Technology

The new Pilot AI Accountant claims to run the entire bookkeeping and financial reporting process with zero need for human intervention.

Plus, Sage rolls out AI enhancements for reporting, AP, sales; Datarails launches Spend Control solution for contract visibility.

As technology, regulation and client expectations evolve in 2026, accounting, tax and wealth management firms will transform into modern, relationship-based practices.

Accrual, a tax prep and review platform for firms that launched today with $75 million in funding, already supports every federal and state tax form, as well as the unstructured data to fill it.

Accrual is part of General Catalyst's $1.5 billion Creation fund for startups building AI tools for industries not typically first adopters of new technology.

Tax and software provider Ryan acquired Meritax Advisors, expanding its property tax capabilities.

Firms are deploying AI to automate their way out of the talent crisis — but that's just the beginning.

The Top 25 Firm added Step Up Consulting to its Human Capital Management technology practice, bringing it into the UKG software ecosystem.

Accounting Today's editors pick a dozen of the best new tools for accountants.