Web-based sales and use tax compliance product developer Avalara announced an integration of its sales tax calculation and reporting product AvaTax Calc for Retail with Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer wasted little time during his keynote speech before expounding on how the company is committed to delivering all of its Dynamics ERP products in the cloud, yet did not share many details on exactly how or what products would get there in any specific time frame.

CFOs and finance directors see technology as a key to their long term effectiveness, yet express frustration as they continue to battle with dated and misaligned IT systems, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Online invoicing, expense-tracking and profit-reporting tool developer B2Bee has added time tracking to its application so users can enter time for hourly services or click on a built-in timer app to begin tracking their time.

Poulos Accounting & Consulting Inc. has released a DVD series designed to teach the fundamentals of QuickBooks to CPAs, accounting and tax professionals, business owners or those seeking employment.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released an upgraded version of the business intelligence reporting component of its indirect tax system.

ADP has expanded its sales and use tax calculation and outsourced return-filing service to interface with other tax collection systems.

Australian accounting software developer Accomplish has introduced CashManager 2011, the latest version of its desktop software for small and midsized businesses.

Intuit Inc. and Salesforce.com have formed a strategic alliance that will result in the creation of a new application merging customer relationship and financial management to allow QuickBooks customers to use cloud-based CRM to save time and close more deals.

Firm management has improved over the past year. I am not referring to the fact that most firms have cut costs and managed head counts better than in prior years. I am referring to the fact that many firms are now focusing on managing to a "shared vision," rather than a "shared services" model where often there is competition for resources, rather than leverage.

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The accounting profession relies heavily on the latest software applications to run their practices and everyday tasks, but the increasingly mobile accounting workforce has also created a greater need for devices that allow CPAs to work outside the office as efficiently and securely as they do at their own firms.

Payroll software has gone through three major evolutions in the past 20 years, and is about to enter a fourth.

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Cloud-based expense report and timesheet tracking application developer Nexonia Inc. has released a value-added tax tracking and management system designed to handle VATs across the world and perform different calculations for different types of expenses.

Cloud-based bill payment service Bill.com has officially released Bill.com Mobile, allowing users of any smart phone or Web-connected mobile device to review and approve bills, schedule payments from an authorized bank account, and access all their Bill.com accounts from a single dashboard.

Business-to-business e-invoicing network OB10 said Monday that it has raised $6.4 million of new capital through a recent shareholder rights issue.

The number of U.S. mobile financial account users has surged 54 percent to 30 million in the past year, according to a new report.

IMGCAP(1)]PDF technology provides a very effective way to share and collaborate with documents because they are compact files that retain the original design elements when you print or display them, using PCs and mobile devices.

Enterprise resource planning software maker Deltek Inc. has released a new version of Deltek Maconomy Analytix, a business intelligence product aimed at professional services firms that integrates with the Deltek Maconomy enterprise resource planning system.