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.
October 7, 2020
Deloitte Survey Gives Outlook on Mergers
For many, alternative deals are quickly outpacing traditional M&A activity as the search for value intensifies in a low-growth environment. When asked which type of deals their organizations are most interested in ...
October 6, 2020
Does Your Firm Have a Clear Communication Vision?
2020 has been such an unusual year that I did not expect to have such a pleasant Labor Day weekend. After spending one on one time with my oldest daughter, we reaffirmed something that many of you may mistakenly take for granted.
October 6, 2020
BDO Acquires Insurance Claim and Valuation Firm Quantum
Quantum Global Advisors is one of the largest property claims consulting practices that specializes in all property insurance categories, including business interruption claims process and forensic loss analysis. In its more than seven decades of ...
October 6, 2020
Tipalti Raises $150 Million in Series E Funding
Led by Durable Capital Partners, the Series E round also includes significant investments from Greenoaks Capital and participation from current investor 01 Advisors. Tipalti will use this additional funding to double-down on its ...
October 6, 2020
Strike Graph Launches With $3.9 Million in Funding to Automate Security Audits
Ninety percent of B2B companies must complete cybersecurity audits due to customer requirements or competition. Passing a cybersecurity audit such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 or FedRAMP can have a massive impact on company revenue.
October 5, 2020
Avalara Acquires Transaction Tax Resources, Inc. for $377 Million
Avalara, Inc. has acquired Transaction Tax Resources, Inc. (TTR) for approximately $377 million in cash. TTR, known as the tax answer company, primarily serves enterprise businesses and their internal tax teams, offering U.S. sales and use tax rates, laws, software, and customer support required for the biggest and most complex companies. Avalara is a provider of...…
October 5, 2020
58% of Americans Plan to Stop Using Cash After Covid-19
More than half (58%) don’t plan to go back to using cash after the pandemic ends, choosing instead to transition to a cash-free lifestyle. Millennials are leading the charge, with 64% making the switch, followed by 53% of Generation X, and 42% of Boomers.
October 5, 2020
U.S. Bank Instant Card Now Integrated with Concur Expense
The new U.S. Bank Instant Card is a fast, efficient, and simple way for employees, contractors, or consultants to make business purchases without using a personal credit card or filling out complex expense reports.
October 5, 2020
Innovating When Things are Normal is Better than Forced Innovation Under Stress
When we are back to whatever the new normal is, eventually there will be some return to offices. But the workforce with also see a continued and growing distribution of staff and clients.
October 2, 2020
Cashflow Management a Key Driver of Finance Investments
Cash flow management is the top driver of finance leaders’ investment in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) automation, according to a new study by Bill.com and CFO Research, the research arm of CFO.com.
October 2, 2020
IRS Issues Final Regs for Achieving Better Life Experience Accounts
The final regulation addresses many comments received on the 2015 and 2019 proposed regulations. Specifically, they provide guidance on the gift and generation-skipping transfer tax consequences of contributions to an ABLE account, as well as ...
October 2, 2020
BlackLine Acquires Rimilia
Rimilia is a provider of accounts receivable automation solutions that enable organizations to control cash flow and cash collection in real time. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) platform ...