April 25, 2017
April 2017 A&A Channel
Nearly three quarters of corporate treasury and finance professionals said their companies were victims of payments fraud last year, according to the 2017 AFP Payments Fraud Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan.
April 24, 2017
April 2017 Tax Channel
Sometimes, in dealing with clients, it is easy to slip into using tax lingo − terms that your tax professional colleagues are familiar with, but that may not be so recognizable to the average Joe or Jane. One of these terms is “basis,” and a little ...
April 19, 2017
Cognitive Computing and the Future of the Accounting Profession
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
Deloitte Foundation Helps Develop Next-Gen Audit and Accounting Talent
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
Young Millennials Worried About Self-Driving Cars
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
How Robots and A.I. Are Revolutionizing the Tax Season
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
Intuit Shows How Tech Innovation Helps Small Businesses and Consumers
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
2017 Thought Leader Symposium
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
3 Ways Accounting Firms Can Embrace Artificial Intelligence
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
Accounting Thought Leader Symposium Kicks Off in Indy
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
Will the Big Four Change Hiring Practices in the Coming Years?
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
System Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Accounting Errors
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.