Avalara has entered the property tax compliance business with the acquisition of CrowdReason.The sales-and-use tax company also purchased a valuation advisory services business from CorrelationAdvisors as part of the deal.

 Jessica Gadbois, who has been a fixture at Acumatica product announcements, has taken a job with Synergy Resources. She has become the Acumatica Practice Director at Synergy, a reseller that emploes about 100 individuals.

 This Halloween, the scariest people will be the ones that come to the door without and masks.