EY announced a new strategic relationship with Microsoft to provide new and innovative services to companies globally.

Workday announced the availability of Workday Talent Insights and Workday Professional Services Automation.

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Tax season is finally over. For many, now is a time for some relaxation before ramping back up for summer work.

One in four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the AICPA conducted by Harris Poll. This statistic represents more than double the number of people (11 percent) who reported being victimized in a similar survey taken just over a year ago.

Scott Fleszar of Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting talks with Dan Hood of Accounting Today about why accounting firms should be more proactive in using new technology.

Xero introduced a new Find & Re-code tool that enables bookkeepers and accountants to easily find and fix transactions that have been miscoded or need to be re-coded.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released two accounting standards updates last week, one of which covers the fees paid for cloud computing while the other applies to defined benefit obligations and plan assets.

Thomson Reuters launched AskTRPS, an enhancement to Thomson Reuters Pricing Service.

Scott Fleszar of Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting talks with Dan Hood of Accounting Today about how accountants should deal with younger consumers who are accustomed to using mobile devices and Web-based services.

The technology sector sets the trends, and other industries either adopt or die.

Scott Fleszar of Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting discusses how accountants and tax practitioners can continue to provide value to their clients as advisors, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Accountants’ top technology-related priority is preventing security threats, according to the 25th Anniversary North American Top Technology Initiatives Survey.

Faced with steep budget cuts, the Internal Revenue Service directed more taxpayers to consult Web sites and its mobile app for answers to their questions this year rather than visiting the IRS’s walk-in Taxpayer Assistance Centers or calling its phone lines, while also using technology to detect tax refund fraud.

SaaS expense management provider Tallie has partnered with Practice Engine, a supplier of practice management systems to professional firms.

Doblin, Deloitte’s innovation and design practice, released a Ten Types of Innovation app for iPad, providing interactive tools and processes to help businesses discover, develop and test new growth opportunities.

SAP released a new SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting application to address requirements derived from the new revenue accounting standards.

Main Street Solutions has introduced ClientLink Pro, cloud-based software that allows accountants and tax professionals to share documents and collaborate with clients.

Host Analytics launched the Host Analytics Modeling Cloud, a new module in its cloud EPM suite.

Avalara announced the appointment of Michael Turner as the cloud-based tax compliance solution provider’s first chief marketing officer.