Technology

Finance leaders are sounding a more upbeat note lately, according to a pair of new surveys from Deloitte and Grant Thornton.

One deal under scrutiny was a $32 million transaction with distributor Carahsoft to supply cybersecurity software to the IRS, which it never received.

Knowing which answers to hand back to a human is what keeps an audit defensible.

Close automation platform Numeric announced the launch of not an ERP but what they're calling an FDP or Financial Data Platform, meant to be a replacement for enterprise companies with complex accounting needs.

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

It's not about AI; it's about building your audience and brand.

The profession's skepticism toward artificial intelligence may produce an unexpected benefit: a higher standard of transparency across the audit process.

Ernst & Young released its 2026 U.S. audit quality report, showing the biggest improvement ever in its annual PCAOB inspection findings.

Taxpayers waited about 20 months for the IRS to process their identity theft cases in recent years, frustrating and burdening taxpayers expecting tax refunds.

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.