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Red Wing Software has created a report tool within its CenterPoint Payroll Software designed to track employee status for the upcoming Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirement that employers with 50 or more full time employers must offer health coverage.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing information on some of the retirement plan provisions of the fiscal cliff deal that was signed into law earlier this month.

For businesses relocating or expanding into new markets, taxation is now one of the top 10 site selection factors that determine where companies decide to set up shop, especially in high-cost states like California, Massachusetts, New York and Illinois.

G2 FinTech has introduced TaxGopher+ cost basis reporting software for filling out the Form 1099-B.

2nd Story Software, the company that makes TaxAct consumer tax prep software, has introduced a do-it-yourself estate planning software product for drawing up a last will and testament.

Bloomberg has introduced a Tax Practice Center to complement its tax law research service.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved over $561 million in disaster assistance loans for residents and businesses in New York affected by Hurricane Sandy and over $238 million for residents and businesses in New Jersey, and said it is eager to do more.

Burton & Browse has agreed to become a part of Bee, Bergvall & Co.

In case you missed it, this past week was packed with accounting-related technology vendor news so here's a roundup and a few insights about each one, plus a few thoughts on some current trends.

Many members of the next generation of retirees are expected to face a large decline in their standard of living when they retire, according to a new report.