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November 6, 2014 

Thomson Reuters Presents “Customer Superstar” Awards

At the SYNERGY 2014 conference on Thursday, Thomson Reuters announced the winners of its inaugural Customer Superstar Awards. The awards were presented today during SYNERGY 2014. This is the company’s 34th annual Users’ Conference for tax and ...

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November 6, 2014 

New “Soda Tax” in Berkeley Isn’t So Sweet

Usually, sin taxes are relegated to perceived vices such as cigarettes and alcohol. But a progressive city in California has approved another sort of sin tax for consumers: an excise tax on artificially sweetened soft drinks. It’s believed that the “soda

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November 5, 2014 

Xero Acquires Monchilla to Expand Payroll Services in the U.S.

Online accounting software maker Xero has acquired Seattle-based online payroll company, Monchilla Inc. The move shows Xero’s continued commitment to the U.S. market to provide small businesses with an innovative cloud-based financial platform with ...