Regulus tackles AI reliability for small-firm tax advice

Regulus launches AI tool designed to provide accurate, trustworthy tax answers for small accounting firms, addressing hallucination and accuracy concerns in AI-generated tax guidance.

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AppZen AI detects corporate card fraud via automated policy enforcement

AppZen leverages AI to automate detection of employee corporate credit card fraud by monitoring 100% of out-of-policy spending on unsubmitted charges in real-time.

MYCPE ONE launches AI benchmarking tool for accounting firm performance analysis

MYCPE ONE unveiled AI-powered benchmarking reports enabling CPA firms to compare performance against peers and identify operational inefficiencies for growth.

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KPMG launches Gemini-powered month-end close AI assistant

KPMG unveils Financial Close Companion, a Gemini Enterprise AI tool integrated with Workday to automate month-end accounting tasks, identify discrepancies, and mitigate close-related issues.

Diligent launches AI Board Member and agentic GRC workforce

GRC SaaS provider Diligent unveiled AI Board Member, a secure AI assistant for directors, plus embedded agents across its platform—expanding automation into governance and compliance workflows.

Lambda ERP brings chat interface to open-source accounting and inventory mana...

YC-backed developer launches Lambda ERP, an open-source ERP prototype with chat as primary interface, handling invoicing, double-entry accounting, and analytics through conversational AI.

Diligent deploys AI board member and agentic GRC workforce

Diligent launches AI-powered board member and agentic governance/risk/compliance workforce tools, signaling enterprise adoption of autonomous agents in corporate governance and compliance roles.

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Perplexity launches AI agent to draft US tax returns, catches solicitor's error

Perplexity's new Computer for Taxes agent reviews financial documents and automatically fills out official IRS forms for US federal income tax returns, now live for Pro subscribers ($17/month).

Bret Taylor's Sierra acquires YC-backed AI startup Fragment

Sierra, backed by Bret Taylor, acquires Fragment, a YC-backed AI startup, signaling consolidation in the AI-for-accounting space and expanding Sierra's agentic capabilities.

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DrakeAI launches AI expense tracker powered by text logging

Startup launches DrakeAI, an AI-powered expense tracker that lets users log expenses via text message on iOS and Android, targeting personal finance management and bookkeeping automation.

Intuit's QuickBooks MCP Server Lets AI Access Accounting Data Directly

Intuit released a Model Context Protocol server for QuickBooks, enabling AI tools to connect directly to accounting data—a shift tax preparers and firms need to understand for compliance and security.

AI in Auditing: Benefits, Risks, and What Auditors Should Evaluate

Trullion examines AI's promise in audit—faster fieldwork, broader coverage, better risk detection—while highlighting what auditors should scrutinize before adopting vendor solutions.

Daylit raises $110M for AI agents targeting accounts receivable automation

Daylit, an AI-powered accounts receivable automation platform, secures $110M funding to expand AI agents for wholesale distributors using NetSuite.

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