With the regulations that once kept financial advisors and other money-management professionals on the social-media sidelines a thing of the past, the floodgate of tweets, Snaps and Instagram posts should be wide open by now. But the response has actually been quite muted.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun a new campaign to make tax preparers more aware of security risks that could expose their clients to identity theft and tax fraud.

Cloud business software provider Exact released Macola 10.4, an enhanced version of its ERP and business software.

All too often, the cloud is overlooked for groups working with highly-regulated and sensitive data, but the reality is that it can provide enormous gains in terms of efficiency, productivity and security.

TaxAct president JoAnn Kintzel is stepping down from her post and the company is entering into a transition agreement.

Equity plan management and financial reporting solution provider Certent has signed an agreement to acquire DisclosureNet.

Improving your tax workflow starts with understanding your current workflow.

The startup that you’ve been working so hard to get off the ground has finally received its first round of funding. Now what?

BPaaS provides economies of skill by shifting resources elastically across the provider’s whole customer base.

It’s an old adage that most firms will appreciate today: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

Accounting software startup Smacc has raised $3.9 million in Series A funding to develop its platform for automating accounting and finance processes.

The biggest technology “annoyance” faced by accountants is keeping up with changing software, according to a recent survey, with security and risk management in second place.

Did you know that many of the daily maintenance and management activities in your firm can be handled more effectively with technology?

The Internal Revenue Service held a meeting Tuesday of its Security Summit members to discuss progress on combating identity theft-related tax refund fraud this past tax season along with plans for next year.

If you use a shared printer that is not located directly within your reach, printing sensitive documents is not an option.

Capital One’s Spark Business unit is offering some advice to accountants to help them and their small business clients get through the summertime lull and attract more customers.

A roundup of new software, hardware, books and services for accountants.

Dexter + Chaney, a cloud-based construction ERP software company, has named a new CEO and a new executive chairman.

Reseller Smith Accounting & IT Solutions has become a partner of Gravity Software to offer the company's accounting software.

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