Sage has handed out five awards as part of its Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards in the United States this month. It had already named winners in Canada earlier this year.

Surf Accounts, a cloud-based bookkeeping system, has entered the United States. The Ireland-based company recently opened offices in New York, N.Y., and Los Angeles, Calif., and is offering a partner program to accountants and bookkeepers.

Client information and communications are now handled through Avii Workspace. The recently introduced tax features mean the software identifies missing or conflicting information immediately and alerts participants for follow up or confirmation