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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...SmartVault Parent to Spin Off Document Biz
Australian software company Reckon, which bought SmartVault in January 2016, wants to spin off its document management business. The new company would be responsible for both SmartVault and Reckon's previous document management line, Virtual Cabinet. The products represent about 15 percent of Reckon's annual revenue.
Zoho Debuts Suite Console
- Thursday, 16 March 2017
- New Products
- Written by Bob Scott
Zoho, better known for its CRM applications, has added an administrative panel to its applications with the launch of its suite, Zoho Financials Plus. The cloud suite, whose elements utilize a common database, is designed for use by individual free-lancers and for companies with about 200 employees.
AccuFund to Hold National Conference
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Nonprofit software vendor AccuFund has scheduled its first national user conference. The AccuFund Summit for Nonprofits & Government, Ascending to New Heights, will be held from October 23 through October 25 in Centennial, Colo. Users will be able to select session from three tracks: reporting, application and technology.
Canopy Raises $20 Million
- Tuesday, 14 March 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Canopy, which markets practice management applications, has raised $20 million in Series B financing. The latest round brings the total funding raised by the Lehi, Utah-based company to $30 million.
Wolters Kluwer to Buy Tagetik
- Tuesday, 07 March 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Wolters Kluwer has reached an agreement to acquire Tagetik for about $317 million in cash. When the deal is complete, Wolters Kluwer will bring Tagetik together with its corporate products, including TeamMate, in a new unit, Corporate Performance Solutions.
Avalara to Host Conference
- Tuesday, 07 March 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Avalara, which markets cloud-based sales tax applications, will hold its second Crush conference in Austin, Texas, on May 2 and 3. The company says attendees will include accounting professionals and financial executives.
AccuFund Offers New EBook
- Tuesday, 28 February 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Nonprofit software vendor AccuFund has posted an eBook"The Trust Factor and Nonprofit Financial Management". The publication is designed to help identify key factors for building and protecting trust, outlining the importance of trust in all key phases of nonprofit management, program management, and outcomes management while also detailing areas that might make an organization vulnerable.
Abacus Enters CPA Market
- Friday, 24 February 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Abacus Next, which provides software for legal professionals, has entered the CPA market with the purchase of Cloudnine Realtime and Results Software. Cloudnine hosts applications such as those from Intuit, Sage and Microsoft while Results produces CRM packages for QuickBooks users.
Read more...WK Tax & Accounting Revs Up 4 Percent
- Friday, 24 February 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Revenue for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting rose 4 percent for the year ended December 31. Operating profits for the unit increased by 1 percent as the company this week reported solid contributions from on-premise and cloud-based software, but a decline in research and learning income.
New ProAdvisor Locator Launched
- Tuesday, 14 February 2017
- News
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Intuit has introduced a new Find-a-ProAdvisor marketplace. The software company described as a "completely redesigned customer search experience" that is available on websites for Australia, Canada, India, United Kingdom and United States.
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