Thomson Reuters has introduced software to help corporate tax departments integrate the financial reporting and accounting data they need for preparing the tax footnote in an annual report with their corporate tax return data.

Citing drops in its core QuickBooks revenue and typical “seasonal” losses during the first quarter, Intuit Inc. posted a loss of $68 million versus $52 million for the prior year for the period ended October 31.

NetSuite has integrated Media, Pa.-based Aria Systems’ billing functionality, which was developed using NetSuite’s SuiteCloud technology.

Trintech Group has embedded the Fujitsu Interstage XWand XBRL processing engine into the Trintech Unity Xtensible Financial Reporting software module.

Market research firm IDC has recognized Intuit’s work with IBM on the Smart Business Platform as part of its first SMB Excellence Awards.

WorkingPoint, a company that develops online software for small businesses, has added new features to make it easier for its customers prepare their 2009 tax returns.

Intuit Inc. is providing a free conversion tool to small businesses affected by the discontinuation of Microsoft Office Accounting.

QuickBooks parent Intuit Inc. has unveiled Customer Manager, a CRM service for small businesses that provides online and mobile access to customer data.

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Anoowa Inc. has released its billFLO seller application programming interface for electronic invoicing for accounting system vendors, allowing invoices to automatically be imported into accounting systems.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a state apportionment planning tool on its Checkpoint online research service.

San Mateo-based cloud computing vendor NetSuite and sales automation service provider InsideView have announced what they are describing as the first social intelligence application for both customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning software.

Sabrix has released the fall 2009 version of its outsourced sales tax system.

Intuit has selected Siegel & Associates as its only reseller in New England offering IBM’s Smart Cube, an integrated hardware-software solution designed to run all core business applications.

The Sleeter Group, a network of small-business technology consultants, has announced the annual winners of its 2010 “Awesome Add-ons for QuickBooks” at the group’s Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference, which showcases management tools and technologies.

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