Taxation (Tax) stories
Businesses using spend management software could face costly lock-in if their platform only works with its own corporate cards.
Most Australian accounting firms expect AI to reshape hiring and services, rather than reduce headcount, the Xero survey found.
Borrowers can now use Bitcoin as deposit security for Australian homes, potentially avoiding forced sales and tax hits in a volatile market.
The update adds payroll-linked compliance checks for an estimated 920,000 Australian small businesses as MYOB trials the tool with employers.
Integration projects could be completed in days rather than weeks as specialised AI agents automate connector build and testing for Avalara customers.
Existing customers get the AI tool at no extra cost for now, as Avalara targets gaps in tax workflows and audit readiness.
Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.
The Australian quantum computing firm is bolstering its US-facing leadership as it prepares for expansion, manufacturing growth and wider commercialisation.
Finance teams face mounting pressure as new e-invoicing rules spread across Europe and beyond, boosting demand for compliance tools.
British founders remain wary of AI, with trust and knowledge gaps leaving small firms behind their European peers despite heavy admin loads.
Businesses facing fast-changing e-invoicing rules may gain a simpler route to compliance as Avalara's single API lets them activate mandates by configuration.
Poor controls, not sheer invoice count, are what leave finance teams chasing approvals, missing GST evidence and paying exceptions.
Lower taxes and energy bills could unlock hiring at UK small firms, with 38% saying they would recruit more staff if costs eased.
Finance teams now have a 2029 deadline to upgrade systems, as the UK makes Peppol the backbone of mandatory e-invoicing.
As states tighten rules on digital goods, the San Francisco startup will use the capital to expand into new industries and add staff.
Finance admin is limiting growth plans for many UK SMEs, even as 56% say they are confident about the year ahead.
Poor data foundations are exposing firms to faster audits and costly errors as AI simply scales up existing gaps in compliance.
Banks could speed up lending and fraud checks as the firms' AI merges data, documents and records into one contextual report.
More than a third of the accountancy firm's staff are now apprentices or trainees, as it widens routes into the profession across the regions.
Irish practices could save hours of manual work as VAT 3 and annual Return of Trading Details are prepared from one data set.