Automation

When an early-career accountant resigns, the financial impact extends far beyond agency placement fees.

Plus, FoxPointe launches AI Services for SMBs; Avalara announced new agent hub; and other accounting tech news and updates.

Every journal entry, reconciliation and audit trail must be accurate, explainable and defensible. AI doesn't lower that bar; it raises the stakes for meeting it.

Accrual announced the release of its agentic platform Arc, which allows agents to complete complex multistep workflows.

The firms capturing efficiency gains aren't the ones chasing the flashiest AI features. They're the ones that built the right foundation first.

AI's infamous tendency to occasionally generate false information, also known as "hallucinations," remains untamed by even the world's largest accounting firms.

Cherry Hill Advisory announced it is now offering external quality assessments performed by a team composed primarily of AI agents.

Before posting a new job opening or signing a software contract, take a step back and look at where work is actually happening.

Plus, Paylocity launches Ignite AI for automation, insights; ContinuServe upgrades combine Quartrro, ContinuServe and USWired; and other accounting tech news.

Professionals are not only overwhelmed because they work long hours, but because they operate within unstable systems.

Many firms aren't prepared for the shift in capacity that's coming. The next few years will sort firms into those that used this moment to grow, and those that didn't.

Audit and advisory solutions provider Fieldguide announced Field Orchestrator, a long-horizon agent capable of completing substantive testing workflows.

CaronBletzer, a New Hampshire-based CPA firm that specializes in employee benefit plan audits, announced a new practice management platform called Atlura.

Plus, Auditoria.AI announces Governed Autonomy operating framework; HubSync rolls out HubSync Halo; and other accounting tech updates.

Many organizations are trying to scale automation on top of processes that were never designed for consistency or repeatability.

As affordable accounting services become the new standard, the key to thriving will be brand affinity, loyalty and admiration, starting with client experience.