ISSAQUAH, Wash. - YonderWorks, which is developing an Internet-based tax preparation application, is planning to test its program for tax year 2010 with the intention to have a complete program in the market the following year. The company has been exhibiting at the Internal Revenue Service Tax Forums this summer as it prepares its test.

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FRANKLIN, N.C. -  Drake Software plans an October 1 opening of a call center in Hayesville, N.,C., which will be the company's third, along with facilities in Sylva, N.C. and Franklin.The new center will be linked to the one in Franklin via high-speed fiber for voice and data communication. Drake said the new center can accommodate up to 25 customer service representatives per shift. Drake has 315 employees with 160 of those employed by customer service.

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Growth in the sale of products for the accounting/finance division pushed educational specialist SmartPros to a 6.5 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter ended June 30. And although net income dropped by 60.3 percent for the same period, that was an improvement over the first quater when the company posted a six-figure loss. Accounting/finance revenue not only grew by 22.8 percent, it increased to 78 percent of net revenue in the most recently ended period, up from 78 percent a year earlier. Read more...