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Sweeping review; year-end procedures; close the book; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

For many firms, a technology that was meant to make things better may instead prove to be yet another tax season headache.

Accounting and IT departments have long been working in silos, which often leads to numerous operational challenges. Accountants taking on the role of tech advisors can bridge this gap.

The goal of regulation should not be unnecessary burdens or barriers to entry. The goal should be confidence that taxpayers are receiving reliable guidance.

Accounts payable processes once ran on predictable inputs. That world has changed.

The documents your clients are already gathering for their returns are the same documents an estate planner needs to build or update a comprehensive plan.

Today, we all have an opportunity to move beyond a compliance exercise measured in credit hours and embrace CPE as a strategic engine that drives innovation.

Up in smoke; contingency planning; disaster strikes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

It's not too late to build your accounting firm's quality management system, and it doesn't have to be overwhelming.

AI is rewriting the org chart of the modern CPA firm.

While AI is suitable for some tasks and use cases, there are other tax applications that are simply too risky, whether from an economic or security standpoint.

AI in hiring is not a technical shortcut; it's a regulated activity with legal consequences if misused.

California's proposed wealth tax has become one of the most closely watched fiscal policy experiments in American history.

The profession needs to engage seriously with whether the binary audit opinion remains the right product for the public interest it is meant to serve.

The firms that are starting to feel a real difference in the busy season are not working harder; they are redesigning the way the audit process runs.

Here's a tip; what a relief; established client base; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

AI has emerged as a potential force multiplier, but can it augment capacity in a way that is sustainable and responsibly governed?

No matter how technology changes the landscape, the traditional playbook for career development is not replacing retiring CPAs fast enough.

In the future of finance, the success of AI tools won't depend on scattered individual initiatives, but on establishing a standardized approach across teams.

By the time they realize it's too hard to do in-house, it may be too late.