Accounting April 17, 2026
Last Chance to Vote in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Each year, readers get the opportunity to show their support for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
June 16, 2015
Avalara Acquires European VAT System, Expands Global Presence
Based in Belgium, iVAT is an important acquisition for Avalara as it expands its global reach and accelerates its ability to provide accurate VAT content to support merchants in Europe and worldwide.
June 16, 2015
IRS Extends All Tax Incentive Empowerment Zones
Congress created Empowerment Zones in 1993. Most zones had an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2009. This is the third extension of the expiration date.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of CCH Sales Tax SaaS
The CCH Sales Tax SaaS group of products from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US is designed for the individual business owner, as well as accounting firms that manage the sales tax reporting for multiple clients, and need real-time sales tax calculations
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of Avalara AvaTax – Sales Tax – Cert Capture – Returns
Organizations or accounting firms that need accurate sales tax calculation, rate look up capability, as well as integration with numerous accounting and financial systems. Avalara is a certified streamlined sales tax (SST) compliance service provider.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of Avalara TrustFile
Billed as Sales Tax Filing for Small Businesses, TrustFile generates signature ready sales tax returns, providing detailed sales reports by state, with further detail provided for city, county and state tax rates and calculations.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of CFS Software Sales and Use Tax
CFS Tax Software offers a variety of tax and financial planning tools, including sales tax preparation software for those needing to report and pay sales and use tax in California or New York. For California, tax preparers can choose from a variety of ...
June 16, 2015
2015 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Compliance Systems
It’s not just tracking additional jurisdictions that can become problematic. Sales and use taxes change much more frequently than other taxes such as income tax or property tax, so ensuring that a business is charging the correct amount of sales tax ...
June 12, 2015
Online Sellers Face Sales Tax Complications
Raise your hand if you have one or more clients who recently started up an online business recently and are confused about the state sales tax implications. Now all of you (or at least most of you) can put your hands down.
June 11, 2015
IRS Offers New YouTube Videos and Online Resources for Ex-Pat Taxpayers
By law, Americans living abroad, as well as many non-U.S. citizens, must file a U.S. income tax return. In addition, key tax benefits, such as the foreign earned income exclusion, are only available to those who file a U.S. return.
June 11, 2015
Accounting Firms Armanino & RBZ to Merge
The combined firm will be named Armanino, and will keep its RBZ Los Angeles office location at 11766 Wilshire Boulevard with partners and staff continuing to serve its clients without disruption of services.
June 11, 2015
IRS Works With Tax Software Makers and States to Fight Tax ID Theft
The IRS convened a Security Summit on March 19 with the chief executive officers and leaders of private sector firm and federal and state tax administrators to discuss emerging threats on identity theft and expand existing collaborative efforts ...
June 11, 2015
Charitable Sage Foundation Focuses on Social Philanthropy
Earlier this month, Sage today launched the Sage Foundation, which it hopes will lead "Corporate Compassionate Capitalism" around the world.