Accounting June 28, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
Small Business June 5, 2025
Audit Partners Concerned on Economic and Geopolitical Risks
As trusted experts with a front-row seat to corporate strategy and performance, audit partners provide a unique lens into how U.S. companies are navigating a period marked by economic uncertainty, geopolitical tension, and rapid technological change.
Financial Reporting June 5, 2025
Business Executives’ Optimism About U.S. Economy Sinks as Recession Fears Loom, AICPA and CIMA Survey Finds
The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other CPAs in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.
Mergers and Acquisitions June 5, 2025
Aprio Adds O’Connor Consulting Services In Maryland
A day after announcing its acquisition of strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm Nextfed, Aprio said on June 5 it has also added O'Connor Consulting Services, a firm that specializes in nonprofit business advisory and interim outsourcing services.
Technology June 4, 2025
Global Payments and Sage Team on Embedded Vendor Payments Solution
Global Payments announced on June 4 that its MineralTree business and Sage have launched a vendor payments solution built directly within Sage Intacct.
Mergers and Acquisitions June 4, 2025
Prosperity Partners Acquires Danaher Attig & Plante in Vermont
The private equity-backed tax and accounting firm has entered Vermont after acquiring Danaher Attig & Plante, a South Burlington-based public accounting firm.
Accounting June 4, 2025
AICPA and CIMA Partner with Oxford University to Offer Executive Program on Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management
The program uses a mix of multimedia learning material, webinars, and optional weekly group sessions led by the course tutors.
Accounting June 4, 2025
Karbon Launches End-to-End Tax Workflows, AI Innovations, and Practice Intelligence
Karbon’s new tax workflows and features enable firms to manage the entire tax work lifecycle, from client intake to filing and archiving, while improving speed, reducing manual work, and increasing transparency.
Accounting June 4, 2025
Smarsh Unveils Major Platform Innovations, Next-Gen AI and Robust APIs for Smarter Financial Oversight
Smarsh Capture provides compliance teams with enhanced tools to securely govern Microsoft 365 Copilot and significantly enhance productivity.
Mergers and Acquisitions June 4, 2025
Aprio Acquires Advisory Firm Nextfed
The Atlanta-based top 30 firm said June 4 it has acquired Nextfed, an Arlington, VA-based strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm with experience in the commercial aerospace, defense, and government services sectors.
CAS June 4, 2025
Paychex Launches New Accountant Portals
Accountants previously using Paychex’s AccountantHQ (AHQ) can now seamlessly access the broad range of functionality of Paychex Flex through an intuitive dashboard with simplified workflows.
Technology June 4, 2025
Scytale Acquires AudITech
This acquisition will enable Scytale to offer a variety of security, privacy, and AI compliance automation for standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and now SOX IT general controls in one platform.
Taxes June 3, 2025
Estate Tax Repeal Pending in Congress Raises Debate Over Charity, Wealth Gap
A proposed repeal of the federal estate tax has advocates arguing about whether it would be a long-overdue fix for small business owners and farmers, or an unnecessary move widening the gap between the haves and have-nots even further.