Technology

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June 9, 2021 

Home Values Up 11.6% Over Last Year

U.S. home values measured by Zillow's Home Value Index (ZHVI) reached $281,370 in April. Monthly appreciation has been growing since May, and April's 1.3% increase over March is the largest jump in Zillow data reaching back to 1996.

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June 9, 2021 

KPMG to Open New, 350 Person Office in Orlando

The KPMG Capability Center will initially offer controls testing and documentation and managed services for Advisory, tax compliance processes that support its Business Tax service offering, as well as sales activities.

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June 9, 2021 

FloQast Expands Globally With New Office in London

FloQast, which was recently named the leader in G2’s Spring 2021 Momentum Grid for financial close software, has doubled its customer base across EMEA over the past six months. As accounting and finance departments increasingly embrace digital ...

 Haystack Analytics Gets $1.2M in Funding

June 8, 2021 

Haystack Analytics Gets $1.2M in Funding

Engineering insights tool Haystack Analytics, backed by Y Combinator, has announced it has secured a US$1.2m funding round which included participation from Founders Club, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Entrepreneur First and investors Dan Siroker and ...

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June 7, 2021 

Wolters Kluwer Global Audit Technology Experts to Present at IIA 2021 Conference

Wolters Kluwer has announced that Phil Leifermann, Business Development Director for TeamMate Global Audit Solutions at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, will present together with Shagen Ganason, Head of Internal Audit at AIA New Zealand, during the IIA 2021 International Conference on Monday, June 14. During the “Internal Audit Department of Tomorrow” session, the speakers...…

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June 7, 2021 

Vertex Strengthens Partnership with Alfa for Indirect Tax Compliance

Vertex, Inc., a provider of tax technology solutions, announced a new integration of its Vertex Lease Tax O Series with Alfa Start. Alfa Start, built exclusively for auto leasing operations of all sizes, is the preconfigured edition of the cloud-based Alfa Systems, the market leader in asset finance software worldwide. This extends Vertex’s partnership with Alfa,...…

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June 4, 2021 

New York State CPA Society Elects 2021–2022 Board of Directors

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is pleased to announce their new Board of Directors—a 39-member governing body—which includes the positions of president, president-elect, vice presidents, secretary/treasurer, directors-at-large and directors as chapter representatives, who all began their terms of office on June 1. The Society’s elected officers are: Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, President:...…

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June 3, 2021 

IRS Accepting Nominations for Advisory Council

The IRSAC serves as an advisory body to the IRS commissioner and provides an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.

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June 3, 2021 

SAP Announces New Innovations at Conference

As part of the business process intelligence (BPI) portfolio, the SAP Process Insights solution enables organizations to analyze and improve their real-world business processes. EY, Deloitte and Infosys Limited are the initial strategic partners ...

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June 2, 2021 

Consumer Confidence Holds Steady In May

Consumers’ appraisal of current conditions improved in May. The percentage of consumers claiming business conditions are “good” fell from 19.4 percent to 18.7 percent, but the proportion claiming business conditions are “bad” also declined, from 24.5 ...