The Internal Revenue Service has released a six-year plan for modernizing its information technology systems. Estimates are the IRS Integrated Modernization Business Plan will cost between $2.3 billion to $2.7 billion through FY  2024.

The number of returns filed with the Internal Revenue System for the season through April 12 increased from the totals for the year-earlier season through April 13, 2018. It was the first time that returns for this year’s tax season exceeded totals for the corresponding period in 2018.

Eide Bailly has acquired Xerva, describe as a data analytics and data warehouse as a service company effective May 1.  Xerva was founded in 2014 to provide what were termed “enterprise-level data solutions” to the mid-market.