Taxation (Tax) stories
The hire signals Sovos’s push to scale its compliance platform for multinational customers facing faster reporting rules and rising AI demand.
Small businesses could see faster reporting and less manual admin as AI-driven rivals automate bookkeeping and pressure QuickBooks to adapt.
The new platform aims to cut routine bookkeeping for small firms by automating payments, reconciliation and tax prep while keeping users in control.
Australian startups will get direct access to Chinese tech giants, with a Zhejiang trade mission including Alibaba, Unitree Robotics and Geely.
It could cut connector costs and simplify reconciliation for multinationals handling payments across currencies and SAP finance systems.
Multinational tax teams could save hours each week as a new tool combines internal data with trusted cross-border research across 220 jurisdictions.
Payroll providers can now handle salary payments and statutory remittances through one interface in more than 70 countries.
The hire sharpens Intuit's APAC push as it adapts QuickBooks and Mailchimp to local tax and compliance demands across the region.
Quarterly tax reporting is forcing UK SMEs to overhaul manual finance systems as real-time data becomes essential for compliance.
The appointment underlines Vistra’s push to unify services as clients demand quicker, more secure access to compliance data across markets.
The deal could cut admin and speed up decisions for more than one million businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
The world may face faster job losses and cyber risks than many expect as OpenAI urges governments to debate AI rules before decisions turn urgent.
Routine bookkeeping is becoming faster but riskier, as firms weigh oversight, data security and how many junior hours AI agents can replace.
Ghost assets can distort reporting and compliance, with SoloTruth's new platform aiming to keep fixed-asset records aligned with reality.
Only 3% of 18-to-24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, raising concerns over future recruitment and pay accuracy for employers.
Canadian accountants say generic AI advice is already causing filing mistakes, as Dext rolls out a specialist tool for bookkeepers and firms.
Quick answers are winning out over professional fees, with 26% of UK sole traders now using AI for Making Tax Digital guidance as rules tighten.
Smaller employers are under mounting compliance pressure as the combined platform aims to cut filings, renewals and fines across states.
The acquisitions give the Italian software group a stronger foothold in markets where new tax and billing rules are accelerating digitisation.
Lower costs and lighter tax burdens have pushed Bucharest to the top of Europe’s startup rankings, while London fell to 69th globally.