Jason Bramwell is senior staff writer for CPA Practice Advisor. He has nearly 25 years of professional writing experience, the last nine covering the accounting profession. He most recently was a staff writer and editor at Going Concern, and he previously spent five years as a staff writer and editor at AccountingWEB. He can be reached by email at jbramwell@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
Small Business May 5, 2026
Xero Coaches provides small businesses with onboarding support and product training to help set up their accounts, streamline financial workflows, and get started with confidence, the company says.
Technology May 5, 2026
Workpaper Suite Intelligence is a new set of capabilities within Suralink Workpaper Suite designed to improve how audit and engagement teams turn raw client data into completed workpapers.
Technology May 5, 2026
The Loft is a professional community and training platform designed to help accountants and bookkeepers master artificial intelligence through peer collaboration and hands-on education.
Risk Management May 5, 2026
New research from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission outlines practical steps for moving enterprise risk management from documentation to action.
Technology May 5, 2026
Zuora, a monetization platform for businesses, announced on May 4 it has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification, the international standard for artificial intelligence management systems.
Mergers and Acquisitions May 4, 2026
Top 50 firm Frazier & Deeter said May 4 it has acquired Copeland Buhl, an accounting and advisory firm in the Minneapolis area, marking its first expansion into the Midwest.
Technology May 4, 2026
The integration, now available in beta, auto-creates payroll work items in Karbon with synced due dates from Gusto’s pay schedule, tracks approvals and client tasks in real time, and surfaces payroll deadlines alongside the rest of an accounting firm’s work.
Technology May 2, 2026
Accounting firm practice management platform Canopy has released Canopy Coworker, an AI execution layer designed to transition practices into autonomous firms.
Technology May 2, 2026
Ramp says the launch marks a significant expansion of its procurement solution, as the New York City-based company continues to extend from managing spend to running the entire purchasing process—from source to payment.
Technology May 1, 2026
The collaboration brings together Sage’s AI-powered financial technology with Amazon Web Services' cloud infrastructure and AI services to help small and midsized businesses modernize faster and embed agentic AI across their workflows.
Technology May 1, 2026
8am announced on April 28 new capabilities enhancing 8am CPACharge, its secure, cloud-based payment processing solution that lets accounting firms accept credit, debit, and eCheck payments.
Mergers and Acquisitions May 1, 2026
The top 25 accounting firm has acquired Milwaukee-based consultancy Jefferson Wells U.S. from global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup in a deal valued at $100 million.
