Machine learning

The first step in making the most of this new technology is for accountants to learn to start trusting it.

The move to the cloud is allowing users to make more of their data and of the many new intelligent tools that are out there.

Technology is less a threat to the audit than a tremendous opportunity, experts say.

The platform integrates with QuickBooks Online, Lacerte Tax, and Dropbox.

The real-world implications of buzzword technologies.

Technology is not only making auditors more efficient, says Jeff Gramlich of Validis -- it's offering them the opportunity to significantly enhance quality.

Audit is changing. Technology is the primary driver of what has become a movement to change not just the tools but also the entire process and methodology of audit in the accounting profession.

Though in the early days of application, artificial intelligence is already having a major impact in protecting businesses, according to Paul Zikmund, a director at Baker Tilly and a professor of accounting at Rider University's Master of Accountancy program.

Despite advances in technology, too many companies are still wasting time and money with manual bill pay and paper checks. Accounting firms are in a unique position to help these companies.

The perpetually discussed technology has been promised to solve just about every problem facing modern man, from eliminating traffic to curing diseases.