Advisory August 1, 2025
Alexion.AI Emerges to Empower the Accounting Profession
Alexion acts as connective tissue across firm systems: normalizing unstructured data, reconciling fragmented context, and building AI-powered memory infrastructure.
Taxes March 12, 2024
Why Businesses Shouldn’t Rely on AI-Powered Tax Prep Advice
A Washington Post investigation found TurboTax's and H&R Block's AI tools are not up to snuff.
Accounting March 12, 2024
AI is the Focus of AICPA/CPA.com 2024 Startup Accelerator
This year’s participants include seven early-stage companies leveraging artificial intelligence aimed at creating efficiencies and enhancing value in services across audit, accounting, tax advisory and firm management.
March 1, 2024
The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast: Overview of Stanford Tax – Mar. 2024
Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss Stanford Tax, which leverages AI to understand your clients' prior year tax data, features broad integration options, and can import data from thousands of clients in under 10 minutes.
Accounting February 29, 2024
Xero Adds Generative AI to Business Accounting System
'Just Ask Xero' will help small business owners and their advisors complete accounting-related tasks and provide deep insights to enable them to run their business better.
Small Business February 27, 2024
Sage Launches New Generative AI System for SMBs and Accountants
Sage Copilot will act as a trusted member of their team, handling administrative and repetitive tasks in ‘real time,’ while recommending ways to make savings and drive business improvements.
Accounting February 27, 2024
A Guide to Human-Supervised, AI-Powered Online Fraud Prevention for CPAs & Tax Professionals
This year will undoubtedly bring big breakthroughs for AI, and CPAs and tax professionals stand to benefit from its burgeoning capabilities.
Technology February 22, 2024
Docyt Combats U.S. Accountant Shortage with the Launch of Docyt University
This free resource provides training to accountants to become certified on the latest advanced artificial intelligence accounting tools.
Accounting February 15, 2024
The AI Feeding Frenzy Continues
My co-presenter for The Accounting Technology Lab, Brian Tankersley, and I noted a variety of AI concepts at each event. While AI integration and models are immature, the few benefits being delivered are real. Continue to look for new product features that include AI technology in 2024, but buyers should continue to be cautious.
Payroll January 31, 2024
ADP Adds Generative AI Option for HR, Payroll, Analytics
ADP Assist enhances HR productivity, aids decision-making with data-driven insights, and streamlines day-to-day tasks for practitioners, managers, employees and executives with simple, human-like conversations.
January 26, 2024
The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast: CES Jan. 2024 Innovation Awards
Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, offer their take on the best technologies at CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January.
January 19, 2024
The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast: CES 2024 Walkthrough – Highlights for Accounting Pros
Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, attended CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January, and provide a walkthrough of the technologies they think will have the greatest potential or interest for accounting professionals.
Technology January 18, 2024
The Craziest Tech Gadgets at CES 2024
One of the distinct pleasures of being at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is exploring the 2.3 million square feet of exhibitions and seeing first-hand the bleeding-edge of technological innovation and deciphering if products are real or not.