The Internal Revenue Service has closed down its electronic filing PIN tool after noticing suspicious activity.

A small business lending company, OnDeck, has recently launched an Accountant Advisor Program that helps accountants arrange financing for their small business clients.

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

Ransomware—malware that can block access to a computer system until a ransom is paid to the perpetrator—is targeting professionals in ways that are likely to cause the unsuspecting to open an infected file.

Nuance Communications Inc. has released Power PDF 2 software, designed to help businesses create, convert, edit, assemble and securely share PDF files.

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Xero has updated its online invoicing feature with the aim of helping small businesses get paid faster.

It’s an accountant’s worst nightmare—the dreaded last mile of finance, when a month’s worth of work is uncomfortably squeezed into a few days to ready the close for financial reporting and disclosure.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee issued its annual report Wednesday, with recommendations calling on the Internal Revenue Service to expand its electronic filing efforts and digital strategy, and to offer end-to-end capabilities on online accounts for both taxpayers and tax professionals.

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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.

Enabling your startup clients to set up a successful accounting function involves both an understanding of their needs and the ability to tailor relevant solutions to meet those needs.

Did you know that the “Father of Accounting and Bookkeeping” was good friends with Leonardo da Vinci?

Bellevue, Wash.-based Acumatica, a developer of cloud-based accounting and enterprise resource planning software, has initiated a long-term agreement with German software vendor Lexware to bring cloud-based ERP solutions to the German market.

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Verizon released its ninth annual Data Breach Investigations Report last month, which reports on the major security breaches and methods used by hackers to compromise businesses and governmental organizations.

Nav, which provides free access to personal and business credit scores, has released the Nav Small Business Advisor Program.

Publicly available data on e-filed 990s will now be available in a machine-readable format through Amazon Web Services, the IRS announced.