Big Four firm PwC released Agent OS, an agentic AI operating system to streamline AI workflows and orchestrate complex, multi-agent business processes at scale.

The French government is deploying increasingly aggressive methods to uncover tax fraud.

Traditional AI and generative AI aren't significantly more likely to produce high productivity gains compared to other innovations like RPA or blockchain.

FloQast and Fieldguide each announced the release of their own agentic AI solutions for accountants.

Traditional talent development models rely on in-house staff and struggle to keep pace with the changes accounting firms face.

ERP solutions provider Acumatica announced the rollout of its R1 release, sporting enhanced AI features as well as more industry-specific solutions.

The threat is that clients decide an AI chatbot is good enough for their purposes and so they never call their accountant in the first place.

The first of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The third of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The fourth of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The second of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

Plus, SAP builds Joule AI into Concur Expense and Concur Travel; New startup, Town, launches with SMB tax platform; and other accounting tech updates.

The advisory services that artificial intelligence will dominate are primarily transactional and rely heavily on data analytics to deliver insights and advice.

Artificial intelligence may already be eating away at some advisory services.

Big Four firms EY and Deloitte, as well as accounting automation solutions provider Digits, all announced separate partnerships with technology company Nvidia.

By showcasing how accounting intersects with technologies like AI, the profession becomes more appealing to tech-savvy students.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is asking the federal government to give the internal audit function a key role in providing assurance over the use of artificial intelligence as part of a nationwide action plan.

Compliance professionals working to prevent financial crimes are losing their faith in AI to solve more problems than it causes.

Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry is using artificial intelligence to track down money earned by psychics and fortune tellers as part of a broader drive.

To prepare for a gen AI-driven future, businesses must maintain impeccable, validated and standardized investment data.