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Financial Reporting February 17, 2026
Sage Adds New AI Functions to Intacct for Financial Analysis, Closes and Management
The latest updates strengthen Sage Intacct across close analytics, workflow automation, cash intelligence, and connected data access.
Technology February 17, 2026
Emburse Releases AI-Powered Expense Compliance Solution
Emburse last week launched Emburse Assurance, a new AI-powered expense compliance solution that addresses policy issues before expenses are submitted and detects fraud, waste, and abuse post-submission.
Small Business February 17, 2026
Washington State Small Businesses Struggling with Health Insurance Rate Hikes
For years, the cost of insurance has risen rapidly for small businesses, even as coverage has eroded. Pushed to financial limits, some are no longer paying for it at all, leaving workers to buy plans on their own.
Accounting February 17, 2026
Report Shows CFOs are Entering a Defining Era as AI, Talent Reinvention, and Value Creation Reshape Role
The report indicates that Generative AI has moved well beyond experimentation. Finance teams are operationalizing AI for forecasting, automation, and decision support.
Mary Girsch-Bock
Contributing Writer
Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.