Avalara announced that EY has licensed the Avalara Return Excise Enterprise compliance platform to provide compliance services to its fuel and environmental excise tax clients.

Earlier this month, marketing coaching and consulting firm ConvergenceCoaching released the final findings from their 2015 Anytime, Anywhere Work Survey results. The Work Survey sought to collect information about "the adoption of flexible work initiatives within public accounting firms." Convergence's latest findings asked firms what measures are being used to "gauge success [with staff] and how those play into a firm’s anytime, anywhere work culture."

For filing season 2016, the Internal Revenue Service will test a capability to verify the authenticity of W-2 data as part of a series of steps to combat tax-related ID theft and refund fraud.

Thomson Reuters has announced the winners of their second annual Taxologist Awards - a program that recognizes exceptional tax departments and professionals who impact their firms through tax technology.

Cloud ERP provider Intacct announced new features, partnerships and resources during its annual Intacct Advantage conference Nov. 9-13.

Intacct announced a new partnership with ADP to integrate its software with ADP Workforce Now, an HCM suite to streamline administrative chores and keep companies compliant.

Check out the digital edition of the November 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

In accounting, there is a best practice that CPAs know they should implement but often put off: encryption.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its detection of business identity theft, according to a new government report.

The AICPA and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) announced on Tuesday that they have expanded their professional learning and development website to include competencies in financial accounting and reporting, including assurance, as part of a bigger effort to increase lifelong learning in the accounting profession.

Intuit announced new QuickBooks features, investments and partner programs at the QuickBooks Connect conference Nov. 2-4 in San Jose, Calif.

The pace of change is accelerating in almost every aspect of the accounting profession, the general economy, and society at large, and accountants must do more just to keep up, warned technology leader Jon Baron.

Rootworks CEO Darren Root describes how firms should develop more of an entrepreneurial mindset, in an interview with Accounting Today managing editor Danielle Lee.

New software, hardware, books and services for accountants.

Sage has revamped two of its accounting software products for small and midsize businesses, rolling out Sage 100c and Sage 300c.

If you're looking for a new laptop for your business, then get the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. It's a winner. And for three reasons.

Sales tax technology provider Avalara is integrating with EPiServer, an ecommerce and digital marketing software provider that has become a certified solution partner for Avalara.

Thomson Reuters launched Onvio, its next-generation suite of cloud-based tools for tax and accounting professionals.

Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services has added new features and integration to the 2015 edition of its professional tax preparation software products, ATX and TaxWise.

Not everything has to go into the cloud