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A company that hopes to establish an online marketplace for trading tax credits said Wednesday that it has closed a seed funding round of more than $350,000 to develop the technology.

The American Institute of CPAs has introduced a mobile app to help CPA Exam candidates prepare for the Uniform CPA Exam.

Cloud accounting and financial technology provider FinancialForce.com has partnered with cloud-based manufacturing and supply chain application producer Rootstock Software to deliver a supply chain and accounting offering.

Cloud-based sales tax automation service provider Avalara has linked its geolocation sales tax engine with Intuit’s GoPayment mobile payment application.

Online invoicing, time tracking and billing vendor FreshBooks.com has added the ability to upload and attach receipts in all file formats to its billing system.

Sage North America has launched an administrative portal for its Sage Exchange payments service.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released Workpapers CS workflow software for managing workpapers and source documents.

Nonprofit-focused accounting software maker Blackbaud Inc. has enhanced Blackbaud CRM to include new membership features, a simplified user interface accessible on mobile devices, and intuitive duplicate management options.

Electronic document management software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has partnered with e-signature provider RightSignature to offer digital signatures across the suite of eFileCabinet products.

KPMG has signed a partnership with cloud-based enterprise IT operations automation service provider ServiceNow to deliver professional services offerings designed specifically to help rapidly transform enterprise IT activities.

Long-standing accounting software brand Peachtree is now Sage 50 Accounting, as Sage North America officially released the 2013 product line to the U.S. market, which boasts several new features including mobile payment abilities, integrated business intelligence and enhanced support.

Cloud accounting software provider Wave Accounting has secured $12 million in venture capital financing, with plans to establish a physical U.S. presence and enhance the product for its core market of freelancers, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors and small business owners.

Sage North America today introduced Sage One U.S., its first pure SaaS-based entry-level accounting and business management product for the U.S. market.

NetSuite chief executive Zach Nelson wasted no time during his opening keynote address at the SuiteWorld partner and user conference Tuesday in announcing four large distribution partners—three of which are accounting firms—and added functionality to the cloud-based ERP and eCommerce platform.

Cloud-based workflow management software provider XCM Solutions plans to re-launch its marketing Web site to commemorate its 10-year anniversary next week.

Travel and expense management service provider Concur has partnered with business productivity software developer Abukai Inc., which will enable users to create expense entries utilizing photo receipts from their mobile devices.