The age of online purchasing is creating a new sense of urgency driven by prospects and clients. Timing is the differentiator, and accounting firms that can demonstrate knowledge and answer clients faster could rise to the top.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “What one thing would you recommend accountants do to prepare for the future?”

The AICPA and CPA.com have been forward thinking on artificial intelligence, and how it will shape the accounting industry in the near future, specifically the audit function.

The partnership goes beyond typical value-added resellers, with BDO providing the advisory and consultation piece, while leveraging Acumatica’s more than 350 resellers to implement the software when needed.

The Internal Revenue Service’s proposed regulations on the classification of transactions involving digital content could mean some unexpected tax bills for some publishers, especially those based abroad who sell copyrighted articles to U.S. readers.

The digital platform will offer licensed tax professionals who prepare and file customers' individual US federal and state returns.

Ernst & Young U.S. aims to introduce more female students to science, technology, engineering and math careers through its gamified learning platform.

QuickBooks Online debuted new features in November, just in time for the holidays.

A handy checklist for figuring out which prospects will benefit most from client accounting services.

The agency's number of investigations in 2019 continued a general downward trend over the last few years, according to CI's 100th annual report.

The international Big Four network also announced that it would be expanding its alliance with Microsoft.

A handful of straightforward rules can help firms adopt this 21st century must-have.

The tax software maker has named Davis Bell as its new CEO, succeeding founder Kurt Avarell, and raised new funding from its existing investors after a series of reverses this past year.

Auditing costs are going up for companies, in part due to new accounting standards for revenue recognition and leases, according to a new survey.

Sage, a provider of enterprise resource planning and accounting software, has acquired CakeHR, a U.K.-based HR technology company whose solutions are all cloud-native.

The various applications of this young technology will bring big opportunities to the accounting profession.

Accounting firm leaders share what they're expecting in the next 12 months.

Accounting packages for not-for-profits are getting more sophisticated as their needs evolve.