Directors fined as Companies House ID checks get their first prosecutions
Three company directors have been fined in the first prosecutions for Companies House identity verification failures under the Economic Crime...
Ingrid Patterson
Ingrid Patterson covers AI, startups, and compliance for Accountio, reporting on funding rounds, product launches, and the technology reshaping audit, payroll, and financial workflows for accounting and finance professionals.
Making Tax Digital Income Tax Sign Up: What Accountants Need to Know Now
Roughly 294,000 sole traders and landlords should already be filing quarterly tax updates to HMRC but have not even registered....
BlackLine Ships Verity Prepare to Automate Its Hardest Close Process
BlackLine has made Verity Prepare, a multi-agent AI system for reconciliation preparation, generally available across its platform. The product deploys...
AI in Payroll: The New Era of Payroll Management
One in five US payroll runs contains errors. Each costs an average of $291 to fix. For a company with...
Autonomous Agents Explained: Benefits, Risks, and Real-World Applications
For an accounting professional, "autonomous agents" is the technology term most worth understanding in 2026. It appears in software release...
Baker Tilly and Fieldguide Expand AI Audit Automation Services
Baker Tilly and Fieldguide are expanding their joint AI audit automation capabilities as the global advisory firm scales its use...
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Weighs Major Overhaul of Carbon Accounting Rules
In the space of a fortnight, the greenhouse gas protocol, the framework that 97% of disclosing S&P 500 companies use...
New Business Acceptance: The Analyst Role Explained
Accounting firms face an uncomfortable truth: the wrong client can be more expensive than no client at all. A single...
Paraglide Builds AI to Tackle 40% Late Invoice Rate
Paraglide, a Swedish startup that uses artificial intelligence agents to automate accounts receivable, has raised $5 million in seed funding...
Cleavr Raises €1 Million to Bring AI to Accounts Receivable Automation
Cleavr, a Paris-based startup that built an AI system to chase unpaid invoices, raised €1 million in a seed round...
