Amy Radin, founder of The Daily Innovator, discusses how accounting firms can be more innovative, in an interview with Accounting Today managing editor Danielle Lee.

In the modern marketplace and competitive landscape, one of the most common questions, complaints and areas of focus for management is the concept of adding value.

Xero released Xero for Apple Watch for customers to manage cash flow via notifications and alerts for invoices and bank transactions within the cloud accounting software.

Ernst & Young LLP has merged in NorthPoint Digital, a digital services company based in New York, building EY’s array of technology services for clients.

There are some things that over the years I’ve found invaluable, so in the spirit of the holidays, I thought I’d share a few of my “must-haves,” and maybe give you some ideas of how you can treat your office (and yourself) with some technology that I’ve found really does make life simpler.

As CPA firms and their clients continue to adapt to the cloud and innovations in practice management, the Digital CPA Conference, celebrating its fourth year, looks to help CPAs stay on top of the tech that drives business in 2015.

The Internal Revenue Service sent out an alert Tuesday warning tax preparers about an phishing email message purporting to ask them to update their IRS e-Services information.

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BlackLine introduced BlackLine Insights, cloud analytics software built to give customers real-time data to benchmark, analyze and improve the efficiency and performance of their finance processes.

Accounting firm chief information officers plan to hire more IT staff for the remainder of 2015, according to a recent survey conducted by the ITA.

Moss Adams has agreed to combine with Spokane, Wash.-based financial services consulting firm Contineo.

Microsoft announced a new release of its flagship ERP solution Microsoft Dynamics AX, to be generally available in the first quarter of 2016.

Sage announced new cloud-based solutions Sage Value and Sage Match, both available through the company’s customizable online hub Sage Impact, at accounting solutions conference Sleetercon 2015.

RSM announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of national technology consulting firm Junction Solutions.

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning the next round of its battle against tax-related identity theft by debuting a public awareness campaign to persuade more taxpayers to safeguard their personal information, in conjunction with tax preparation companies and state tax authorities.

Wondering where your firm is on the technology adoption curve? Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US has launched a short benchmarking quiz to help you identify your “Tech Persona.”

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been working on ways to soup up its audit practice by leveraging data analytics technology.

A recent survey noted that workflow was one of accounting firms’ top technology challenges.

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."