Chris Gaetano is the technology editor for Accounting Today. He brings with him more than a decade of experience covering the accounting profession as part of the NYSSCPA's Trusted Professional. Prior to that, he was a local news reporter at Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey. He graduated from Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ.
A recent study says that working alongside robots reduces workplace injuries but, at the same time, has an adverse impact on the mental health of their human co-workers.
The committee's annual report praised the service's improvements on the e-file process, but said it will need more support from Congress to truly achieve excellence.
A recent survey has found that the majority of employees in the U.S., 58%, have at least some remote work options available to them.
According to recent job listings, more than three-quarters of financial planning and analysis jobs require knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
The vast majority of accounting professionals have reported rising pressure to speed up their period close, says a recent study from Sage.
Applications for orders under the Advisers Act on EDGAR; confidential treatment requests for Form 13F filings on EDGAR; and Form ADV-NR must now be filed electronically.
The Summer '22 release emphasizes consolidation and automation; Incorta touts a new finance data hub; KPMG partners with Microsoft; and other tech news.
A recent report suggests that, should the government invest more in compliance, could mean billions more in tax dollars collected.
The Top 10 Firm's new "qm.x" application aims to help accounting professionals with ISQM 1 compliance.
The technology arm of the AICPA is seeking participation in its newly opened survey of client advisory services providers.
The new capabilities, called Bill Talk and Bill Docs, emphasize communications and documentation.
The hosting solution for Sage customers announced the opening of a new data center in Canada to help Sage partners migrate Canadian customers to the cloud.
When founding a firm, one's choice of technology can have impacts that reverberate years into the future, for both good and ill.
While the price of automation software can be intimidating to small and midsized firms, there are plenty of budget-friendly options that can still add dramatic process efficiencies.
Accountants aren't the only ones interested in software-as-a-service models. Criminal hackers are too, and have already made platforms for people to custom-build their own ransomware campaigns.
Revenues from client advisory services between 2018 and 2020 rose from 34% to 47%; by contrast, all other practice areas grew from 28% to 34% in the same period.
David Cieslak, speaking at the AICPA Engage Conference, pointed to several recent developments that, combined, can serve to advance the use of artificial intelligence.
Geni Whitehouse, who leads the Impactful Advisor, points to the progress of tax automation and business intelligence and says the time crunch will soon end.
In this installment of the Frontier, experts lament the lack of attention paid to the client experience amid all this technological progress.
The AI-based accounts receivable software developer announced it has changed its name to Aiwyn.