Sales and use tax software developer Avalara has signed a strategic alliance with tech industry tax specialist Carolynn Iafrate Kranz to use her database and expertise to help refine Avalara’s cloud-based system.

Brad Smith reflected on the company’s three decades of agility, outlined current products and partnerships, and forecasted future industry trends on the final morning of Scaling New Heights.

Intuit announced it will host its first QuickBooks Connect conference Oct. 21-23 in San Jose, Calif.

Flint Mobile has integrated its mobile phone payment app, which works without a card reader, with Intuit's QuickBooks Online to expedite payments for small businesses that work outside traditional storefront environments.

Exact has formed a strategic partnership with cloud-based e-commerce platform Logicbroker.

Small businesses outnumber their larger brethren, creating more jobs and about half of the total GDP—and also have the “stinkiest poop,” according to QuickBooks consultant and advisor Joe Woodard.

SaaS expense management provider Tallie unveiled its integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online Monday at Scaling New Heights.

Host Analytics announced a special offer to migrate Oracle Hyperion customers onto its cloud platform delivering full EPM functionality.

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ZenPayroll announced it is joining Intuit’s Apps.com partner platform, offering integration with QuickBooks Online.

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Intuit has introduced a new QuickBooks app for Mac that brings the QuickBooks Online environment to Mac users.

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Xero has released its online practice management system Xero Practice Manager, providing job, time and invoice management for accountants and bookkeepers.

ISACA, a global professional association serving 115,000 information systems assurance, security, governance and risk professionals, named Matthew Loeb its new chief executive officer.

BlackLine Systems unveiled a COSO Jumpstart Solution to help companies comply with new guidelines set forth in the updated 2013 COSO Internal Control—Integrated Framework.

Fujitsu America announced it is providing technical services to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create and support an Inline XBRL eXtensible Business Reporting Language software solution.

Intacct announced the launch of Performance Cards, new dashboard visualizations providing an at-a-glance view into performance trends.

BlackLine Systems CEO and founder Therese Tucker was named to the 2014 list of the “Top Women of Influence in Los Angeles."

Wolters Kluwer, CCH launched Quick Answers, a feature of IntelliConnect offering more than 2,000 answers to the questions most often researched.