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Sageworks announced a marketing partnership with QBExpress, Intuit’s large network of QuickBooks consultants.

Socius has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Program, adding the cloud-based ERP and omnichannel commerce software to its portfolio of Microsoft, Sage and Syspro solutions.

Intuit announced two new QuickBooks Online integrations with ecommerce companies Bigcommerce and Shopify to provide accounting and bookkeeping for businesses selling on these platforms.

Vertex SMB introduced a returns-only offering of its cloud-based solution.

Zuora announced a new $115 million investment, bringing the total amount of capital raised to fund its RBM platform to $250 million.

Avalara announced the acquisition of the tax content, determination, and compliance technology for Brazil from information and technology consulting company SuitePlus.

A majority of technology CFOs in the U.S. have increased their spending on cybersecurity in the last year, according to BDO USA’s annual survey.

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Deloitte introduced a new analytics platform for internal auditors to support the end-to-end audit process with data visualization, risk sensing and analytic techniques.

A majority of Americans continue to be concerned about the privacy and safety of their personal and financial data when filing their tax returns online.

As another winter season comes to an end, so do most people’s patience with the travel plans that have been delayed, canceled or generally made unbearable by all the usual variables, weather-related or otherwise.

RKL Solutions announced the acquisition of fellow Sage partner Accuvar.

Bill.com has hired Sheela Zemlin as senior vice president of sales and customer success.

Tax preparation software developers like Intuit are coming under pressure to do more to control security to safeguard their software from identity thieves.

Xero announced the availability of its new app for iPad, designed specifically for the device.

BlackLine announced the hiring of Mark Partin as chief financial officer.

Internal audit professionals are making progress in meeting cybersecurity and data privacy standards, according to a new report, but a great deal of work remains, with many of the surveyed organizations rating themselves as less than “very effective” at addressing their cybersecurity risks.

Avalara announced it has acquired HotSpot Tax, provider of tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental and room sharing industry.