April 19, 2017
Cognitive computing is especially valuable in tax compliance, an area that is heavily regulated and often faces rapid changes. The process of preparing filings, ensuring compliance, and optimizing a business’ tax position is complicated, resource ...
April 13, 2017
For more than 50 years, the annual seminars, hosted by the Deloitte Foundation and the American Accounting Association, have provided cutting-edge resources and hundreds of case studies that keep university faculty and their students connected to the ...
April 10, 2017
What's more, in what may be a reality check for the automotive and technology industries, the upcoming generation of car buyers is more worried than excited about the concept of self-driving cars, with concerns about safety, viruses, hacks or other ...
April 4, 2017
Tax season has arrived again and everyone is working crazy hours to fulfil their obligations. However, this season brings a refreshing and long-awaited wave of innovations that aim to put an end to the pain of repetitive manual data entry for ...
March 31, 2017
On display at the company’s gallery walk in New York, Intuit featured everything from the use of artificial intelligence to wearables, reflecting the company’s focus on design and technology. Intuit also showed how it’s using data science and machine ...
March 22, 2017
The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they participated in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about how ...
March 15, 2017
Tools for automated credit modeling already exist to help advisors stay ahead of credit risks in accounts receivable portfolios, according to the Hackett Group. Continued automation of data inputs — from gathering audit evidence to inputting employee expe
February 27, 2017
The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they are participating in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about ...
February 18, 2017
The Big Four firms are not quite at the stage of having computers replace people. The challenge they have now is hiring a balance of people who can do the interpreting and people who will make sure the computers are set up to interrogate properly.
February 10, 2017
A new web-based system called Crush Errors is helping accounting professionals find errors and discrepancies in bank statements, invoices and other financial documents within seconds. And new features add artificial intelligence capabilities.
January 31, 2017
Nearly half of small business owners say they are ready to run their companies using bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new global research from business technology provider Sage. The research comes as Sage announces five new cloud ...
December 20, 2016
Today's small business owners have limited time and resources and wear many hats, from founder, to sales lead, to head of IT. Because of this, they often get stuck in day-to-day activities and fail to look at how to strategically apply technology to ...