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Thomson Pushes Ahead on CSA Transition

Louie Calvin, Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters executives were talking effusively about their plans for the cloud at the company's recent Synergy user conference. But many users were far more concerned with some older technology—moving from the soon-to-be retired Creative Solutions Accounting, which hit the market in 1998, to the newer Accounting CS, which launched on May 1, 2010.

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Does the Cloud Forecast Change for NonProfit Fund Accounting?

2015 NPTech News Fund Accounting Special ReportThe availability of robust nonprofit software solutions in the cloud means there are more choices for organizations as they look for new fund accounting software solutions. With the entry of cloud applications to compete with on-premise solutions, does it make the decision-making process more complex for nonprofits as they look to replace aging systems or systems they have simply outgrown?

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Cieslak: Apple Devices Gaining at Firms

David Cieslak, Arxis TechnologyIt has been almost a rule that Apple computer products and accounting firms do not mix. But according to CPA David Cieslak, in giving his quick run through of a wide variety of technology as "Inspector Gadget", the picture has dramatically changed.

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Blackbaud to Spur Software Development

Mike Gianoni, Blackbaud Nonprofit software vendor Blackbaud has taken steps that it says will make it easier for others to work with its software. The company is also adopting a common interface for its products as the Charleston, S.C.-based company implements a sweeping change to the way its software has dealt with the outside world.

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Firms Turning to CPA Technologists

Donny Shimomoto, IntrapriseTechKnowlogiesAccounting firms are naming CPAs to technology positions as cloud-based software applications are becoming more common. CPA Donny Shimomoto managing director of Honolulu, Hawaii-based IntrapriseTechKnowlogies, believes the creation of these positions occurs as the cloud shifts pure technology functions away from firms that use web-based applications.

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Xero Forcing User Password Change

xeroA recent rash of phishing incidents has caused New Zealand cloud accounting software company Xero to warn users to change passwords. The company says there have not been major problems. But an email this week warns users that if they do not change passwords, they will be required to the next time the login.

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Xero Hits 100K U.K. Subscribers

 Rod Drury, XeroNew Zealand-based Xero says it now has 100,000 subscribers for its cloud based accounting software in the United Kingdom. In a prepared statement, CEO Rod Drury said this week the company had 30,000 subscribers in that country two years ago.

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Intuit Trimming 249 Jobs

Intuit is eliminating 249 jobs, mostly in the software company's Small Business Group. The company's plans become known after it recently said it would sell its DemandForce, QuickBase and Quicken operation to concentrate on its core tax and accounting business.

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Windows 10: Built for Small Business

Were you to look only at its ad campaign and high-resolution screens, one could easily assume that Windows 10 is primarily for home users. Under the hood, however, the engine is built for small-to-medium businesses, with many attributes that will benefit tax and accounting firms.

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Thomson: Sales Taxes Down, Local Rates Up

Thomson Reuters newThe average combined sales tax rate in the United States shrank marginally in the second quarter despite a 30-percent increase in new local indirect taxes. A OneSource Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters, which summarizes quarterly changes in sales, use and value-added tax, shows that state-imposed retail sales tax remained unchanged at 5.457 percent across the nation, for the third straight quarter.

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