Avalara has acquired Transaction Tax Resources for about. $377 million in cash, providing what CEO Scott McFarlane this week termed an “enterprise beachhead”.  TTR provides information primary to enterprise businesses and their internal tax teams.

SilverSun Technologies, parents to reseller SWK Technologies, has filed a shelf registration with the SEC for a $50-million public offering. The offering is for a basket of securities: common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and units.

There are some new tales to frighten the kids on Halloween. One is about Casper the Friendly Ghost and his evil twin, Covid.