Technology

A significant proportion of firms have yet to implement new audit technologies and methods, citing poor training, lack of quality data, lack of systems access and lack of funds as the primary reasons.

Plus, Ramp touts 1099 solution; Certinia's winter release includes automation, insights, operations; and other accounting tech news and updates.

Accountants need to invest in technological change that will attract the next generation of accounting talent and reshape the economics of the field.

Accounting's most influential name the profession's biggest issues.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

Business executives are most worried about the risks from cybersecurity and third parties, but see opportunities for growth in the next few years.

Congregations are enabling automation to make stewardship easier to verify and faster to report on.

Successful companies in the future will rely on employees with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board officials are sounding a cautious note about the spread of artificial intelligence and private equity at audit firms.