SALT benefits; taxing blockchain tech; how to onboard; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

There are four critical areas to developing your chief information officer.

Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service employees and contractors continued to have access to at least one sensitive IRS computer system even after they stopped working there.

Bill Harris, the former CEO of Personal Capital, TurboTax and PayPal published a new edition of his "Investment Tax Guide" with the future of the industry in mind.

Tax software provider Vertex found a strong majority of companies have made material mistakes on indirect tax compliance, as few identify as risk averse.

Plus, Schneider Downs launches SD Digital group; and other updates from the accounting technology world.

Many downstream accounting tech solutions are simply not ready for full automation and AI-powered transactions.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning about a new scam email this tax season pretending to come from tax software providers asking for the preparer's Electronic Filing Identification Number.

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax system has passed a key hurdle in the pilot test, passing muster with a dozen IRS employees successfully filing returns in as many states.

Intuit QuickBooks has introduced split billing for 1099s, which allows e-filing costs for 1099s to be split between accountants and their clients.

People shelled out over $1 billion in ransomware payments last year.

The smallest accounting firms are anticipated to be the biggest spenders in technology over the coming years, according to a recent survey from Caseware.

Firms can capitalize on AI to increase tax revenue growth.

A new survey from the ACCA looks at trends in DEI, AI, employee retention, hybrid work and mental health for accountants.

Costs to access and connect with certain cloud-based solutions have been increasing, leading to higher technology costs for accounting firms.

Plus the possibility of an AI voice feature for Google, five cybersecurity trends you can't miss, and other developments in tech from the last month.

A recent survey of mostly smaller practitioners has found that spreadsheets remain the No. 1 way they manage their workflows.

The proportion of accounting firms offering "no touch" tax prep is projected to increase 37% in the next one to three years.