Bookkeeping stories

Intuit launches its AI-native Accountant Suite in Australia, promising to ease capacity strain and turn automation into a growth driver.

Stress is costing Canadian small business owners 31 workdays a year, with many losing sleep, missing events and weighing up closing shop.

Intuit launches AI-native Accountant Suite in the UK, unifying practice management and client work for accounting and bookkeeping firms.

Stress is surging for New Zealand’s small business owners, with nearly half considering closing as rising costs and tax shocks take their toll.

Sage sees four senior leaders named 2026 CRN Channel Chiefs as it leans on partners to drive AI-led growth for SMB finance and HR.

HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.

Online creators turn from volatile ad deals to subscriptions, affiliates and paid events, bringing bigger paydays but trickier tax demands.

AI is transforming everyday work in accountancy firms, but messy gaps between systems and people mean full automation remains distant.

Xero unveils its 2025 Power Lists, spotlighting the most‑connected apps across accounting, payments, retail, trades and professional services.

Monzo launches free HMRC-recognised in-app tax filing for sole traders and landlords, ahead of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax in 2026.

Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.

Canadian firms are losing cash and facing fines after using chatbots like ChatGPT for tax advice, a survey of accountants has warned.

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

UK accountants say firms are already losing money to flawed ChatGPT tax advice and warn misuse of AI could trigger failures by 2026.

Xero launches global beta of JAX-powered bank reconciliation, promising to auto-match over 80% of statement lines in real time.

Research reveals many small businesses in Australia, the UK and US are cautious about AI, despite growing confidence and benefits like time savings.

Despite AI spurring revenue growth for many, over half of Australian small businesses remain unprepared to fully integrate AI into core operations, exposing a readiness gap.

Over a third of Canadian small business owners question their dreams amid fatigue, financial admin woes, and the most unpredictable economy in a decade.

Eighty percent of Canadian accountants are optimistic as AI and advisory services drive growth and transform the industry, says Xero's 2025 report.

Small business tax refunds surged by 75% in Q1 2024, with average returns reaching AUD $5,000, reveals CommBank data on Australian financial year start.