Tech news: April users can now file in all 50 states

February 28, 2025 11:10 AM

April users can now file in all 50 states; KSM launches IT services advisory; Expensify announces Expensify Travel; and other accounting tech news and updates.

April users can now file in all 50 states

Tax software company April announced that it can now be used to file in all 50 U.S. states, making it the first new nationally licensed e-file provider in 15 years. April's embeddable, white-labeled tax filing experience integrates state and federal questions into a single, intelligent flow, reducing the number of questions users need to answer. With almost 1,900 potential questions to answer, this year, April's smart routing system showed taxpayers on average 36 screens to get from start to finish, including state and federal tax filings.

KSM launches IT services advisory

Top 50 Firm KSM announced the launch of a new IT advisory services offering that will provide businesses with strategic IT consulting and solutions that enhance efficiency, security and innovation. KSM's Information Technology Services Group will be led by David Eckel, a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of experience delivering technology solutions across various industries. Specific service offerings include IT strategy for developing comprehensive IT plans, optimizing infrastructure, improving security, establishing best practices, and driving digital transformation initiatives; virtual CIO services; AI, analytics and automation services; and cloud services for designing and implementing cloud solutions.

Expensify announces Expensify Travel

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Expense management solutions provider Expensify announced the launch of Expensify Travel, which combines travel booking, policy enforcement, and real-time collaboration into a single product. Expensify Travel is now available to all members via the web, mobile, and desktop apps. The tool enables members to book and manage flights, hotels, rail, and car rentals all within Expensify's platform while ensuring compliance with corporate travel policies. Centralized virtual card payments simplify expense reconciliation, while automated reporting instantly captures every receipt and change fee, and dedicated chat rooms connect travelers and travel managers.

Karbon's Practice Marketplace now available to all firms

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Accounting practice solutions provider Karbon announced the expansion of its digital-first M&A platform Practice Marketplace by Karbon to all accounting firms seeking acquisition, not just Karbon customers. Now, any accounting firm looking to sell can list on the platform for a fee, while buyers must be fully implemented on Karbon. In addition, Karbon has launched the Partners Marketplace by Karbon, connecting firms with Karbon-certified implementers, top M&A experts, and other professionals who provide transition guidance. Karbon noted that in the 48 hours following the expansion, the company saw a 37% increase in buyer proposals and a 41% increase in seller listings.

Vertex offers expanded e-jnvoicing

Tax solutions provider Vertex announced that its e-invoicing solution now integrates continuous transaction controls with periodic transaction controls to streamline the exchange, clearance, e-archiving, and VAT reporting and reconciliation of e-invoices. Vertex e-invoicing enables businesses to automate accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, streamline indirect tax reporting and reconcile VAT filings — all within a scalable, resilient and globally available cloud-based network.

Foxit rolls out multidoc analysis for mobile app

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PDF and e-signature solutions provider Foxit announced the addition of multidocument analysis to its AI Assistant feature within its mobile apps for iOS and Android, which enables users to analyze multiple documents simultaneously directly from their mobile devices. The program lets users summarize multiple documents at once, get answers that draw insights from multiple documents simultaneously, and pinpoint critical data, such as deadlines or figures, or find patterns and trends from across multiple files in seconds. The multidocument analysis feature is now available in the latest update to Foxit's PDF Reader and PDF Editor mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Partnerships and M&A

Crypto accounting platform Ledgible announced a partnership with FACTA and CRS validation platform TAINA Technology to deliver an end-to-end tax reporting solution for the crypto and digital asset industry. … StructureFlow — a visual modeling platform for complex corporate structures, transactions, and processes — announced the acquisition of Blue J Diagramming, a visualization tool used by accountancy and tax experts. Existing Blue J Diagramming customers will be migrated to StructureFlow. This partnership follows StructureFlow's successful 2024 Series A funding round.

Awards and honors

FP&A platform company Vena Solutions announced that, for the 12th consecutive year, it has been named a Leader in the 2025 Nucleus Research CPM Value Matrix, securing the highest placement for Greater Usability among leaders in the quadrant. Vena was also named a Provider of Assurance in the following ISG Buyers Guide categories: Business Planning, Financial Planning, Revenue Planning and Workforce Planning. It was also recognized as a top-ranked vendor in Workforce Planning and Analysis by Dresner Advisory Services' Inaugural Applications Innovation Awards, which honor top-performing vendors in the Wisdom of Crowds market studies, which analyze real-world user insights. … Lease accounting solutions provider LeaseCrunch LLC received one of G2's 2025 Best Software Awards in the Fastest Growing Products Category. LeaseCrunch secured the No. 74 spot among the 8,150 eligible products — out of a total of 125,912 software solutions — and was the only lease accounting software to be recognized

Other news

Accounting-centered cloud platform Rightworks announced it has been selected to join AICPA's Member Discount Program. The collaboration provides AICPA members with exclusive discounts on Rightworks WISP and Total Security solutions. … Tax compliance solutions provider Sovos announced that Sovos VAT Filing is now available in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services.