Americas Tax Innovation Foundry will develop technology in-house as well as hooking up with external startups.

US-based assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services firm EY has launched an internal services and business accelerator called Americas Tax Innovation Foundry that will look to develop tax services technologies.

The accelerator will look to not only develop new technology in-house, but will also look to collaborate with external startups and technology developers based in academia.

The initiative will be led by Chirag Patel, a recent hire from professional services firm Ernst & Young who will work with a core…