Wolters Kluwers Tax & Accounting U.S. has introduced enhancements and new features for its cloud-based practice management module, CCH Axcess Practice. The release comes with added mobile capabilities, enhanced billing workflow and improved invoice editing.

Steps must be taken to curb business ID theft, the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee said this week in its annual report. In a letter to John Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service the committee said cutbacks in funding for the Internal Revenue Service had harmed the effort to halt business ID theft as the IRS put its emphasis on the same issue for individual taxpayers.

A recent rash of phishing incidents has caused New Zealand cloud accounting software company Xero to warn users to change passwords. The company says there have not been major problems. But an email this week warns users that if they do not change passwords, they will be required to the next time the login.