The past couple of weeks have been a period where you have to ask, “what didn’t happen?” Rebranding, major financings, practice growth, practice closures; we had it all.

Payroll continues to be one of the most talked about topics in the profession and CPA firm owner Sean Manning attempts to dispel the myths about this oft avoided, yet potentially profitable service offering.

Host Analytics is now offering a tool to instantly move Microsoft Excel models into a centralized, cloud environment to facilitate financial planning and reporting.

Top CPA firm ParenteBeard recently announced to its clients that it is closing its two-decade old technology practice, ParenteBeard Technology, effective this Friday, November 29.

The mobile practitioner needs tools to stay connected to their calendars for all meetings and schedules, and the Tempo Smart Calendar app is one getting noticed and appreciated as it acts like a virtual personal assistant.

Cloud accounting and small business finance tool maker Wave has released a new iOS application that accepts credit card payments on the go.

Let’s face facts: In less than six months Windows XP will be at its “end of life” and if you are still on this system your business will be on its own. So how do you keep your business and clients safe and stable after April 8, 2014?

G2 Fintech has improved the dividend analysis features in its tax analysis software TaxGopher.

“Complexity is the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity” were the opening words of a keynote speech given by CPA2Biz president and chief executive Erik Asgeirsson here at the 2013 Digital CPA Conference, and helped define the theme of the overall event.

ACL has released upgrades to its cloud-based risk management, audit management, and compliance offering ACL GRC and its flagship data analytics software ACL Analytics.

Deloitte has introduced CloudMix, a preconfigured mixture of cloud applications bringing together software from various developers, including Salesforce.com, MuleSoft, Apptus and others.

Exact has officially launched an online, subscription-based software designed to help small manufacturers and wholesale distributors streamline production and inventory management, logistics and CRM.

Findings from a recent survey from CPA2Biz, the technology services subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, indicates that more CPA firms are using cloud-based services despite a notable rise in security concerns.

Long-time Sage North America partner RKL eSolutions has effectively expanded its Sage 500 ERP practice, primarily by taking on former consultants, executives and product customers from Portland, Ore.-based Sage partner ISM.

Paychex Inc. has officially introduced Paychex Accounting Online – a secure cloud accounting offering aimed at small businesses and powered by strategic partner Kashoo.

Nonprofit software provider Abila has added a number of new features to its Abila MIP Fund Accounting 2014 and Abila Fundraising 50 2014 solutions, enhancing the former’s mobile capabilities and the latter’s fundraising event planning.

FinancialForce.com has acquired human capital management software maker Vana Workforce and supply chain management software business Less Software for an undisclosed amount.

Xero has added new features to its cloud accounting software designed to make managing finances and related financial documents in the cloud easier for accounting professionals and small businesses.

Apple has approved Workbox, a new app designed to allow users to run all bookkeeping functions directly from their iPads.

Long-time Sage North America partner SWK Technologies has officially joined the Acumatica channel, adding to its overall ERP product portfolio.