Technology

January 12, 2016 

It's no surprise that the pace of technological change has clearly increased dramatically, and recent developments impact nearly every aspect of the way we live our lives. Given the broad scope, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised at how pronounced the ...

January 12, 2016 

Bill.com, which offers tools and apps for managing online payments and receivables, has launched a new mobile app for Android. With the app, accounting professionals and their business clients can easily review, approve and pay bills on the go using their Android devices. The release of the app helps digitize and mobilize bill payments by...…

January 7, 2016 

The difficulty of trying to manage a dual relationship is something common with those who work in family businesses. It’s easy to allow the personal to seep into the business and to allow business issues to creep into what should be private time.

January 7, 2016 

They’re just old habits. You likely do them without even thinking. But these 10 habits could be making your company vulnerable to hacks and other cyberattacks.

Matt Peterson

January 6, 2016 

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, the maker of professional tax, accounting and audit software under the CCH brand, is restructuring its North American and U.S. markets.

January 6, 2016 

Bloomberg BNA's popular BNA Income Tax Planner (version 2015.3) software has been updated to support the recently approved Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015. This Act extends or makes permanent the individual tax breaks that have ...

January 6, 2016 

The expanded security features offer additional ways to authenticate tax preparers’ identities upon account sign in and verification of their E-File Identification Number (EFIN) before electronic filing.

January 6, 2016 

E-signatures provide an opportunity to make the upcoming season better for both the taxpayer and the preparer.

January 6, 2016 

It’s clear to even passive observers that the profession has undergone a tremendous technological evolution over the past 10-20 years, moving from a service bureau and 13-column worksheets to tax software and general ledger applications.

Mark Albrecht

January 5, 2016 

Recent data show the number of actual donors (as a percentage) giving to nonprofit organizations is on the decline, even with actual dollar amounts continuing to rise. Nonprofits will need to explore new giving models and look at ways to capitalize on ...

January 5, 2016 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

January 4, 2016 

Several companies are proposing solutions, but it is uncertain how successful these will be. But it is clear that the use of “white lists” will be a major part of the solution, and that one of the leaders in this movement is a vastly enhanced PC Matic.

Dave McClure