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KPMG Introduces Month-End Close AI Assistant

Technology April 23, 2026 

KPMG Introduces Month-End Close AI Assistant

Powered by Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise and integrated with the Workday platform, the Financial Close Companion automates repetitive, routine accounting tasks; interprets financial data; identifies discrepancies; and helps mitigate potential issues, KPMG says.

Jason Bramwell

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December 10, 2021 

Apps We Love – Dec. 2021: Giving Back

the pandemic and recent changes to tax deductions for donations have also adversely affected many charitable organizations, with as many as a third now at risk of shuttering due to dwindling funds, according to a recent study.

Gail Perry

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December 10, 2021 

How to Create a Frictionless Busy Season

I know I sound like a broken record when other tax pros ask me about the “busy” in busy season. My response? “The Berg Advisors' busy season runs smoothly with few surprises.”

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December 8, 2021 

How a Learning Culture Can Transform Your Practice

One of the challenges associated with team learning is that everyone is at a different level. Some people are great with technology; others know everything about compliance. And sometimes, people don’t want to let others know they’re struggling with a ...

Paul McDonald

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December 7, 2021 

Gearing Up for Tax Season

According to a survey, finding qualified staff was the top issue for every firm-size segment except sole practitioners, and most expect staffing to continue being a top issue in the next five years.

Mike D'Avolio

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December 7, 2021 

Canopy Receives $35 Million in Funding

Canopy, a cloud-based practice management platform for accounting professionals, has received $35 million in Series BB funding, led by Ten Coves Capital along with significant investments from current investors NewView Capital, Pelion Partners, Tenaya ...

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December 7, 2021 

Client 2.0 – How to Meet Your Clients’ Next Needs

Your clients that survived the pandemic did so by pivoting, adapting and downright changing in ways they may have never expected. While their core model or values may be the same, there’s something new about them, influenced by their experiences over ...

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December 4, 2021 

Evaluating the New Tax Season Normal for Tax Advisors

By Jim Guarino, CPA, PFS, CFP®, MST. I was recently asked if I thought the upcoming tax season will represent a return to normal for tax advisors and their clients. To be honest, I thought, “What’s normal anymore?” If normal can be defined as adapting to perpetual change, then the answer is an emphatic “YES!”...…

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December 3, 2021 

BKD CEO Highlights New Initiatives, Growth in Annual Keynote

BKD CPAs & Advisors is poised to further enhance the ways in which it serves its clients across the country in 2022, CEO Tom Watson said in a keynote address to employees at the firm's recent annual Leadership Conference held in St. Louis. Watson, who ...