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Most accounting tech companies pride themselves on making life easier for accountants, but why would accountants buy AI that could theoretically take their jobs?

Businesses are facing mounting regulatory requirements that fundamentally reshape tax and financial processes.

Plus, Xero debuts "reconcile period" feature; EisnerAmper appoints David Frigeri as chief artificial intelligence officer; and other accounting tech news.

Agentic AI represents more than mere automation. It's a paradigm shift that elevates the role of accountants from transactional operators to strategic advisors.

To make artificial intelligence worthwhile as an accounting tool, companies must find ways to balance gains in efficiency with the ethical risks it presents.

Accounting and ERP solutions provider Sage announced new AI-driven improvements to its Sage Intacct product, particularly its generative AI Sage Copilot feature.

Digits AI Invoicing, designed for startups, enables users to manage their invoicing workflows visually.

Workday released the Workday Agent System of Record to help organizations manage their entire fleet of AI agents, from both Workday and third parties, in one place.

Oracle NetSuite announced NetSuite SuiteSuccess Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Edition, aimed at businesses with both product and service components.

Cloud ERP solutions provider Acumatica announced several updates and enhancements for 2025 that align with the company's new AI-first product strategy.

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The White House has canceled the October 2023 executive order from the previous administration on AI regulation and oversight.

A survey from Wolters Kluwer found that accounting firms are planning major tech investments in 2025.

A recent survey from Wolters Kluwer found that implementation of AI search and productivity tools at firms went from 1% in 2023 to 35% in 2024.

Interest in agentic AI as the next step in the progression from generative AI has spiked in recent months along with investment from accounting firms and vendors.

Caseware announced it is acquiring LeaseJava, an Atlanta-based provider of lease accounting support solutions.

In this final part of our annual AI Thought Leaders Survey, our experts share what they think of the technological singularity.

In this second of three parts of our annual AI Thought Leaders Survey, our pool of experts offer their take on AI regulation, and their predictions for 2025.