CCH Small Firm Services, whose locations incorporate the facilities of the ATX and TaxWise lines before their purchase by CCH, has decided to consolidate operations in a new headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. More than 600 employees working in four sites in three states are being offered the chance to work at the new location, which is scheduled to open in the September quarter. Read more...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – H&R Block saw a 6.3 percent drop in the number of tax returns prepared through February as total returns prepared year-to-date fell 8.2 percent and average retail fee per tax return prepared increased by 1.8 percent. Meanwhile, returns prepared online or via Block's desktop software dropped by 1.8 percent from the prior year.

Denali 2.8 that can convert data from any Windows version CMS Professional, and also from the DOS 15.0 from Cougar Mountan's older product line. The application has  64-bit compatibility and can also run on a 32-bit system. Denali 2.8 provides what was called improved integration with CMS Professional Payroll. Users can import AP, bank reconciliation and GL data into Denali after posting transactions and exporting payroll data.