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title: In the News - August 19, 2022
description: Find out more about this week's information, news and updates about the products, programs and services you use as a bookkeeper or accountant
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# [In the News - August 19, 2022](https://report.woodard.com/nb-test-blog/in-the-news-august-19-2022-fpwr)

 Written by [Cathy Roth](https://report.woodard.com/nb-test-blog/author/cathy-roth) | Aug 19, 2022 4:00:00 AM

Don't miss out on this week's information, news and updates about the products, programs, and services you use as a bookkeeper or accountant. Read on to find out more about QuickBooks, Sage, AvidXchange, Blackbaud, Keeper, Lockstep and Sovos.

QuickBooks has launched Trada by QuickBooks, a new platform for small businesses that sell wholesale goods. [Trada by QuickBooks](https://www.tradamarket.com/), which builds on QuickBooks' commitment to assisting product-based businesses to thrive, links small retailers with incredible brands and wholesalers in the US and Australia. Both buyers and sellers receive numerous benefits. [Learn more about Trada here](https://www.tradamarket.com/). 

Sage has announced plans to acquire Lockstep, developers of accounting workflow automation technology that is cloud native. [Lockstep](https://lockstep.io/) was founded in 2019 and has quickly grown quickly since that time; the company's 130 employees will be joining Sage. According to Sage CTO Aaron Harris, Lockstep's "complementary portfolio of products, resources, and know-how accelerates our ambition to be the trusted network for SMBs."

AvidXchange has launched an API for Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®. The seamless integration on the AvidConnect platform allows for automatic syncing of GL codes, vendor lists, invoices and payments between AvidSuite and Blackbaud. Financial Edge NXT. [Learn more about how AvidXchange and Blackbaud work together here](https://www.avidxchange.com/integrations/blackbaud/). 

Keeper.app, the month-end close tool or bookkeepers, is expanding the capabilities of its [Client Portal](https://www.keeper.app/features) to include file requests and files management. Keeper's new [embedded files system](https://docs.keeper.app/files-in-the-client-portal) gives clients one place to securely upload and view files. Those files sit alongside Keeper’s existing tools for managing uncategorized transactions, management reporting, and 1099s. Powered by Keeper's two-way QuickBooks sync, this upgrade now gives accountants a true all-in-one solution for communicating with bookkeeping clients. 

The tax and regulatory reporting experts at Sovos will host a webinar on August 23 at 3:00 pm EDT to discuss the tax implications and compliance challenges arising from the significant shift in employment during the past few years. Sovos reports a 33% increase in 1099-K forms filed and a 17% increase in 1099-NEC tax forms. You can [register for this valuable webinar here](https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3888297/358F3F717C354E637FB176E8737204BF). 

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