Once, servicing “tax tools” meant math and a pencil sharpener – but these days it means a huge amount of technology that you may use fluently, but not necessarily understand. How can you truly trust it?

You’re probably as sick of backup stories as I am, but I decided to write about backup one more time.

The IRS has not established a service-wide approach to managing effective authentication processes and procedures for individual taxpayers’ identities, according to a new report.

Chief financial officers and corporate finance teams are taking on a larger role in protecting companies from cyber-risks, according to a new survey.

EY announced that UMT Consulting Group, an enterprise project portfolio management firm that provides business process and technology consulting services to large corporations and government entities, has joined Ernst & Young in the U.S.

Xero released a statement of cash flows report, a flexible way for users to generate a report summarizing the cash flow of a business and informing decisions around cash flow management.

The omnibus spending bill signed into law last week gives the Internal Revenue Service an additional $290 million in funds – but it must be spent only taxpayer services and efforts against tax-related identity theft.

Our editors’ picks for what made news in the profession this year (text version)

The American Institute of CPAs has created an illustrative SOC 2 report to help CPAs report on controls over protected health information.

Online subscription and usage-based billing solutions provider goTransverse announced a strategic partnership with Navint Partners to become one of goTransvere’s select consulting partners.

Are your clients prepared for the latest round of Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance deadlines?

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has made available the 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, pending final acceptance by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ernst & Young has formed a strategic alliance with the SAS Institute to provide data analytics technology to clients.

Rutgers Business School and the American Institute of CPAs announced the creation of the Rutgers AICPA Data Analytics Research Initiative.

Sage announced Sage Payroll Center, an online platform for accounting professionals to provide payroll services to their clients.

I attended Avalara’s A-List Event back in September, right before my husband fell, had emergency knee surgery, and spent some time in orthopedic rehab. Needless to say, I was a little preoccupied and didn’t really have the chance to write about the awesome time I had. Better late than never, though, right?

PwC Canada announced the acquisition of Cinovate, a Canadian Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner with experience in implementations across the Salesforce Customer Success Platforms.

Cloud ERP software provider Intacct announced it was named a silver winner in the Best Place to Work (for the medium-sized companies) category in the Best in Biz Awards.

The Information Technology Alliance announced the newest members to its independent membership organization of mid-market technology professionals, consultants and product and service providers.

The Internal Revenue Service has selected TaxSlayer as the new tax software provider for the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs, starting with the 2017 tax filing season.