Today's Technology for Tomorrow's Firm.
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October 2015 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 21 APLOS SOFTWARE www.aplos.com Creator of online nonproft accounting sof ware, unveiled its new sofware dashboard aimed to help users quickly monitor the health of their organization. Te dashboard includes dynamic graphs and alerts of important actions to take enabling users to see important metrics and fnancial trends. AVALARA www.avalara.com Cloud state and local ta x solutions prov ider, has launched a new automated sales tax rates and returns service for Xero (www.xero.com) customers. Te integration provides tax rate data in real time, enabling quick and automatic access for inclusion in customer invoices BILL.COM www.bill.com A provider of web-based payment solutions, has announced the release of its Quick Books Online Sync 2.0. Te sync's seamless, bidirectional work fow for both accounts payable and accounts receivable elimi- nates double data entr y, ensures data integrit y, and prov ides an accurate up-to-date forecasting of cash fow. INTUIT www.intuit.com Creator of business and fnancial management solutions including Qu ick Book s, Tu rboTa x , M i n.com, ProSer ies, a nd Lacer te, has announced its Dallas-area business campus is now being 100% fueled by w ind power as part of the company's ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efciency. SAGE NORTH AMERICA www.sage.com Provider of business management sofware and services to small and medium businesses, has been awarded the 2015 K 2 Quality Awards Prime Award, a new categor y for K 2 annual sof ware awards. Te Prime Award recognizes one company that leads in the majority of the award categories and meets several key considerations. SMARTVAULT www.smartvault.com Sofware as a Service (SaaS) provider of online document manage- ment and secure client portal solutions, has announced the release of the new SmartVault for Accountants. Tis new release streamlines document collection, simplifes the process for adding new clients, prints and automatically routes fles to the right folder from any app, provides bulk email and mail merge options, and introduces a new SmartVault Connected Desktop to handle work fow. THOMSON REUTERS www.tax.thomsonreuters.com Provider of comprehensive tax and accounting solutions has updated its Checkpoint Catalyst product to include New York 's recent corpo- rate tax reforms, the most signifcant tax system overhaul in New York since the 1940s. TSHEETS www.tsheets.com Te cloud-based time tracking technology company, has announced a $15 million grow th equit y investment from Summit Par tners. TSheets is on target to achieve 100 percent year-over-year growth for three years, with customers in 100 countries, 80+ employees, and a new satellite ofce in Sydney, Australia. The General Ledger ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ Association News: Te GEORGIA SOCIETY OF CPAS (www.gscpa.org) in conjunction with the Georgia Food Bank Association announced the results of the second annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight. During the friendly, t wo-week competition, accounting frms and industr y accounting departments statewide raised 11,376 pounds of food and $100,006 in funds for Georgia's eight regional food banks. T he NEW YORK STATE SOCIET Y OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (www.nysscpa.org) has announced that they have opened a government afairs ofce in A lbany as the 28,000-member association renews its focus on state legislation and regulations. Te ofce w ill be used by the Societ y's government afairs team for advocacy eforts with state lawmakers and regulators regarding the N YSSCPA's legislative priorities. NEWS FROM AROUND THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION, TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS, AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. .