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AI is changing infrastructure economics and accounting models
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (810+ words) For the last decade, cloud architecture has been the default for large enterprises." The rationale was straightforward: Avoid building depreciating infrastructure, convert fixed costs into operating expenses, and rely on hyperscalers for scale and reliability. As a result, some companies…...
34% of internal auditors unsure if they were targets of AI-enabled fraud
1+ week, 5+ day ago (445+ words) AI-enabled fraud has become so sophisticated more than one-third of senior internal audit leaders aren't even sure whether or not their organizations have been the targets of any attempts, while almost one-fifth are aware of at least one instance." The…...
Auditors worry AI undermines professional judgment, trust
1+ week, 5+ day ago (168+ words) The vast majority of professional auditors have expressed concern that AI tools, while helpful, risk undermining professional judgment; nearly half said the use of AI also risks eroding the trust people have in the profession entirely." However, real progress on…...
The year in accounting technology
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (554+ words) But what does this mean for the profession long-term? And how do leaders navigate this change? Here to help us make a little bit more sense of it all is David Cieslak, chief cloud officer and EVP with RKL eSolutions,…...
SEC to dismiss accounting fraud case against bridge builder
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (373+ words) The Securities and Exchange Commission will drop a lawsuit against the former vice president of a California construction company that accused him of fraudulent accounting in projects including New York's Kosciuszko Bridge. Attorneys for Dale Swanberg and the SEC asked…...
Brady Martz adds Banker's Compliance Consulting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Brady Martz & Associates, a Top 100 Firm based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is expanding its financial institutions services by adding Banker's Compliance Consulting, headquartered in Central City, Nebraska, effective March 1. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brady Martz…...
How will technology shape accounting in 2026?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (741+ words) The year 2026 will, like the one before it, be one of great change as the profession continues on its digital transformation journey." Accounting Today reached out to roughly 150 practitioners, vendors, consultants and advocates who provided us their predictions on how…...
16 predictions for accounting tech for 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (189+ words) The year 2026 will, like the one before it, be one of great change as the accounting profession continues on its digital transformation journey. Accounting Today reached out to roughly 150 practitioners, vendors, consultants and advocates who provided us their predictions on…...
The three trends shaping accounting tech in 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) Consequently, many predicted that 2026 will see organizations focus heavily on AI governance and implementation. This technology is no longer the novelty it once was. It is no longer about just having AI, but about how that AI is implemented and…...
Managing cybersecurity in a CPA firm
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) Accounting firms save a tremendous amount of client information in digital files: tax returns, Social Security numbers, bank account identifiers and personal financial records. As a result, it's not surprising that CPA firms experience 300 cyberattack attempts per week and as…...