The Private Company Council discussed the implementation costs of cloud computing during a meeting Tuesday and is asking its associated organization, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, to provide guidance on how to account for those costs.

There are good reasons some firms haven’t moved to the cloud yet, but one firm’s migration demonstrates the benefits.

Should professionals know more about how their software works the way it does?

Auditors are increasingly taking responsibility for fraud detection and cybersecurity at companies, whether they like it or not.

Among the industry-specific digital offerings in the works are finance and accounting technology.

The accelerator will award up to five companies $20,000 and a showcase spot at next year’s conference.

As digital transformation continues to make headlines, nearly all business professionals agree that advanced technologies are going to significantly change the way we live and work over the next decades.

The app that allows users to “speak” their transactions into a ledger has upgraded its user interface and simplified sign up.

The cloud hosting company now provides users the ability to control their own account set up, permissions and client onboarding.

Voice augmented accounting could be a reality right now. Here’s what accountants should look out for in devices that listen.

The messenger bot pushes information between Slack and the ERP platform bidirectionally.

American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon discussed the use of artificial intelligence, bots and other advanced technology, along with the future role of accountants, at the AICPA’s Spring Meeting of Council in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Association members will have access to in-person classes and hands-on cognitive learning.

The firm plans to develop cutting edge financial technology solutions on SAP’s Leonardo platform.

The cloud performance management solutions provider has also formed partnerships with Workiva and Prevedere.

H&R Block’s use of IBM’s Watson technology this past tax season is only one sign of the increasing involvement of artificial intelligence in tax preparation, with even Big Four firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers making major investments in AI for servicing their tax clients.

The cloud hosting company provides a solution for firms that haven’t switched to cloud-based software yet, but want the benefits offsite servers offer.

Next Stop: The Cloud

Big Four firm EY is using artificial intelligence to leverage the increasing flood of data to provide deep insights to audit clients.

Super Bowl LI offered us many surprises this year, not the least of which was the New England Patriots’ incredible comeback. However, as a practicing CPA and attorney working exclusively in tax representation, I was taken aback with something else, as I’m sure many tax practitioners were: H&R Block, Jon Hamm and IBM’s “Watson.”