Automation

The online sales and use tax automation provider Avalara, Inc., has acquired the entire line of Zytax energy-related tax automation solutions for U.S. and international jurisdictions. Incorporating Zytax’s products now provides retail fuel and energy companies with a single source for all their transactional tax processing needs. Avalara acquired the Zytax offering from FuelQuest, a provider of on-demand software and services for global downstream energy companies.

The new new global integration framework can give businesses more accurate and efficient process for ensuring tax policies and reports are maintained and easily accessible everywhere they do business.

Sales tax automation provider Avalara and The Leading Edge Alliance (LEA) have formed a new strategic alliance, the companies announced on Thursday.

A new partnership between Avalara and accounting firm McGladrey could help thousands of businesses better manage their sales and use tax compliance processes.

It’s the just the beginning of tax season, but most tax professionals likely already have a digital pile of client returns that are “in progress,” and will likely remain that way for weeks or months. Not because the firm hasn’t gotten to them yet, but probably because they are still waiting on clients to send them additional documents.

Horizons 2014 to Feature Tax Experts from PwC, Starbucks, Ernst & Young LLP, Intuit, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and KPMG.

Company Announces Integration with Avalara and new features in Accounting and Professional Services Automation (PSA) applications

Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire privately-held Prestwick Services, a subsidiary of Prestwick Holdings. The Massachusetts-based company is a provider of payroll-based billing and payment solutions for the workers’ compensation industry.