Blockchain

In the coming years, the industry will play a significant role in driving the adoption of this world-changing technology.

Tax professionals need to be ready when clients have questions.

The expansion is part of a larger effort from the firm to train professionals and clients on new technology.

As much as it will change the profession, the new technology offers tremendous opportunities for accountants. according to Ron Quaranta and Erik Asgeirsson.

The event is free of charge for attendees, and will address subjects ranging from blockchain technology to diversity and inclusion in accounting.

There’s less threat and more opportunity in emerging technologies than many think.

Accountants and CPAs need to take the lead in getting ahead of the coming wave of change, says Kimberly Ellison-Taylor.

Blockchain and other emergent technologies are upending the work accountants do; Thack Brown, general manager and global head of business finance at SAP, dives into how.

Accountants need to look beyond disruption to leverage the power of emerging tools and software.

The technologies, talent issues, client developments and other trends that will shape the coming year, according to a panel of thought leaders.

The news comes just after the company raised $7.8M in Series A funding.

The money is earmarked for expanding accounting, audit and tax software for businesses in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a close look at the trend toward blockchain technology, including the burgeoning investments in bitcoin and initial coin offerings.

Thomson Reuters’ Jon Baron warns that roughly a third of accounting practices are likely to disappear.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is likely to issue guidance on the use of blockchain and data analytics technology as more auditing firms weigh the benefits and drawbacks of them.

SophiaTX will also provide APIs to integrate with other major ERP and financial software systems.

Technology is going to radically reshape the profession in the next decade.

The Grid employs a main chain and side chains to speed up the processing of smart contracts.

The initiative also aims to improve understanding and education surrounding the distributed ledger technology.

It is a lot more than bitcoin, and will potentially transform the profession.