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AI is changing accounting, but removing humans from the loop is the fastest way to destroy the profession.

Most buyers focus on price, but depreciation often matters more in certain asset classes.

"Will AI automate bookkeeping?" is now settled. Yes, it will. In many firms, it already has. And for the firms that haven't adopted it yet, their clients are starting to. The more useful question is what happens after.

Accountants don't have to wait for a major catastrophe to act on governance and oversight of AI as the systems become more enmeshed in workflows and decisions.

AI is a powerful tool for tax professionals, but with a smaller, more automated and less forgiving IRS, firms need to have the right policies in place.

Between the current state of cybersecurity challenges and a growing number of AI threats, accounting firms are transitioning to SOC as a Service.

Postponing tax integration leads to misaligned systems, expensive retrofitting projects, and a failure to optimize cash flow and reduce enterprise risk.

CFOs are pushing aggressively to digitize finance, but finding talent shortages and skill deficits — not technology — are now the biggest barriers to progress.

Dangerous procedural traps; justification for change; unexpected tax exposure; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

New reporting changes represent meaningful progress, but inaccurate institutional attribution will distort university-level CPA exam outcomes in the 2025 data.