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Rippling Expands EOR Program 2
Rippling has expanded its Employer of Record program to eight new countries. The change is part of the latest monthly release of the office application.
With EOR, a user can establish a legal entity in a country outside the United States, giving the user the ability to hire and pay employees in other countries. The latest additions are Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Israel, New Zealand, the Philippines, Switzerland and Turkey.
In addition, Rippling is providing hourly workers with a weekly break down of pay on paystubs so they can see hours worked, including overtime, for each of the weeks included in the pay period.
Users can now down payroll comparison data as a CSV file. Rippling says it has also provided more efficient time-entry CSV imports for Time an Attendance since users can automatically reconcile timestamps based on the employee’s timezone and
filter down to a specific set of imported entries and delete only those
They can also import thousands of entries in seconds, versus 30 minutes.
View items...CCH Payroll for Large Firms First
CCH is moving into the payroll business through an alliance with its plans to reach large firms first. The company's Small Firm Business Services unit is leading the effort via its contract with iSystems, but CCH will not go after its small firm customers until it can come up with a package with the right features and price for the part of the market.
Checkpoint Gets New Trade Publications
- Friday, 07 December 2012
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Thomson Reuters has added new international trade publications to its Checkpoint platform. These include WTE Practical Trade & Customs Strategies, a twice-monthly electronic periodical which provides information about how industry experts manage complex trade issues. Coverage includes company case studies, best practices in trade law compliance, and articles by legal counsel and consultants.
U.S. Goes After Big Four China Affiliates
- Monday, 03 December 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun administrative proceedings against the China affiliates of each of the Big Four accounting firms and also of BDO. The action was taken for the firms' refusal to produce audit work papers and other documents related to China-based companies under investigation by the SEC for potential accounting fraud against U.S. investors.
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Intuit Exec Pay Rebounds
- Friday, 30 November 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Compensation for Intuit's top executive rose for the year ended July 31, although it did not return to levels reached in fiscal 2010. An increase in salary and stock and options awards helped CEO Brad Smith reach $12.6 million for the year, an 8-percent rise from $11.6 million the prior year. However that total left him below the $13.9 million earned in 2010, which had been boosted by much higher option awards than he received in 2012 and 2011.
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Wave Adds Payroll
- Wednesday, 28 November 2012
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The United States edition of Wave Payroll from Wave Accounting is designed for business with fewer than 10 employees. Available for all 50 states, the online system enables businesses to pay employees via check or choose direct deposit at no extra charge.
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CCH's Client Intelligence
- Wednesday, 21 November 2012
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
ProSystem fx Client Intelligence generates real-time analysis by extracting data from ProSystem fx Engagement into a web-based platform. The system examines financial conditions, assesses trends and benchmarks against industries and other firms.Read more...
BigTime Express Debuts
- Tuesday, 20 November 2012
- New Products
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
BigTime Software has launched a version of its entry-level time tracking application called BigTime Express. Designed for smaller users, the product features a new dashboard that offers at-a-glance project status in real-time.
PCAOB Bars McGladrey Partner
- Wednesday, 14 November 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has barred a McGladrey partner from being associated with a registered accounting firm for two years. PCAOB barred Dale Hotz, a partner in the firm's Frederick, Md., office, and also disciplined two former McGladrey directors for their alleged roles in altering and backdating documents prior to an inspection by the agency.
CCH Biz Turns Up in Third Quarter
Wolters Kluwer said last week that its tax and accounting business, largely CCH's operations, "improved to positive organic growth" for the third quarter ended September 30. That statement was part of the trading update issued for the period.
ADP Net Increase Slim for First Quarter
- Friday, 09 November 2012
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Automatic Data Processing eked out a less than 1-percent increase in net income for the first quarter ended September 30, on a 5-percent increase in revenue. The net was dented by several factors that countered what was pictured as good performance in areas such as payroll services.
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