Payroll software

Most small businesses do run their own payroll, but they also wish they didn’t have to.

A recent survey shows that small businesses are not just open to their accountants handling payroll for them, but 38 percent expect it.

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

Sage, a provider of enterprise resource planning and accounting software, has acquired CakeHR, a U.K.-based HR technology company whose solutions are all cloud-native.

Accountants who depend on the integration have been left to manually transfer data and figure out how to fill the software gap left by the severed partnership.

New features include a dashboard, which today has become indispensable for accounting software products.

The new resource offers regulatory content, an online community and an expert helpdesk.

Katelyn Sullivan is tasked with expanding partnerships with accountants and bookkeepers in the U.S.

Paychex wins HR tech award, and TripIt is now available for Mac users.

Payroll is an area in which tech companies are continuing to innovate as accountants are increasingly interested in offering value-added services such as these to their clients.