IN BRIEF As the accounting profession continues to evolve in response to technological innovation, regulatory complexity, and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally altered the landscape of introductory accounting instruction. For principles ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is forcing the accounting profession to ask hard questions, like: What work will AI perform?

Changing educational requirements to sit for the CPA Exam are throwing the future of accounting education into doubt. In the years since the 150-hour requirement has been established, it is ...

Currently, in order to be licensed, CPA candidates must earn a bachelor’s degree (usually 120 hours), earn 30 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree (which may entail completing a master’s degree), and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally altered the landscape of introductory accounting instruction. For principles ...

If a taxpayer lacks documentation to support items on a tax return, preparers may use estimates, following an approach long known as the “Cohan rule.” Although the rule remains useful for tax ...

The accounting press has heralded the growing and transformational use of data analytics in accounting—auditing in particular. A recent poll regarding top priorities for audit leaders conducted by ...

There has been a recent decline in accountants, and this sharp decrease is the result of more than normal retirements. It is also due to young and midcareer professionals shifting careers into new ...

The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct requires that members in public practice be objective, free of conflicts of interest, and independent in fact and appearance (section 300.050). The SEC likewise ...

Contrary to what many think, the typical audits of financial statements do entail certain responsibility for the detection of fraud. The author examines the differences between the conventional audit ...

Recent media reports indicate that numerous organizations have suffered cyber breaches from increasingly sophisticated attacks. Victim organizations range from sensitive governmental and Fortune 500 ...