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Australia-based job management software maker simPRO Software has purchased a 30 percent stake in Gem Accounts publisher Gem Software Solutions, with plans to aid the product’s global rollout including its recent foray into the U.S. market.

Social media strategist Adrian Dayton and BeachFleischman PC chief marketing officer Eric Majchrzak discuss how accounting firms and other professional services firms can use LinkedIn, Google+ and other social networks to market their offerings to potential clients, and use search engine optimization to showcase their content, in an interview with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee.

Paychex Inc. has a new SaaS platform to provide human resource administrators with all Paychex services accessible in one place.

The phrase “You don’t know what you don’t know” very accurately describes the business of accounting software for the practitioner and the provider or vendor. The reality is, most of us neither have the time nor the inclination to figure out just what it is we don’t know.

Nearly seven out of 10 investors had confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality, and a record 79 percent had confidence in investing in U.S. publicly traded companies just prior to the government shutdown on October 1.

The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers that the October 15 deadline remains in effect for people who requested a six-month extension to file their tax return.

The government shutdown now entering its second week does more than close museums and turn national parks into uninhabited forests: It also gums up workflow for many tax preparers and often leaves their clients with questions that are growing shriller.

Client meetings are an integral part of being a great accountant.

Ernst & Young reported Tuesday that its fiscal year 2013 global revenue reached $25.8 billion, the fastest growth in five years, indicating the firm has bounced back since the financial crisis.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board said Tuesday that it will provide live video webcasting of its in-person public meetings, beginning on October 30 and 31.

A New Jersey schoolteacher who prepared taxes on the side has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for preparing false tax returns.

As 2013 comes to an end, employers, employees and self-employed individuals should make sure they are complying with the new 0.9 percent additional Medicare tax, according to Thomson Reuters.

Only 27 percent of board members at public companies are in favor of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed changes to the auditor’s reporting model, according to a new survey by BDO USA.

In its ongoing battle against Intuit and QuickBooks in particular, Xero is now offering a free service to help convert QuickBooks data directly into its cloud accounting solution.

It won’t be long before tax season gets underway again, and before the upcoming busy season fades from mind to join all previous busy seasons, I encourage you to reflect. Think about your clients because, after all, they’re the people who contribute significantly to making your busy season what it is, in all its glory and misery. My question for you is: which three clients are you going to fire?

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has scheduled an open meeting for Thursday to consider adopting attestation standards for auditors of brokers and dealers.

A New Jersey tax preparer pleaded guilty Monday to preparing false tax returns.

The Return Preparer Office of the IRS has released details on the professional credentials of those who currently hold Preparer Tax Identification Numbers, or PTINs.

The IFRS Foundation Education Initiative said Monday it is publishing free downloadable teaching materials in all the languages of the United Nations, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

New presidents, new products; overall the past week was all about the vendors topping the news and as ever I’m pleased to offer my take.