As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

Steve Lockshin and Michael Kitces tied what they view as some mistaken assumptions around fees to the competitive need for more estate planning services.

Business executives are most worried about the risks from cybersecurity and third parties, but see opportunities for growth in the next few years.

Congregations are enabling automation to make stewardship easier to verify and faster to report on.

Successful companies in the future will rely on employees with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Accounting Today has issued a call for submissions for its 2026 Top New Products report.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board officials are sounding a cautious note about the spread of artificial intelligence and private equity at audit firms.

Leading companies are reframing accounts receivable as a strategic driver of customer loyalty and capital performance.

Pilot's Local Partner Program provides software and automation capabilities, as well as advisory services and sales enablement tools, to independent bookkeepers and accounting firms.

In collaboration with Kintsugi, Vertex and CPA.com are giving accountants an AI solution for sales tax compliance.

Blindly accepting AI outputs, setting poor AI controls, failing to update processes when software changes: many AI problems unfortunately begin with the human, but it is also humans that can prevent them.

CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the Top 100 Firm, and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Plus, Karbon launches smart tax organizers and binders with Stanford Tax; and other accounting tech news and updates.

Approximately three-quarters of businesses haven't yet automated their 1099 information reporting for their taxes, according to a new report from Avalara.

The word "transformation" doesn't do justice to the kinds of seismic changes that have started to take root in the accounting profession over the past year.

For accountants and auditors, the elimination of the penny will affect reconciliation, system configuration and compliance reporting.

Adding AI shouldn't be about throwing automation at a problem. It's more about how accountants use it evolve.

As part of a tie-up with Thrive Holdings, OpenAI will work with Thrive to speed up business adoption of AI, starting with accounting and IT services.

CFOs are facing a convergence of pressures that make digital transformation not just attractive, but essential.