Liberty Tax Service announced the acquisition of eSmartTax, the income tax preparation business of San Jose, Calif.-based C&S Technologies. Financial terms of the deal, which does not include C&S's payroll-tax-related filing services, were not disclosed.The eSmartTax acquisition will allow Liberty customers to prepare and file individual tax returns on the Internet through the company's Web site, or through the Internal Revenue Service's Free File Alliance site.
Financial operations platform Ramp announced the launch of Ramp Stack, described as an AI-based operating system built as the company's first product specifically for accounting firms.
Wolters Kluwer announced an expanded enterprise collaboration with OpenAI to develop and release AI native solutions, with a pipeline of new AI-based features.
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and Accounting for Sustainability partnered on a new guide to nature-related impacts for finance chiefs.
Crete Professionals Alliance partner firm Accuity acquired Carbonaro CPAs & Management Group, expanding its presence in Hawaii.
New guidance provides transition relief, grandfathering protection and delayed implementation for taxing income of foreign governments investing in U.S. businesses.
Vertilocity, an arm of Top 50 Firm Hill, Barth & King, acquired Toledo, Ohio-based technology firm Computol, effective June 1.
