The Information Technology Alliance announced new members during the association’s annual ITA Spring Collaborative April 17-19 in Houston.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning tax professionals about a new scam in which cybercriminals obtain remote control of tax preparers’ computer systems, complete and file client tax returns, and redirect tax refunds to thieves’ accounts.

Sage announced this week that they will be sponsoring the upcoming Invictus Games in Orlando this May, in addition to entering into a multiyear partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation.

Workday, provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, unveiled its latest release featuring new finance and workforce-related scorecards and dashboards.

Businesses are facing a significant shortage of accounting and finance professionals who have data analytics skills, according to a new report.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen defended the IRS’s cybersecurity efforts during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday on the IRS’s ability to protect taxpayer systems.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, that would require the Internal Revenue Service to develop a free, online tax preparation and filing service that taxpayers could use to prepare and file their taxes directly with the federal government.

With rampant fraud draining as much as $6 billion a year away from U.S. taxpayers, technology vendors are competing for billions themselves, selling software that helps governments identify the cheats.

Thomson Reuters is building bridges with NetSuite and other vendors’ enterprise resource planning software, tying its sales tax technology to theirs.

Deloitte announced the development of a SolutionPrint for Cloud Financial Analytics, based on Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s recent failures to protect taxpayer information from cybercriminals.

Avalara announced the general availability of its extension for ecommerce platform Magento 2.0.

Xero announced an integration with Microsoft Outlook REST API to give small business users a single view of their interactions with contacts and customers.

For years, the conversation around XBRL and data-based reporting was theoretical. Though the SEC began requiring companies to report financial statements as data in XBRL format in 2009 (in addition to document versions), there’s been no dramatic evolution in how we think about financial reporting and analysis.

Business payment provider Bill.com announced updates to its iOS mobile app to increase accounts receivable functionality

More companies are offering technology this tax season to connect taxpayers with a preparer who is willing to do their taxes. The latest is a startup known as TaxChat.

Sage introduced in-product solution Sage Payment Center for small and medium-sized businesses using Sage 50 and Sage 100.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation to combat tax refund theft by identity thieves.

AccuFund announced the recipients of its annual Partner Leadership Awards, honoring the sales and marketing success of resellers in the previous year.

Sage launched the Global Accountant Partner Program to help accountants grow their practices, learn from industry experts, and simplify their relationships with Sage.