CCH Small Firm Services has transferred its Electronic Filing Center reporting system from an Oracle database to Microsoft technology.

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While the idea of managing a paperless office isn't entirely new to CPAs, there are still numerous firms that are only just starting to explore document management software and the processes associated with it.

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CCH has released ProSystem fx Practice Intelligence, a new system that provides accounting firms with on-screen dashboards showing key information about how well they are performing.

Small business-focused accounting software developer Simple Office Solutions has released My Simple Office, a new accounting system offering multi-user capability, integrated image and document management, and the ability to connect directly to the Android mobile system for remote access.

Document storage software developer eFileCabinet Inc. today released an integration tool for Intuit’s QuickBooks, which provides users with a direct link between their QuickBooks records and documents stored in eFileCabinet.

In response to wide interest shown in the first edition of its 2011 XBRL Buyer’s Guide, raas-XBRL has released a revised and updated second edition, complete with a raas-XBRL scorecard.

CCH has enhanced its CorpSystem Sales Tax Office software by integrating it with an exemption certificate management system from Imaging Science and Services Inc.

Red Wing Software, a provider of financial applications to the agribusiness and nonprofit sectors among others, has added a sales-order module to its flagship, CenterPoint Accounting.

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One of the added chores of preparing tax returns is dealing with clients who receive notices from the IRS. Typically, the IRS issues several million notices a year, commonly because information on a return doesn’t match information reported to the IRS on a Form 1099.

Technology consultant and reseller SBS Group has tapped veteran reseller and former Tectura Inc. chief executive Terry Petrzelka to help the firm evolve and expand its own partner network.

AccountMate Software and business intelligence developer BizNet Software have partnered to offer an AccountMate Business Analysis module, aimed at spreadsheet users who want to gather and analyze business information.

Carroll-Net has introduced an online vault for business tax documents that can be accessed through an iPhone app or computer.

CCH has received Oracle’s nod for integrating two of its sales tax products with the latest Oracle E-Business Suite, allowing CCH to market the product specifically for Oracle users.

Greatland Corporation subsidiary Nelco has launched a new Web Reporting Center as part of an enhanced set of tools for developers of accounting and payroll software.

Microsoft is planning every future major enterprise resource planning product release to be Software as a Service, beginning with Dynamics NAV in 2012, using the upcoming cloud-based operating system Windows Azure as well as Office 365.