Business payments company Bill.com announced the Bill.com Network to help companies pay and get paid quickly and securely via the cloud.

Thumbtack, an online professional services marketplace, today released a new original report: “Beyond the Gig Economy: How New Technologies are Reshaping the Future of Work.” The report investigates the current "gig economy" - a market built on many short-term positions and employees - as well as examining the workforce of the future.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy.

KPMG and IBM announced plans to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology to KPMG’s professional service offerings, with a focus on auditing services.

Accountively launched its cloud-based technology platform that enables taxpayers to procure tax return preparation services from its network of tax and accounting professionals.

Xero launched the Xero TaxTouch app, developed for freelance workers who submit a Schedule C form with their tax filings.

Check out the digital edition of the March 2016 issue of Accounting Today.

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

Accounting software solutions are creating their own environments

Nexonia has acquired ExpenseWatch, provider of spend management solutions.

NetSuite has acquired the cloud practice of IQity, provider of advanced collaborative manufacturing software.

Nearly three out of four organizations now include cybersecurity risks in their internal audits, a big jump from last year, according to a new survey.

Stephen Vono of NAPLIA discusses in this video why accountants should pay more attention to cybersecurity and how to get clients and other members of the firm involved in protecting their business.

FinancialForce, cloud ERP provider on the Salesforce App Cloud, announced the Spring 2016 release of its financial management application.

Millennials have a very different set of priorities when deciding where they want to work than previous generations. Employers need to ensure they are tailoring their organizations in order to find and keep millennial talent. Here are some suggestions from Henner Schliebs, VP and head of finance audience marketing at SAP.

As access to larger amounts of information on corporate business operations and transparency into tax calculations increase, tax departments have the opportunity to function more strategically if they seize it.

Apparently, absolutely free is an enticing price-point.

A trio of firms shares their experiences with big data

Bill.com announced the hiring of Bob Lewis as senior director of channels and alliances.

If you’ve worked in the tax and accounting profession long enough, you know that strong client relationships are the foundation of a successful practice.