Technology News from Accounting Today

Ernst & Young released its 2026 U.S. audit quality report, showing the biggest improvement ever in its annual PCAOB inspection findings.

Taxpayers waited about 20 months for the IRS to process their identity theft cases in recent years, frustrating and burdening taxpayers expecting tax refunds.

Every journal entry, reconciliation and audit trail must be accurate, explainable and defensible. AI doesn't lower that bar; it raises the stakes for meeting it.

Financial operations platform Ramp, traditionally associated with outbound payments, now has a solution for inbound payments via the new Ramp Accounts Receivable product.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been ramping up its use of artificial intelligence in recent years, while making sure to control the technology as concerns abound.

The tax and audit world is in the middle of an artificial intelligence gold rush. But just like the race to tame the West, some outlaw behavior is emerging.

With a little creativity and AI, learning and teaching can be transformational for both teachers and students.

Capital investment booming; lawsuits may be incoming; offer in compromise is real; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Accrual announced the release of its agentic platform Arc, which allows agents to complete complex multistep workflows.

The Internal Revenue Service doesn't adequately track its use of bridge contracts, a type of noncompetitive contract, even though it's spending billions on information technology through such contracts.

While AI oversight is growing, readiness among the committee members is still in the process of development, according to a new survey by the CAQ and Deloitte.

Accounting has discovered one of the strangest growth problems in business: more customers than it can serve.

Filed and Crimson Tree have joined forced to launch the Open Tax Technology Alliance, which promotes open source software in the accounting space. The group has also released a free tax engine and open data standard.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's chair, Jim Logothetis, thinks artificial intelligence will actually make accounting stronger.

The question is, how well do your tools support your decisions?

The firms capturing efficiency gains aren't the ones chasing the flashiest AI features. They're the ones that built the right foundation first.

The IRS needs to take further steps to improve its security program deficiencies, according to a new report.

Plus, FloQast launches governed workflow agents, AI journal review; CPA Crossings launches AI-enhanced CPE management; and other accounting tech news.

Trump dividend; tax ballot season; compliance challenges; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The legislation aims to prevent submission of fraudulent returns before they're e-filed by requiring tax software to verify EFINs are active and authorized.