Accounting Today

Accounting Today is a specialized magazine catering to the public accounting industry in the U.S. Launched in 1987, it rapidly expanded its readership to over 30,000. The magazine is published by SourceMedia, a company that employs more than 400 people and manages over 30 different magazine titles, including several prominent financial publications. Some of the well-known magazines under SourceMedia include American Banker, The Bond Buyer, Employee Benefit News, and Financial Planning.

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Tech News: Prager Metis teams with Kearns Technology to launch "PM IT Services"

1 day ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Prager Metis teams with Kearns Technology to launch "PM IT Services"; K1x launches 1099 aggregator; Ledgre announces tax assistant for rental property owners; and other accounting tech news.
Does your app share client data? Look for 'subprocessors'

1 day ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Just because you think your client data is protected, and just because a company claims it keeps this data private, does not necessarily mean it's true, according to Randy Johnston, the co-founder and principal at accounting tech consultancy K2.
Automating lead generation, onboarding can save time, sanity

1 day ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Whether they're individuals or organizations, clients are the heart of the accounting profession, the reason why firms even exist in the first place. But finding the right client–or even determining what the right client is–can be a major challenge that takes up significant time and focus.
Speaker: When using AI, keep ethics in mind

2 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Regardless of how a firm ultimately implements AI, Kim Petro, a practice advancement coach from Woodard, stressed the importance of doing so ethically. While AI has opened up a whole new world of possibilities, not all of them are necessarily positive, and so it is important to be mindful of the consequences of using AI solutions.
Speakers: AI can be complex but starting out can be simple

2 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

While virtually every accountant by now has heard the exhortation to use AI in their practice, many remain mystified as to how to even get started. Speakers at Woodard's Scaling New Heights conference in Orlando noted that while using AI certainly can be complicated, even simple applications can have impressive results.
Digits says its new AI agents can automate 95% of bookkeeping tasks

2 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Accounting platform Digits announced the launch of Digits Accounting Agents, which CEO Jeff Seibert said can—when running on its Autonomous General Ledger product—automate 95% of the entire bookkeeping workflow in a way that, according to tests the company performed, outperforms even human professionals in terms of accuracy and speed.
Xero to buy payments platform Melio for $2.5 billion

2 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Chris Gaetano

Cloud accounting platform Xero announced it will acquire payments solution provider Melio. The acquisition is expected to be funded through a mix of cash and equity. The upfront consideration will be $2.5 billion in cash and equity consideration. Additional contingent consideration, deferrals and rollovers is payable to Melio employees of up to $0.5 billion payable over three years.
The death of spreadsheets and other accounting technology stories you may have missed

3 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Gene Marks

Guess what's killing those spreadsheets? Yes, it's artificial intelligence. Plus, Microsoft's new take on Copilot, USB flashdrives seem to be on their way out, and seven other things that happened in technology this past month and how they'll impact your clients and your firm. 1. AI means the death of spreadsheets According to tech writer Vala Afshar, AI is poised to revolutionize business reporting by surpassing traditional spreadsheets.
Baker Tilly and Moss Adams: M&A to get better, not bigger

4 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Daniel Hood

While there's certainly no question that the merger of Top 25 Firms Baker Tilly and Moss Adams will create one of the biggest accounting firms in the country, the role of M&A for the combined organization isn't about size at all. "M&A is important going forward in how it makes us better, not how it makes us bigger," Moss Adams chairman and CEO Eric Miles told Accounting Today, Miles will become CEO of the combined firm on Jan. 1, 2026.
Passion, vision and hard work: Inside Jeff Weiner and Marcum's success

5 days ago | accountingtoday.com | Daniel Hood

The longtime leader of Top 10 Firm Marcum, Jeff Weiner, shares the secrets behind his remarkable career, and the equally remarkable firm he ran. Transcription: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio for the authoritative record. Dan Hood (00:02):Welcome to On the Air with Accounting Today; I'm editor-in-chief Dan Hood.