Small-business owners like myself (and most of my clients) hate it when Microsoft releases a new version of their Windows operating system.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking Congress to pass legislation that would crack down on so-called “patent trolls,” companies that buy up old patents and threaten lawsuits unless they receive high licensing fees from firms and corporations.

On Tuesday, Intuit announced the launch of its Search for the Firms of the Future contest, celebrating future-forward firms nationwide. The program offers up to 20 accounting firms across the U.S. the chance to win a one-week vacation in Hawaii, an expenses-paid trip to Intuit’s annual QuickBooks Connect conference in San Jose, or a technology prize pack valued at $2,500.

A Bulgarian hacker has admitted to participating in a $6 million fraudulent tax return scheme in which he used tax-filing information stolen from at least four major CPA firms in the U.S.

Accounting technology leaders discuss how accountants can run their firms more efficiently by using technologies like the cloud, during Accounting Today's Meet the Editors dinner at Keens Steakhouse in New York.

Accounting Today's 2015 VAR 100, ranking the top accounting software resellers, is now available.

The Federal Trade Commission says that 2014 marked the fifth consecutive year that tax-related identity theft was the most common form of reported identity theft.

Digital exposure is driving firms’ liability concerns

In the wake of high-profile data breaches at the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies, a new government report warns the IRS against expanding its online customer service options before completing key technology upgrades.

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Financial services and mobile payments provider Square introduced its new Square Payroll product, currently available to California sellers with plans to expand to other states.

Adaptive Insights announced it has secured $75 million in funding led by new investor JMI Equity.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has signed and completed an agreement to acquire tax calculation engine SureTax to bolster Wolters Kluwer’s taxation services and solutions for the telecom markets.

Workflow tools can make your processes better

Chrome River Technologies announced it has raised $100 million from growth equity firm Great Hill Partners in a Series D funding round.

A selection of new books, software, hardware and other resources for accountants.

Workday unveiled Workday Planning, a new planning, budgeting and forecasting application to unify real-time finance and HR data with analytics and enterprise planning.

Intuit laid off 399 employees last week in a corporate realignment, the tax software provider confirmed.

Leaders of top accounting technology companies talk with Accounting Today editors about the tech goals that accountants should be pursuing this year, during Accounting Today's Meet the Editors dinner at Keens Steakhouse in New York.