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.

Leading companies are reframing accounts receivable as a strategic driver of customer loyalty and capital performance.

Pilot's Local Partner Program provides software and automation capabilities, as well as advisory services and sales enablement tools, to independent bookkeepers and accounting firms.

In collaboration with Kintsugi, Vertex and CPA.com are giving accountants an AI solution for sales tax compliance.

Blindly accepting AI outputs, setting poor AI controls, failing to update processes when software changes: many AI problems unfortunately begin with the human, but it is also humans that can prevent them.

CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the Top 100 Firm, and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Plus, Karbon launches smart tax organizers and binders with Stanford Tax; and other accounting tech news and updates.

The word "transformation" doesn't do justice to the kinds of seismic changes that have started to take root in the accounting profession over the past year.

Adding AI shouldn't be about throwing automation at a problem. It's more about how accountants use it evolve.

As part of a tie-up with Thrive Holdings, OpenAI will work with Thrive to speed up business adoption of AI, starting with accounting and IT services.

CFOs are facing a convergence of pressures that make digital transformation not just attractive, but essential.

Plus, enhancements for TaxWiseOnline; EY announces EY.ai Tax Labs service; Vertex launches Configuration Agent for MS Dynamics 365; and other accounting tech news and updates.

People want to use AI and other advanced tech more effectively, but they're too busy to learn how.

The competition involved 20 teams from colleges and universities all over the country, competing to develop an AI adoption plan.

Intuit has announced a multiyear partnership with OpenAI to develop branded finance apps that can be accessed directly within ChatGPT, a deal worth over $100 million.