Taking the time to find inefficiencies around the office can be a daunting task for most firms, but more are finding that establishing better workflows for most essential tasks - particularly tax work - will save time and, ultimately, money.

SBS GROUP STRENGTHENS SOUTHEAST PRESENCE

SBS Group New England, the Boston-area division of major Microsoft Dynamics reseller SBS Group, has acquired Hudson, Mass.-based Dynamics VAR Grace Hunt, effectively expanding it’s presence in the region and adding to its Dynamics ERP line.

Online CPE provider CPE Link has partnered with Sage North America to offer selected Sage product training via webcast.

The usage of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions is expected to increase up to 77 percent over the next two years, according to an independent study of 1,000 senior financial professionals by Merrill Research.

Over the next five years, revenue for the human resources and payroll software industry is expected to increase to $4.0 billion, according to a new study.

Petz Enterprises, providers of the CrossLink tax software products and services for high-volume retail tax offices, launched the CrossLink Android smartphone application.

Unit4 Business Software, the North American subsidiary of enterprise resource planning software developer Unit4, has partnered with V1 Document Management.

Accounts payable automation software provider Corcentric has launched an accounts payable automation ROI calculator on its Web site.

The Sage Group plc, parent of Sage North America, said Thursday that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Sage Software Healthcare, its subsidiary that offers practice management and electronic health record solutions to U.S. physician practices.

SaaS-based sales tax automation service provider Avalara is continuing its growth path, appointing outgoing Sage North America channel sales executive Pascal Van Dooren to the newly created position of executive vice president of sales and marketing, while completing a $21 million round of financing.

Tax workpaper automation service SurePrep now offers SPbinder, an electronic binder application that integrates PDF, Excel, Word and emails into a single location.

Thomson Reuters has released an Android-compatible version of its practice management system, Mobile CS.

Sage North America today introduced Sage BusinessVision Accounting 2011, with enhancements focused on point-of-sale, Canadian payroll reporting and processing, and sales tax tracking and compliance.

Finance and accounting outsourcing firm Rose Financial Services has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Program.

Cloud-based accounting technology provider FinancialForce.com has released the Summer ’11 version of FinancialForce PSA, which includes both social media and mobile features geared toward aiding professional service organizations.

NYSE Euronext has formed a strategic alliance with The Receivables Exchange, an online marketplace for sales of U.S. receivables.

Cloud-based custom reporting application developer XpandedReports has integrated its technology with cloud document storage and file sharing provider SmartVault.

Cloud ERP software provider Acumatica has completed an agreement with Oslo-based accounting, tax, payroll and ERP software maker Visma, in which Acumatica will be sold in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, and receive an undisclosed investment to increase its sales, marketing and product development efforts in the U.S.

Open source Java-based accounting and bookkeeping program Gnuaccounting has been enhanced with new features for cross-platform invoicing.