Contributors

Financial Reporting August 21, 2026 

Generative AI won’t replace accountants, but accountants who use AI will outperform those who don’t.

Jamil Akhtar

Firm Management August 21, 2026 

Without scalable infrastructure, even strong firms start relying on heroics, and quality, margins, and responsiveness get harder to protect.

Christopher Haymon

Financial Reporting August 21, 2026 

Finance leaders and CPAs have a responsibility to establish governance, transparency, and controls that make AI trustworthy.  

Jason Kurtz

Taxes August 21, 2026 

The short story is that full amount of a personal legal settlement is generally taxable as ordinary income at rates currently topping out at 37%.

Ken Berry, JD

CAS August 20, 2026 

The question for accountants now is how do you turn ambition around agentic AI into commercial value.

Paul Lodder

Artificial Intelligence August 19, 2026 

When used strategically, ChatGPT can help CPA firms analyze client feedback, identify recurring concerns, understand changing expectations, and spot patterns that may indicate satisfaction or retention risks.

Sangeeta Chhabra

Advisory August 18, 2026 

When we treat tax planning, tax strategy, and tax projections as if they're the same thing, clients get confused, our best work gets buried, and we leave high-quality, high-value work on the table.

CPA, Jackie Meyer, CPA

Firm Management August 18, 2026 

This isn’t simply a succession problem—it’s an industry-wide shift that could force thousands of accounting firms to sell, merge, or close, disrupting client relationships built over decades.

Slava Orekoff

Auditing August 18, 2026 

What to ask an AI testing vendor before starting the conversation—whether you are a part of a SOX program or on the advisory side.

Alexey Zanin

Payroll August 18, 2026 

For many organizations, the real problem isn't a lack of talent. It's a hiring strategy driven by urgency instead of intention.

Natalie Morrissey

Financial Reporting August 18, 2026 

Treating technology adoption as an IT project is the biggest mistake a firm can make right now. It's a business-model decision.

Jeff Seibert

CAS August 18, 2026 

If you invest some of this time in yourself and some in your clients with Advisory services, you’ll find that AI can provide the benefits promised.

Randy Johnston