Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
September 25, 2018
eBay to Start Collecting Sales Taxes in Washington, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania
Online marketplace eBay has announced it will collect and remit sales and use tax on behalf of sellers in three states next year: Washington starting January 1, 2019, and Oklahoma and Pennsylvania as of July 1, 2019. That list is likely to grow as ...
September 25, 2018
Vertex Now Integrates with Infor OS ION API Gateway to Simplify End-to-End Tax Management
provides Built into Infor OS, the IONAPI gateway provides internal and external access to web, mobile and server-based applications, enabling customers to keep up with digital transformation. This new integration enables Infor ION to access Vertex ..
September 25, 2018
IRS Adds Two Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee
The Internal Revenue Service has selected two new members for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). Established in 1998, the ETAAC is a public forum for the discussion of issues in electronic tax administration. Its aim is to prevent identity theft and refund fraud in support of paperless filing of tax and information returns....…
September 24, 2018
IRS Announces New Employer Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave
The IRS has announced that eligible employers who provide paid family and medical leave to their employees may qualify for a new business credit for tax years 2018 and 2019.
September 24, 2018
3 Essentials for Business Transformation
Improving technology and processes allows you to do more with fewer people. As technology advances and we implement better processes, the amount of time your people spend on certain tasks may be reduced, but each human interaction becomes even more ...
September 24, 2018
House Rents Unchanged Year-Over-Year for First Time Since 2012
Annual rent appreciation has slowed for six straight months, according to the August Zillow Real Estate Market Report. Rent appreciation has remained below 3 percent annual increase for the past 27 months after growing as fast as 6.6 percent in July ...
September 24, 2018
Getting Your Groove On? Survey Shows Pros Like Listening to Music at Work
Silence may be golden, but most workers feel they're more productive at the office when listening to music, new research from staffing firm Accountemps shows. Eighty-five percent of survey respondents who are able to do so say they enjoy turning ...
September 24, 2018
Flexible Work Environments Improve Job Performance
Working longer hours fewer days a week could be good for business, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. Half of advertising and marketing hiring decision makers (50 percent) surveyed feel productivity would increase if ...
September 24, 2018
Job Killing Commutes: Many Workers Quit Over Long Routes
The drive to work may be driving some professionals to quit, suggests new research from global staffing firm Robert Half. More than one in five employees (23 percent) have left a job because of a bad commute. Among workers in the 28 U.S. cities ...
September 24, 2018
How to Budget for Business Technical Debt
While “technical debt” is a term that’s frequently used by technologists, the implication and understanding of it tends to be opaque to the business until it’s too late - just look at how Nokia lost the mobile market that it helped create.
September 24, 2018
Long Island CPA Recognized for Service to Nonprofit Organizations
The Urbach Award is named in honor of the late Michael H. Urbach, CPA, who was a partner at Urbach, Kahn & Werlin Advisors Inc. (now called UHY Advisors); a former commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; and former ...
September 24, 2018
Wave Rebrands: Achieves Growth Milestones, Unveils Machine Learning
Wave (waveapps.com) has announced its latest company milestones, including achieving more than 3.5 million registered business customers. Wave also unveiled a roster of new features for its suite of small business financial services and software, as ...