Robots still can’t find questions to ask

Inclusion is being celebrated at the World Economic Forum at Davos, and this is hardly surprising. Inclusivity and diversity have been staples of corporate life for many years now.


Biz2Credit lending software now available through AccountantsWorld

Small business loan approvals are up, and the partnership is meant to help this trend continue.


How AI is driving a new era of accounting

Artificial intelligence is on a fast track to peak-hype status.


The top 10 small-biz regulatory issues for 2018

Paychex identifies the main regs, laws and proposals business owners and their advisors should be paying attention to this year.


Bloomberg Tax offers guide to new tax law

Bloomberg Tax released its 2018 Tax & Accounting Outlook, focusing on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last month.


PCAOB mourns former chairman William McDonough

William J. McDonough, the original chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after the PCAOB was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and a former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, died Monday.


Thomson Reuters offers help coping with new tax law

Thomson Reuters has released several resources to help tax and accounting professionals deal with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.


GE woes deepen as SEC accounting investigation throws wrench in turnaround

General Electric Co. is under investigation by U.S. regulators after taking a larger-than-expected charge in its finance division, dealing a new black eye to a company once enshrined as an icon of American business.


Amazon to provide seller tax info to Massachusetts

Amazon has informed its third-party sellers whose products are stored in its facilities in Massachusetts that it will be providing information to the state tax authority in what is believed to be a first for the company.


Building trust in the age of big data

Trust is the key topic that keeps popping up at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trust in politicians, business, institutions and technology.