Apps

The increasing popularity of ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft has vaulted them ahead of traditional taxi and car rental services on corporate expense reports, according to one expense management software vendor.

The biggest technology “annoyance” faced by accountants is keeping up with changing software, according to a recent survey, with security and risk management in second place.

Avalara will now integrate with both Stripe Connect and Stripe Relay.

P&N Tech, the technology subsidiary of Top 100 Firm Postlethwaite & Netterville, has released a new marketing and sales application for accountants and other professional services providers.

Thomson Reuters has released Checkpoint State Clear Comply, a software application designed to simplify the analysis of complex state compliance questions for multi-tier partnerships and S Corporations with a presence in multiple states.

Halfpricesoft.com now lets users of its ezAccounting software customize their checks, invoices and receipts with their company logo.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service has added a new Employer Shared Responsibility Provision Estimator online tool to help a business determine its potential liability under the Affordable Care Act for the employer mandate.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it will allow companies to voluntarily file structured financial statement data in a format known as Inline XBRL.

The so-called “sharing economy” isn’t doing such a good job of disseminating the necessary tax information with its participants.

The IRS has been so slow to adapt to the rapidly emerging peer-to-peer economy that billions of dollars in taxable income a year are probably going unreported every year, according to a study being delivered to Congress this week.

Approximately 69 percent of entrepreneurs who participate in so-called “sharing economy” services such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb received absolutely no tax guidance from the companies they work with, according to a new survey.

Avalara introduced CertCapture Mobile Scan App, a sales tax compliance app for point-of-sale transactions.

Thomson Reuters is providing accounting firms with content they can use for marketing through social media such as Twitter and Facebook.

A number of mobile tax apps could be putting users’ personal information at risk of exposure to hackers, according to security researchers.

Business payment provider Bill.com announced updates to its iOS mobile app to increase accounts receivable functionality

More companies are offering technology this tax season to connect taxpayers with a preparer who is willing to do their taxes. The latest is a startup known as TaxChat.

A Miami-based startup has launched Taxfyle, an iPhone app aimed at Millennials that allows them to connect with a network of 300 CPAs who can help them prepare and file their taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering up to $10,000 to the winner of a new competition to make its online tax information more understandable to taxpayers.

Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse has updated its Taxpayer Returns online tool with data through filing year 2014.

Accounting software solutions are creating their own environments