Technology News from Accounting Today

The shift will happen gradually starting this summer until December, when QBOA will be discontinued.

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.

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

Firms are deploying AI to automate their way out of the talent crisis — but that's just the beginning.

In accounting and financial services, the ability to scale infrastructure efficiently isn't just a technology concern, it's a business imperative.

The Top 25 Firm added Step Up Consulting to its Human Capital Management technology practice, bringing it into the UKG software ecosystem.

Accounting Today's editors pick a dozen of the best new tools for accountants.

An extremely large proportion of people trust AI with financial information and guidance, probably more than they should.

Audit AI solutions provider Fieldguide announced a $75 million Series C round.

The American Institute of CPAs introduced a new program to identify and develop the skills needed by early-career CPAs to succeed in an AI-driven market.

While still a minority, a significant percent of finance leaders have offloaded at least half of their accounting and finance workload to agentic AI tools.

Lawmakers are demanding answers about the sharing of taxpayer information with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Plus, Melio unveils "Agent Mel" AI; Rillet announces continuous close, Brex integration, auto-booking for journal entries; and other accounting tech news and updates.

AI-guided impersonation attacks have become both more numerous and more sophisticated as the technology improves, and will likely not abate anytime soon.

The Adopt, Test, Monitor framework can help CPA firms navigate the overwhelming AI landscape. But the landscape has shifted dramatically since it was introduced.

A recent poll found nearly half of accounting software buyers are disappointed by their purchase.

Continuing professional education platform MyCPE One has introduced a website development service designed for CPA and accounting firms.