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Highlights include tax penalty protection, live expert help, and an information portal powered by Mammoth.

CCH Axcess Knowledge Coach still allows for auditor professional judgement in the audit process.

Lukka, which makes blockchain products for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, has debuted a do-it-yourself tax preparation product for taxpayers reporting cryptocurrency assets on IRS Forms 1040 and 8949.

If you’ve noticed less talk about blockchain this year from technology product makers, that’s on purpose: Companies have realized big promises without flashy results makes consumers suspicious.

Former Telstra CEO David Thodey will take over the chair starting February, Xero said.

The platform integrates with QuickBooks Online, Lacerte Tax, and Dropbox.

Intuit is also offering its own Cloud hosting solution for the desktop tax prep software.

Updates include new forms, e-file capabilities, and behind-the-scenes software upgrades.

The data engineering company has released an online document analytics platform that can convert documents to data points, including visualizations.

Bill.com founder and CEO René Lacerte and a team of staff rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, as Bill.com went public trading under the ticker symbol BILL.

The AICPA and CPA.com have been forward thinking on artificial intelligence, and how it will shape the accounting industry in the near future, specifically the audit function.

The partnership goes beyond typical value-added resellers, with BDO providing the advisory and consultation piece, while leveraging Acumatica’s more than 350 resellers to implement the software when needed.

The digital platform will offer licensed tax professionals who prepare and file customers' individual US federal and state returns.

QuickBooks Online debuted new features in November, just in time for the holidays.

Invoiced, which makes an accounts receivable app, has partnered with Chase Bank’s integrated payments business WePay to bring payments to its customers.

Ashton Kutcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah: powerhouses in their fields, but they don't bring much value to an accountant audience.

Sage, a provider of enterprise resource planning and accounting software, has acquired CakeHR, a U.K.-based HR technology company whose solutions are all cloud-native.

Two firms share their experiences with offering CAS to their clients.

Accountants who depend on the integration have been left to manually transfer data and figure out how to fill the software gap left by the severed partnership.

Accenture has introduced a “compliance as a service” (CaaS) offering for financial institutions, fintech and technology companies to combat financial crime and remain compliant with current regulations.