Artificial Intelligence

May 18, 2017 

IBM will provide an advanced cognitive and data skills platform to accounting professionals to more quickly acquire data science, business analytics and AI skills. By acquiring cognitive skills, accounting professionals can play a bigger role in ...

May 10, 2017 

  Accounting software maker Sage announced at Sage Summit US 2017 new research which shows almost a third of small businesses who commit to technology show demonstrable growth. Nevertheless, more than half (56%) of all small business owners interviewed have yet to adopt digital technologies, preferring to maintain their business with traditional methods, signalling a...…

April 26, 2017 

No credits, no deductions and a flat income tax rate describes the ideal tax regime ranked first by corporate tax professionals, according to EY’s yearly survey announced today at Ernst & Young LLP’s 12th Annual Domestic Tax Conference in New York.

April 25, 2017 

Some in the accounting profession believe blockchain technology is currently at the height of the “hype cycle.” Though enthusiasm about this technology is high, experts do foresee several practical potential uses of blockchain technology in the ...

April 25, 2017 

Nearly three quarters of corporate treasury and finance professionals said their companies were victims of payments fraud last year, according to the 2017 AFP Payments Fraud Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 24, 2017 

Sometimes, in dealing with clients, it is easy to slip into using tax lingo − terms that your tax professional colleagues are familiar with, but that may not be so recognizable to the average Joe or Jane. One of these terms is “basis,” and a little ...

Dave DuVal

April 19, 2017 

Cognitive computing is especially valuable in tax compliance, an area that is heavily regulated and often faces rapid changes. The process of preparing filings, ensuring compliance, and optimizing a business’ tax position is complicated, resource ...

Jim Boomer

April 13, 2017 

For more than 50 years, the annual seminars, hosted by the Deloitte Foundation and the American Accounting Association, have provided cutting-edge resources and hundreds of case studies that keep university faculty and their students connected to the ...

April 10, 2017 

What's more, in what may be a reality check for the automotive and technology industries, the upcoming generation of car buyers is more worried than excited about the concept of self-driving cars, with concerns about safety, viruses, hacks or other ...

April 4, 2017 

Tax season has arrived again and everyone is working crazy hours to fulfil their obligations. However, this season brings a refreshing and long-awaited wave of innovations that aim to put an end to the pain of repetitive manual data entry for ...

March 31, 2017 

On display at the company’s gallery walk in New York, Intuit featured everything from the use of artificial intelligence to wearables, reflecting the company’s focus on design and technology. Intuit also showed how it’s using data science and machine ...

March 22, 2017 

The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they participated in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about how ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon