online payroll systems. With the cloud, you can still run payroll and issue checks, even if no one is in the office. But it has also put accountants on the hook for being able to answer an increasing number of client questions about human resources issues, including furloughing and…
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2009 Tax Preparation Software Review
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QBO Accountant Reclassify Updated

Monday, 02 September 2019

Intuit has updated its Reclassify Transactions screen in QuickBooks Online Accountant. Enhancements include collapsible columns, more specific filters and the option to select multiple transactions and reclassify in bulk.

Vertex Names Executives

Monday, 02 September 2019

Vertex, which makes indirect tax software, has named three executives. These include Kate Shields as a chief customer officer, Paul Guyer as European general manager and Uwe Sydon as global head of product management.

Armanino Accepting Cryptocurrency

Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Accounting firm Armanino has begun accepting payment in more than 1,000 cryptocurrencies. Currencies supported include Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Litecoin.

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