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It’s hard to make a move in accounting without hearing about AI’s role in it, now and in the future. During Accounting Today‘s ‘Firm Growth Forum,’ I was fortunate to discuss the issue with a wide variety of sources and viewpoints on the matter.

If you know me, you know how much I support and advocate for accounting professionals to attend live events. And if you’ve been to enough of them, you begin to see many of the same things, which is why I was so pleased to discover a live event proposes something you don’t often see in… Continue reading New Accounting Event Gamifies Learning

These days you can’t listen to an accounting podcast or read an industry blog or article without the topic of private equity coming up. So, how has it impacted various aspects of the profession? A recent study conducted by the Accounting MOVE Project, intends to shed some light on the issue. The 2024 Accounting MOVE… Continue reading What’s the Impact of PE on Accounting and Careers?

Burnout and accounting seem to always go hand-in-hand. This pointed discussion I recently had with the incredibly insightful Lauren Baptiste on Botkeeper’s ‘On The Edge’ podcast is all about what accountants can do to address their mental well-being and strike a true balance between life and work.

I have to admit, when the topic of automation arises among accountants these days, it does give me some pleasure to hear that it’s not about “if” but “what” to automate. This, of course, opens up its own set of questions without easy answers. The insights I gained from talking with practitioners at Botkeeper’s recent… Continue reading Can Accountants Get Automation Right?

OK, maybe not an entire empire, but if you are a tax pro and interested in making your business work for you, you’ve hopefully considered tax planning. If so, you need to know that TaxPlanIQ, a provider of tax planning software for tax and accounting firms, is hosting a one-day free Virtual Summit entitled Your… Continue reading Want to Build a Tax Planning Empire?

The phrase “history is the greatest teacher” can be applied in many ways, but to me it does not ring truer than when thinking of the current state of accountant-vendor relations. In short, it’s not all that good. The accounting profession has evolved to the point to where there is a tool for every task,… Continue reading History Could Help Accountant-Vendor Relations

For as long as I’ve been covering the accounting profession, one of the most perplexing things is watching (and listening) to tax pros struggle with tax work, repeating what seems like an endless cycle of abuse. I am then reminded of Albert Camus’s written work, ‘The Myth of Sisyphus.’ One could argue that tax professionals… Continue reading Why Do Tax Pros Choose to Struggle?

OK, so real talk: I know this is only one state CPA society, but I really want to call attention to what they’re doing for racial and ethnic minority accounting students. Basically, the Illinois CPA Society is now accepting applications for a three-day program dedicated to preparing students for success and increasing diversity in the… Continue reading Accounting Internship Preparation Program Seeks Applicants

In a non-promotional article I wrote for Woodard Report on behalf of Justworks, I get into why accountants tend to avoid payroll work, the realities of doing so, and the benefits this client service can truly add.