Ranica Arrowsmith

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and its technology arm, CPA.com, are seeking new applicants for its jointly created global startup accelerator program.

Finance Close Automation makes use of machine learning to predict where problems during the close may occur.

Workiva, which makes reporting and compliance software for accounting, finance, audit, and internal controls, has entered into a partnership with FilePoint, a full-service filing agent.

AccuFund, which provides accounting software for nonprofit and government organizations, has released version 6.03 of its Accounting Suite.

Plus new products from Chargify, Avii, and a new chief product officer at MineralTree.

The goal is to expand and improve service delivery from NetSuite globally.

The firm will provide affordable automation solutions to midmarket clients to automate processes across all platforms.

Payroll is an area in which tech companies are continuing to innovate as accountants are increasingly interested in offering value-added services such as these to their clients.

In addition, ADP Marketplace is now available through Accountant Connect.

K2 Enterprises’ annual Quality Awards are given to accounting technology products that display innovation.

Workiva has updated its Wdata platform to include automatic updates, approval workflows and improved connectivity.

As online sales transactions increase in volume year after year, companies that provide tax automation are seeing a major increase in the need for their services.

‘We see a future where continuous accounting becomes a substantial competitive advantage supported by an AI ‘CFO’ that provides the leadership team with real financial foresight,’ CEO says.

Three firms share their experiences with different payroll providers.

Biller Genie, which makes an accounts receivable software-as-a-service product, now integrates its software with cloud-based accounting platform AccountingSuite.

Workiva, which provides Cloud-based reporting and compliance solutions, and BlackLine, which makes financial close software, have created and integration between their platforms.

For 2020, Intuit has updated QB Desktop, Enterprise and Payroll with more automated options, with the goal of moving money around faster and making functions like reporting more efficient.

The developer of financial management and accounting software has expanded to Australia.

The company has brought medical, dental and vision benefits capabilities to QuickBooks Online Payroll through an integration with SimplyInsured.

Dubbed the Accounting Partner Center of Excellence, the program will also generate referrals for accountant partners.