Avalara announced the acquisition of the tax content, determination, and compliance technology for Brazil from information and technology consulting company SuitePlus.

A majority of technology CFOs in the U.S. have increased their spending on cybersecurity in the last year, according to BDO USA’s annual survey.

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Deloitte introduced a new analytics platform for internal auditors to support the end-to-end audit process with data visualization, risk sensing and analytic techniques.

A majority of Americans continue to be concerned about the privacy and safety of their personal and financial data when filing their tax returns online.

As another winter season comes to an end, so do most people’s patience with the travel plans that have been delayed, canceled or generally made unbearable by all the usual variables, weather-related or otherwise.

RKL Solutions announced the acquisition of fellow Sage partner Accuvar.

Bill.com has hired Sheela Zemlin as senior vice president of sales and customer success.

Tax preparation software developers like Intuit are coming under pressure to do more to control security to safeguard their software from identity thieves.

Xero announced the availability of its new app for iPad, designed specifically for the device.

BlackLine announced the hiring of Mark Partin as chief financial officer.

Internal audit professionals are making progress in meeting cybersecurity and data privacy standards, according to a new report, but a great deal of work remains, with many of the surveyed organizations rating themselves as less than “very effective” at addressing their cybersecurity risks.

Avalara announced it has acquired HotSpot Tax, provider of tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental and room sharing industry.

Xero’s Jamie Sutherland and Intraprise TechKnowlogies’ Donny Shimamoto talk about why clients and accountants may be afraid of the cloud – and why they shouldn’t be.

Tax services firm Ryan announced the acquisition of Second Decimal, a tax technology firm with an integrated suite of software applications.

The Sleeter Group, which hosts a popular conference for accounting technology consultants, has been acquired by Diversified Communications, a family-owned, international media company with a 65-year history.

The biggest difference is that my travel kit from many others is that mine frequently contains a portable scanner.

Effective task management is hinged on personal preference, explaining the many list managers available.

Xero’s Jamie Sutherland and Intraprise TechKnowlogies’ Donny Shimamoto sat down for a conversation about the cloud and its role in accounting firms; here, they discuss how firms may be losing staff because they’re not adapting fast enough, and different ways they can explore the cloud.

The introduction of cloud computing technology has rapidly shifted worldwide consumer behavior and expectations.