MTD ITSA team alignment reveals gap most accounting partners overlook

Making Tax Digital ITSA compliance requires better cross-functional team coordination between accounting and IT—a gap many practices fail to address, impacting automation readiness.

Docyt aims to ease tax season bottlenecks for accounting firms

Docyt positions automation as a solution to help accounting firms manage tax season workload spikes and redirect staff toward advisory work instead of compliance.

KPMG partners with Anthropic to embed Claude into tax platform

KPMG integrates Anthropic's Claude Cowork into its client delivery platform, starting with tax and legal services, marking a major Big 4 adoption of generative AI for professional services.

Verito and NATP launch AI governance curriculum for 23,000 tax professionals

Verito partners with the National Association of Tax Professionals to deliver AI governance and cybersecurity training tailored for tax preparers, reaching over 23,000 members.

AI subscriptions like ChatGPT are tax deductible for self-employed workers

Keeper Tax explains how self-employed individuals can deduct AI tool subscriptions (ChatGPT, Claude) as business expenses on Schedule C tax returns.

HMRC deploys British AI firm tech to detect tax fraud and filing errors

UK tax authority HMRC will use AI from a British tech company to identify fraud and errors in tax returns, signaling regulatory adoption of AI for compliance and revenue protection.

Panel explores AI's impact on billable hour model in accounting firms

Blake Oliver moderates Black Ore AI Tax Summit panel on May 21 examining how AI transforms advisory roles, compliance work, and the future of time-based billing in accounting.

Solo CPA Firm Uses AI Agents to Handle 70% of Tax Prep Work

A one-person Richmond, Virginia tax firm spends 70% of its tech budget on AI to automate prep work, reviewing rather than preparing returns—and KPMG exits federal audit practice after DoD contract ...

EisnerAmper appoints global tax technology leader to oversee AI strategy

Big-4 adjacent firm EisnerAmper creates new role focused on tax AI and technology governance, signaling enterprise focus on responsible AI adoption in tax practice.

Digits bets revenue on AI automation performance for accounting firms

Digits launches outcome-based pricing tied to 95%+ automation rates, charging accounting firms only when AI achieves zero-touch transaction processing—shifting vendor accountability from capability...

Canopy launches Coworker AI agent for accounting workflows

Canopy releases Canopy Coworker agentic AI tool; Instead and Ramp also debut AI agents for tax and procurement automation respectively.

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Five Tech Trends Reshaping Accounting and Tax Practice

CPA Practice Advisor outlines AI, automation, unified tech stacks, and cloud platforms as emerging everyday tools transforming how accounting firms operate and serve clients in 2026.

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Intuit Brings QuickBooks, TurboTax Into Claude AI Chat

Intuit integrates QuickBooks, TurboTax, Mailchimp, and Credit Karma apps into Claude, enabling accountants and bookkeepers to access accounting tools directly within an AI assistant.

HMRC aims to become world's most AI-enabled tax authority

UK tax authority HMRC announces plans to leverage AI and automation to modernize tax administration and service delivery.

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5 AI use cases accounting practices can deploy now

Zoho Finance outlines five practical AI applications for accounting firms, including automation of routine tasks and tax compliance, positioning AI adoption as immediately actionable for practices.

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.

CipherTax redacts PII locally before using AI for tax filing

CipherTax enables safe AI-assisted tax filing by automatically redacting personally identifiable information at the device level before sending data to LLMs, addressing privacy concerns in AI-drive...

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