Companies that refer to trade secrets in their Form 10-K annual reports are at greater risk of cyberattacks from criminals who are intent on uncovering them, according to a team of accounting researchers.

Axiom, a provider of legal contract technology, has introduced the Contracts Intelligence Platform for Lease Accounting to help organizations uncover embedded leases that are subject to the new lease accounting standard.

Automation, apps, cybersecurity and blockchain still draw a crowd.

KPMG is partnering with analytics provider SAS on helping banks make the transition to the current expected credit loss, or CECL, accounting standard that begins to take effect in January 2020.

The Top 25 Firm has established a digital currency and blockchain services group, and is bullish on the future of ICOs.

Technology can help engage the workforce and empower the employer, addressing the staffing crisis.

The product allows accounts receivable departments to send 100 percent of their outbound invoices through a single service provider.

SWC provides technology solutions to midsized businesses in the Midwest United States.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging practitioners to secure their client data.

The company's Free offering is geared toward startups while its Essentials version is designed for small businesses with a limited number of monthly transactions.

When people get overwhelmed with too many choices, they usually take the safe way out and decide not to do anything.

Chris Geier has been watching what is going on at Deloitte and wondering who the next leader will be.

Bedrock Data releases new connectors for QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite; and Vertex VAT solution gets re-accredited in England and Wales.

In its fully-realized form, artificial intelligence will raise clients’ expectations about the kinds of decision-making they expect their accounting software, and accountants, to be able to provide.

New tools and new technologies are rapidly changing this core accounting role.

An advisory committee report worries the IRS will focus more on tax reform than on cybersecurity.

Practice management software changes as practices do.

The web application automates assessment and provides on-demand reports.

The technology will be part of the firm’s risk advisory services practice.