Small business accounting software

At Xerocon Australia, its biggest user conference yet, the company highlighted several new features and updates.

Intuit Inc. investors may be worried about the departure of longtime Chief Executive Officer Brad Smith, but Wall Street is confident that his successor, Sasan Goodarzi, can maintain the company’s strong growth and culture.

Brad Smith will lead the company through the end of the year; Goodarzi will take on the role in January.

Aimed at small-business users, the software integrates with the vendor's Accounting CS.

The B2B payment platform plug-in is available on the Xero Marketplace.

Ariege Misherghi takes over the role as Rich Preece moves on to Intuit’s small business self-employed group.

Cloud accounting software maker Xero has acquired Hubdoc, a data capture solution popular with Xero users.

Introducing automated reports for general ledger, trial balance and chart of accounts.

The companies will work on deeper integration over the next year to debut new, specialized features.

The acquisition is the second for the cloud hosting company in 12 months.

While on-premise software is still alive and well, its share of the market continues to shrink while cloud-based software’s share grows.

CountingWorks is an accounting professional marketplace for small businesses.

The company's Free offering is geared toward startups while its Essentials version is designed for small businesses with a limited number of monthly transactions.

Bedrock Data releases new connectors for QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite; and Vertex VAT solution gets re-accredited in England and Wales.

New tools and new technologies are rapidly changing this core accounting role.

Bookkeeping and accounting firms will have a chance to share in cash prizes and win a trip to QuickBooks Connect in San Jose.

Accountants can gain access to the company’s software at a discount, improving margins on value-added services at their firm.

Xero continues to focus on building AI and machine learning to help accountants become more valuable to their clients.

Usability is the focus of the Excel-based cloud accounting software’s 40 new features.

The new direct deposit offerings allow employers to pay contractors faster, and employees on the same day.