RedGear Technologies, developer of TaxWorks professional tax software, and marketer Business Owners Advandage have launched an affiliate program for tax professionals to offer Deductr -- automated expense tracking tool for taxpayers.

UNIT4, the global business software group, today announced it will merge its two North American business operations - UNIT4 Business Software and UNIT4 Coda - effective January 1, 2013.

Thomson Reuters has released Estimated Payments, software that integrates with its ONESOURCE Income Tax, Tax Provision, and State Appointment products to automate the calculation of estimated corporate tax payments.

Intuit has confirmed that its QuickBooks Online has gone global through multi-language and multi-currency features that will allow businesses and accounting firms in any country to utilize the product.

Automated expense reporting product maker ExpenseCloud has upgraded its apps for all smartphones to include the ability to scan receipts and record and submit expenses as they occur.

Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCM Solutions plans to introduce a new scheduling module that will incorporate an automated, real-time resource allocation component as well as calendar-based scheduling.

Valuations LLC, a company that provides free and low-cost business valuations for business owners, has introduced ProValuation, Web-based software designed for accountants, business brokers, and financially sophisticated business owners that allows them to output detailed business appraisals in either PDF or Microsoft Word format

Tax technologies concern New River Innovation has released Beyond415 TeamWork, a new product designed to allow large firms to manage post-filing work more efficiently.

Yodlee introduced a new set of small business financial management software that can run from mobile devices.

Payroll, billing and cost accounting automation software maker Journyx has released a mobile app for the iPhone and enhanced its Web site for mobile use.

Standards-based business reporting and analytics software provider Rivet Software announced an agreement Wednesday with XBRL US to incorporate and resell its XBRL Consistency Suite Checks into Crossfire, Rivet’s XBRL data management and filing offering.

Cloud accounting and financial applications provider FinancialForce.com has released Accounting Summer ’12, which includes several multicurrency enhancements, deeper CRM and accounting collaboration, and a community site feature.

After achieving some success with the release of SAP’s cloud-based offerings including SAP Business ByDesign and, more recently, Business One OnDemand, the business process software giant is planning the release of a cloud-based financial management product later this year with accounting firms as key partners in the effort.

Intuit released new editions Monday of QuickBooks 2013, including Accountant, Pro, and Premier, with numerous key enhancements including an entirely new interface.

RedGear Technologies, developer of TaxWorks professional tax software, has partnered with marketer Business Owners Advantage to offer an automated expense tracking tool for taxpayers.

Small business-focused online travel and expense management software developer Certify has released ReceiptParse, a new tool for use with the company’s Certify Mobile and Web-based applications designed to convert receipts into expense reports.

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