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.
October 15, 2015
2015 Review of Real Business Solutions – W2 Mate
W2 Mate, from Real Business Solutions, allows users to easily create, report, file, and print year end compliance forms such as 1099’s and W-2’s. Good integration capability allows users to import data from other applications for easy form processing.
October 15, 2015
The 5 Major Pains of Sales Tax Filing and Remittance
In an effort to increase income and cash flow, a number of jurisdictions are adding prepayment requirements for larger tax amounts. Prepayment requires payments to be made to jurisdictions on a different filing schedule, sometimes more than once a month.
October 15, 2015
2015 Review of Avalara AvaTax 1099
Completely web-based, Avalara’s AvaTax 1099 is accessible from anywhere on any device. Scalable, the product integrates with other Avalara products, including the popular AvaTax.
October 15, 2015
New PTO Management System Helps Streamline Employee Time Off Requests
Empire TIME OFF supports the entire PTO process, from employee time off requests through manager review and approval. An employee simply sends an email to a standard email address (i.e., pto@company.com or sick@company.com), which will be ...
October 15, 2015
A Window into the Cloud: Intuit Launches New QuickBooks Online Windows App
The QuickBooks Online Windows app combines the benefits of the web-based QuickBooks Online platform with the advantages offered in the desktop version to offer users features such as real-time collaboration, keyboard shortcuts, top menu bar and ...
October 15, 2015
On the Books – October 2015
On the Books is a monthly roundup of news briefs and events that have an impact on accounting firms.
October 15, 2015
Avalara Offers First Ever Guarantee on Sales Tax Calculations
Avalara has just announced it will guarantee the accuracy of its sales and use tax calculations. Avalara is the first in its industry to offer such a promise. The company makes cloud-based solutions for sales, use, VAT and other transactions.
October 14, 2015
Thinking of Expanding Your Payroll Business? Consider Offering Benefits Administration Services
As you start evaluating your clients and current service offerings, consider ways you can provide additional services to clients, starting with existing clients.
October 14, 2015
Changes Ahead for Minimum Wage and Unpaid Internships
There’s a lot being debated right now in terms of payroll legislation. The proposed and recently passed changes not only affect the wages they earn, but also redefine how they’re classified.
October 14, 2015
2016 Minimum Wage Increases by State
Did You Know? Minimum wage increases have gone into effect in several states. Here are the states that have enacted an increase in 2015: Alaska: $8.75 per hour effective February 24, 2015; $9.75 per hour effective January 1, 2016 Arizona: $8.05 per hour effective January 1, 2015; adjusted for inflation every January 1 Colorado: $8.23...…