BDO USA LLP has united several of its technology consulting practices under a new BDO Digital business.

The new apps include accounting, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce and customer relationship management software applications.

Grant Thornton LLP has introduced its new iNDIRECT.360 system to help companies manage their indirect tax processes and data needs.

PricewaterhouseCoopers showed off some of its new and upcoming technologies it has been developing for its staff and clients, particularly in the auditing field, at an event Tuesday in its offices in New York.

At first, FloQast focused on smaller businesses, but today its software serves companies ranging in size from 200 to 10,000 employees.

Tax and finance leaders are now dealing with some unprecedented pressures coming from several sources.

Built Technologies, a provider of construction finance software, has acquired lienwaivers.io, a developer of lien waiver management and payment technology for commercial and residential construction.

AppZen has released its enhanced AppZen Platform, using artificial intelligence to automate audits and other financial processes.

A group of six travel and expense management software vendors — Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia and Tallie — have come together under a single company, Emburse, in an effort to challenge SAP Concur.

Customer relationship management is an essential part of an accounting firm’s business, but it often gets overlooked in favor of the good accounting work the firm does for their client.

Technology such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and robotic process automation will be playing a greater role in the accounting profession this year, according to a recent report from the Institute of Management Accountants.

Accountants are left disgruntled with a lack of information.

The move to the cloud is allowing users to make more of their data and of the many new intelligent tools that are out there.

Priority ERP integrates AvaTax, Vertex achieves "Built for NetSuite" status, and Doc.It updates portal software.

The company has also partnered with Verady, a crypto-focused accounting firm, to acquire reliable data on the volatile virtual currency markets.

Changes should make it easier for taxpayers to find the free versions of tax prep software from vendors who have been accused of misleading consumers into paying for the products.

The amount of time needed to prepare an audit or create a budget or forecast is greatly reduced with fintech, leaving staffers with the time they need to do more strategic work.

Most small businesses do run their own payroll, but they also wish they didn’t have to.

Accounting firms are beginning to wade into the use of blockchain technology for audits, but with caution as the technology spreads beyond the cryptocurrency space where it’s been used for digital assets like Bitcoin.

Sometimes it can feel like now, it’s up to the client to do their part so you can do your job. In many ways, you’re right.