Sage has appointed Gretchen O’Hara as Strategic Partnerships & Business Development executive vice president (EVP). O’Hara’s career spans more than two decades in business development, channel sales, and ecosystem transformation. Her new position at Sage will involve scaling the partner ecosystem, enhancing growth through business models, and capitalising on AI and cloud advancements. Sage chief commercial officer Eduardo Rosini said: “Gretchen’s experience in scaling ecosystems, driving partner profita ...

Sage has introduced the new AI-driven Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax automation tool, aimed at transforming the complexity of quarterly tax updates into a single, streamlined workflow. The initial release of the tool, said to be the UK’s first, will be part of the Sage Copilot features, expected in October 2025. The tool is intended to assist accounting firms in preparing for the quarterly updates, by organising client data and reducing manual tasks. Beginning April 2026, landlords and self-emp ...