Artificial Intelligence

Regardless of the source, there’s a lot in motion that’s going to shake up the profession in the coming year. In the spirit of helping out our fellow accountants, here are a few predictions for the accounting professional in 2018.

University professor John M. Richardson summed up his view of the future by stating: “When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”

The automation shift that is now in motion boils down to this: By automating manual, slow, disconnected spreadsheet-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, Finance increasingly will be able to spend far more time leveraging data than ...

Technology is rapidly transforming the practice of accounting, and there has never been a better opportunity for CPA firms to grow and thrive, the chief executive of CPA.com said in a keynote speech at the 2017 Digital CPA Conference.

When it comes to data in spreadsheets, deciphering meaningful insights can be a challenge whether you’re a spreadsheet guru or data analytics pro. But thanks to advances in the cloud and artificial intelligence, you can instantly uncover insights and ...

The cloud-based solution, called OnPoint, eliminates repetitive tasks and integrates information from AICPA technical guides, giving practitioners a powerful, all-in-one tool for serving clients.

More than nine in ten finance and accounting professionals (92%) are optimistic about increased automation in the profession, according to new research from Renaix, the international recruitment consultancy for finance and accounting.

For employees whose supervisors do not support and encourage their career development, only 15 percent say their employer provides opportunities for them to develop the technical skills they will need in the future, only 20 percent say their employer ...