Chris Gaetano is the technology editor for Accounting Today. He brings with him more than a decade of experience covering the accounting profession as part of the NYSSCPA's Trusted Professional. Prior to that, he was a local news reporter at Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey. He graduated from Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ.
Ramp released of its first set of AI agents, "built and trained to think like your sharpest controller and work like a thousand of them—around the clock."
A joint report by the AICPA and Chartered Professional Accountants Canada said the rapid rise of AI opens up opportunities to provide independent assurance.
Tax solutions provider Avalara released its newest AI offering, Avi for Tax Research, a generative AI-based solution embedded in Avalara Tax Research.
The impending end of support for Windows 10 has been delayed, giving accounting firms a little more time to make upgrades before it is officially obsolete.
Plus, FileAI announces V2 platform launch; Foxit launches PDF and Document Workflow APIs; and other accounting tech updates.
The Top 25 Firm plans to launch a data warehouse service for smaller organizations this year and has been using AI to develop some of its rollout strategies.
Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top firms in accounting software reselling.
The top accounting software resellers of 2025 share the major trends they're seeing, from upgrading to new ERP systems, making the most of old ones, and much more.
Bill announced the launch of its new Supplier Payments Plus, an AR solution to help suppliers receive and process large numbers of payments from small and medium-sized businesses.
Plus, K1x launches 1099 aggregator; Ledgre announces tax assistant for rental property owners; and other accounting tech news.
Just because a company claims it keeps your client data private does not necessarily mean it's true, according to K2's Randy Johnston.
Kelli Parks of Calmwaters Cloud Accounting said client discovery and onboarding can be simplified with automated processes that don't need significant tech investments.
Regardless of how a firm ultimately implements artificial intelligence, Kim Petro, a practice advancement coach from Woodard, stressed the importance of doing so ethically.
Speakers at Woodard's Scaling New Heights conference in Orlando noted that while AI certainly can be complicated, even simple applications can have impressive results.
Accounting platform Digits announced the launch of Digits Accounting Agents, which CEO Jeff Seibert said can outperform humans in terms of accuracy and speed.
Cloud accounting platform Xero announced it will acquire payments solution provider Melio.
The money represents new capital, and this initiative will run parallel to Crete's ongoing acquisition efforts.
Plus, Foxit adds 40 integrations for document management; Deloitte and SailPoint expand collaboration on identity management; and other tech news.
Big Four firm KPMG announced the launch of its new multi-agent AI platform, Workbench, which will serve as a foundational and single AI platform.
Payments platform Tipalti announced it has acquired Statement, an AI-powered treasury automation solution.