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The accounting conference will no longer be held in the U.S., according to an announcement from the organizers on Jan 3.

The money is earmarked to extend the company’s product suite and expand in Europe, Australia and North America.

This year, products impacted will include QuickBooks Pro 2017, QuickBooks Premier 2017, QuickBooks Desktop Accountant 2017 and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions v. 17.

H&R Block’s virtual tax preparation service, Tax Pro Go, is now available for $99 exclusively at Walmart stores around the United States.

The company is seeking partners for implementation and to provide additional services to customers.

Highlights include tax penalty protection, live expert help, and an information portal powered by Mammoth.

CCH Axcess Knowledge Coach still allows for auditor professional judgement in the audit process.

Lukka, which makes blockchain products for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, has debuted a do-it-yourself tax preparation product for taxpayers reporting cryptocurrency assets on IRS Forms 1040 and 8949.

If you’ve noticed less talk about blockchain this year from technology product makers, that’s on purpose: Companies have realized big promises without flashy results makes consumers suspicious.

Former Telstra CEO David Thodey will take over the chair starting February, Xero said.

The platform integrates with QuickBooks Online, Lacerte Tax, and Dropbox.

Intuit is also offering its own Cloud hosting solution for the desktop tax prep software.

Updates include new forms, e-file capabilities, and behind-the-scenes software upgrades.

The data engineering company has released an online document analytics platform that can convert documents to data points, including visualizations.

Bill.com founder and CEO René Lacerte and a team of staff rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, as Bill.com went public trading under the ticker symbol BILL.

The AICPA and CPA.com have been forward thinking on artificial intelligence, and how it will shape the accounting industry in the near future, specifically the audit function.

The partnership goes beyond typical value-added resellers, with BDO providing the advisory and consultation piece, while leveraging Acumatica’s more than 350 resellers to implement the software when needed.

The digital platform will offer licensed tax professionals who prepare and file customers' individual US federal and state returns.

QuickBooks Online debuted new features in November, just in time for the holidays.

Invoiced, which makes an accounts receivable app, has partnered with Chase Bank’s integrated payments business WePay to bring payments to its customers.