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.
This year's roster of great new tools for accountants is heavily inflected with AI.
Plus, H&R Block releases Direct Import to move data from TurboTax; and other accounting technology news.
Tax solutions provider Avalara announced updates to its partner program.
ADP announced the launch of ADP Assist, a generative AI assistant.
Republican attorneys general from 13 states have signed a letter denouncing the IRS pilot of a Direct File system, calling efforts unconstitutional.
Top 25 firm Armanino released Audit Ally, a SOC 2 examination tool.
A recent survey has found that, despite an increasingly data-driven business world, 42% of finance leaders don't completely trust data from their own organizations.
A recently introduced bill would, if passed, require the IRS to add scannable bar codes to electronically prepared paper returns, to encourage process efficiency.
Plus, Prismatic launches multi-entity business solution with blockchain-like technology; and other accounting technology updates.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration faulted the IRS's cloud computing governance, saying it outright cannot find certain contracts.