Certos Survey Finds Deepfake Fraud Hitting Finance Teams
81% of 230 senior finance executives surveyed by Certos, the fraud prevention unit of Early Warning Services, said their company...
Howard Locke
Howard Locke covers AI, audit technology, and enterprise software for Accountio, reporting on how large firms and finance teams are adopting machine learning, automation, and data analytics to reshape traditional accounting workflows.
Indirect Tax Technology: What Finance Teams Use for VAT and Sales Tax
Modern indirect tax platforms are transitioning permanently from periodic reporting to fixed, event-driven timelines: France required large and mid-sized companies...
AI in Accounting: Coding, Reconciliation and Close Tools Compared
AI accounting software now runs in production for document extraction, transaction coding and reconciliation, while agents that complete whole workflows...
AICPA AI Tax Risk Group: What It Means for CPA Duties
The AICPA and former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel formed the Council on AI Risk in Tax on September 22, 2026,...
Wolters Kluwer Adds Agentic Tax Preparation to TaxWise
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has added agentic tax preparation software to TaxWise, its product for small and mid-sized preparer...
Tax Technology: What MTD, ViDA and Wayfair Mean for Finance Teams
Tax technology, the software finance teams use to calculate, report and defend what they owe, is now being bought to...
AI Auditability in Finance: 75% Cite It as Top Obstacle to Trust
Finance teams at large US companies spend an average of 26% of their workweek verifying or correcting AI output, and...
Client Accounting Services: What They Are and How Firms Deliver Them
Client accounting services practices at 206 US firms reported median growth of 17% in 2023 and a 61% rise in...
Cloud Accounting Software for Firms: Xero, FreeAgent, Pennylane Compared
Cloud accounting software for accounting firms starts at £18 a month at Xero, £19 at FreeAgent and €7 at Pennylane,...
Month End Close Software: BlackLine, FloQast, Numeric Compared
BlackLine, the only publicly listed vendor among the five main names in month end close software, ended June with 4,260...
