Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
Taxes April 10, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Turns Away Muscogee Citizen’s Tribal Income Tax Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 6 turned away a request from a Muscogee Nation tribal member to take up an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that denied her request to be exempt from state income taxes.
Taxes April 9, 2026
Opponents File Lawsuit to Block Washington’s New ‘Millionaires Tax’
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several business owners and organizations represented by former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna and former state Supreme Court Justice Phil Talmadge.
Taxes April 9, 2026
IRS Provides States with Guidance for Nominating Census Tracts as Opportunity Zones
The Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance on April 6 that provides states, the District of Columbia, and territories with procedures to nominate population census tracts to be designated as qualified opportunity zones under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes April 9, 2026
Billions in Unpaid Taxes Could Help States Fill Budget Holes, Report Says
Though states are missing out on billions in unpaid tax dollars, few have any mechanism to measure how much is being lost, according to a new Pew report.
Accounting Standards April 9, 2026
GASB Looks to Improve Guidance on Infrastructure Assets
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board on Thursday issued a proposed statement on infrastructure assets that is up for public comment.
Taxes April 9, 2026
GOP Congressman Blames Senate Democrats for 2028 Senior Tax Relief Sunset
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) says Social Security tax reductions for seniors in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would have extended long beyond 2028 were it not for Senate Democrats.
Payroll April 9, 2026
Boomerang Jobs: Workers Split on Whether Returning to a Former Employer Is Smart, Safe, or a Step Backward
According to a new MyPerfectResume report, 55% of workers say returning to a former employer is a smart career move, but 37% see it as “playing it safe.”
Technology April 9, 2026
Zone & Co Acquires Sudozi
The combination addresses a longstanding constraint in legacy finance: the lag between decision and transaction.
Technology April 9, 2026
Gusto Brings Payroll Into Claude and Slack
Gusto announced on April 8 the launch of payroll inside Slack and Anthropic's Claude AI, bringing a compliance-heavy function into the same environments where teams are already collaborating.
Mergers and Acquisitions April 9, 2026
EisnerAmper to Merge in KLG Business Valuators & Forensic Accountants
Top 15 accounting firm EisnerAmper said Thursday it's combining with Melville, NY-based KLG Business Valuators & Forensic Accountants in a deal expected to close in May.
Taxes April 9, 2026
New Jersey Tax Preparer Sentenced in Largest COVID-19 Tax Relief Fraud Case in the Country, Feds Say
Leon Haynes, 52, of Teaneck, NJ, convicted in what prosecutors called the nation’s largest COVID‑19 tax relief fraud case, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison.
Technology April 9, 2026
Trintech Embeds Agentic AI Across the Financial Close
AI financial close solutions provider Trintech announced Thursday the expansion of embedded, finance-native AI—bringing intelligent, explainable capabilities directly into record-to-report workflows.