Technology

Bookkeeping automation solutions provider Botkeeper is closing down. The company made the announcement over the weekend.

Users can log in to free apps like Google Gemini or ChatGPT and create realistic-looking, fraudulent documents — such as fake receipts or invoices — in seconds.

Accounting's 'Inspector Gadget,' David Cieslak, looks at major trends in accounting technology for 2026.

Big Four KPMG announced that the employees and founders of AI development platform PrivateBlok will be joining the firm to further scale its AI capacities.

The new Pilot AI Accountant claims to run the entire bookkeeping and financial reporting process with zero need for human intervention.

Plus, Sage rolls out AI enhancements for reporting, AP, sales; Datarails launches Spend Control solution for contract visibility.

As technology, regulation and client expectations evolve in 2026, accounting, tax and wealth management firms will transform into modern, relationship-based practices.

Accrual, a tax prep and review platform for firms that launched today with $75 million in funding, already supports every federal and state tax form, as well as the unstructured data to fill it.

Accrual is part of General Catalyst's $1.5 billion Creation fund for startups building AI tools for industries not typically first adopters of new technology.

Tax and software provider Ryan acquired Meritax Advisors, expanding its property tax capabilities.