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The IRS's retirement of the FIRE system isn't just a technical upgrade — for enterprise finance teams, it's a forcing function to re-examine how 1099 compliance gets done.

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AI is showing up everywhere in Excel, but for finance and accounting teams, the question isn't whether to use it, it's where it actually earns its place in the workflow, and where the spreadsheet

Finance leaders are under pressure to cut costs and prove ROI, and AP is no longer just a back-office function - it's a strategic lever. Drawing on new findings from AvidXchange's Payment Strategy

Accounts payable leaders are facing unprecedented change.  AI is reshaping processes, fraud threats are becoming more sophisticated, staffing challenges persist, and new technologies promise

The AP inbox is where your team's time quietly disappears. Payment-status questions, duplicate invoices arriving through three different channels, W-9s, and bank account change requests that may or

New data from the Avalara/IOFM 1099 Compliance Survey reveals at what point manual processes buckle, W-9 error rates spike, January hours stretch and B-Notices follow. The study also find that

If you run accounts payable or supplier support at an enterprise, you already know the pattern: thousands of repetitive tickets every week, the same invoice-status and payment-timing questions asked

Accounts payable (AP) teams are facing unprecedented pressure.

Invoice volumes continue to climb.  Compliance requirements are becoming more complex.  Supplier expectations are rising.

Accounts Payable fraud is no longer limited to fake invoices and suspicious emails.

In 2026, finance teams are facing a more advanced threat environment shaped by AI-driven impersonation,

For years, accounts payable has been measured by efficiency:

• Cost per invoice
• Processing speed
• Exception rates
• Headcount productivity

But today's finance leaders need more than operational