Tech News: AuditClub is now CPAClub

AuditClub, which had offered fractional accounting services for CPA firms conducting audits, has added tax and advisory solutions to its service offerings and, reflecting this, has rebranded to CPAClub. The broader membership will offer the same concierge talent model with tax and advisory professionals to help even more CPA firms and companies meet demand amid a continuing talent crisis. In conjunction with the expansion, CPAClub also unveiled a series of enhancements including CPAClub+, an upgraded membership tier that offers extra privileges and priorities, more flexible pass options, year-round support through CPAClub Care and the release of a members-only library. A new digital portal also allows members to purchase or subscribe to passes, share files, chat, collaborate and make access reservations. The existing accounting and assurance products, along with each of the new tax and advisory verticals, will still exist as divisions under CPAClub. 

Small business platform Xero launched a new auto sales tax capability, developed in cooperation with tax solutions provider Avalara. The embedded solution brings advanced sales tax workflows and management directly into the Xero platform, enabling advisors and business owners to automate sales tax calculating, reporting and filing. Key features include guided setup; the ability to automatically calculate appropriate sales tax rates on invoices; and access to summaries of sales tax obligations, which can be further broken down by state, jurisdiction, tax exemption or by transaction. Xero customers also have the option to sign up for Avalara's automated e-filing capabilities. Xero plans to add new features and functionality to the solution over time, including more filing deadlines, expanding past invoicing to other documentation and adding other revenue sources.

Audit automation solutions provider AuditMiner launched its Payroll Workpapers product, designed for use in employee benefit plan audits. The solution can provide a summary of all employees who received a paycheck during the year, including demographic information, wages, hours and deductions; include the demographic and service history required to determine eligibility of plan participation, as well as procedures for testing; identify compliance with IRS contribution limits for all participants; and display every paycheck during the year for all employees, includes hours codes, earnings codes and deduction codes for each. This product is now available to all customers on the online platform.