The owner of a tax franchise business in Claxton, Ga., has pleaded guilty to underreporting his taxes for three years.

 Accounting firm EY is working with Microsoft to develop the EY Intelligent Payroll Chatbot as part of the Next Gen Payroll Platform. EY says the technology will substantially improve the accuracy of the payroll system.

New data transformation and automation capabilities have been released for Bloomberg Tax Provision. The company said this week the “new functionality enables Bloomberg Tax Provision customers to automate workflows across the tax provision lifecycle.”