In the future of finance, the success of AI tools won’t depend on scattered individual initiatives, but on establishing a standardized approach across teams. 

By the time they realize it’s too hard to do in-house, it may be too late. 

New data shines a light on some of the uncertainty that exists out there among accountants when it comes to agentic AI. 

New tax changes; love it or hate it; tax spirit animal; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. 

Without automated bank account verification in place, organizations leave themselves wide open to costly, damaging fraud schemes. 

As companies shift critical AI workloads toward owned or more controlled infrastructure, several accounting dynamics may change. 

Accounting firms need to stop worrying about staffing problems, and start focusing on capacity. 

The confusion over pending Employee Retention Credit claims is bad. The situation for disallowed claims is much worse. 

For accounting firms, the evolution in cyber threats is more than a wake-up call, it’s a risk to client trust, compliance status and long-term reputation. 

This is the transformation gap, between an accounting firm’s current business model and the strategic relevance it will need to remain competitive over the next several years. 

In the span of a year, generative AI has moved from a curiosity to a daily conversation in tax and accounting. 

Cryptocurrency disposals; cosmetic compliance; paper or plastic; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.