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After months of sluggishness, a recent uptick in M&A activity could mean zero-based budgeting is having its own moment in the spotlight. A form of budgeting that scrutinizes costs across every part of the business, ZBB often comes into its own in the wake of an M&A deal.

Sales tax rates stayed unchanged in the third quarter of the year for the most part, according to a new report.

Accountants are no different than anyone else at the company during holiday time. We get swept up in heartwarming nostalgia when we hear holiday music, smell and taste delicious baked goods, and are invited to extend our lunch hours or leave the office early to get our shopping done before the crowds.

The House blocked an effort Tuesday by conservatives to force an impeachment vote against Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen, effectively taking the question off the congressional agenda for this year.

Via payments platform Stripe, Xero has integrated Apple Pay into its platform.

Tech company Roper Technologies has signed a deal to buy enterprise software and solutions provider Deltek.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

If you find problems everywhere you go, you may be the problem, leadership coach John Engels told a gathering of accountants.

Accountants need to watch out for the wide-ranging impact of blockchain, a technology popularized by digital currencies such as bitcoin.

For professionals in the accounting and finance professions, any changes to accounting standards usually lead to some apprehension as these rules require companies to make key adjustments, expand disclosure practices and implement new procedures for recording various financial metrics.