Late Hours for Accountants: The Industry Reality
The number of accountants, globally, has been significantly decreasing since 2020. While the pandemic played a significant role in the reduction of the number, many other factors equally contributed to it. In the 2023 PWC Annual Accounting and Tax Symposium, several factors were held responsible. They include: – For the modern-day accountants, the 150-hour requirement […]
Why It’s Time to Integrate Social Value in Your Accounting Practice?
Accounting is no longer about merely crunching numbers. As the world continues to change and we all have a responsibility towards the environment and the social impact that we make, the way accounting firms operate has undergone a massive change. The practice of quantifying how companies’ operations impact the environment, people, and overall economy, began […]
Why It’s Time to Integrate Social Value in Your Accounting Practice?
Accounting is no longer about merely crunching numbers. As the world continues to change and we all have a responsibility towards the environment and the social impact that we make, the way accounting firms operate has undergone a massive change. The practice of quantifying how companies’ operations impact the environment, people, and overall economy, began […]
AI and Auditing: What can AI do for Auditors?
In accounting and finance, auditing is a relatively complex subject. Not all accounting professionals can be auditors. Being an auditor requires specialized knowledge and the latest skills. Auditing comes with its fair share of surprising challenges. However, there is a solution – assisted decision-making. In the recent past, Artificial Intelligence in auditing has grown. Many […]
Finsmart @ BKX Conference 2024: Everything You Need to Know
BKX Conference 2024 is not just for bookkeepers and accounting entrepreneurs. This much-awaited event by BKX also helps thousands of accounting professionals generate new ideas, improve productivity, and find ways to solve problems encountered by a growing CPA practice. In short, this event in Orlando is a great opportunity to learn from the top guns […]
Women in Accounting: How Has the Gender Dynamics Changed Over the Past Decade?
The debate on gender equality has been long ongoing, irrespective of the field. Accounting has always been perceived as a traditional field, where men dominate, simply because “women can’t understand numbers”. At least that was the outlook a decade ago. Times have changed; today women are reaching roles that previously were hard to imagine. Like […]
Accounting Employee to Firm Owner: Here’s How to Make Smooth Transition
Accountants want to make a shift from being employees to firm owners, at least most of them! If you have the aspiration and have been thinking about this transition, then congratulations! You are mentally there. But it is not enough to just place yourself in the designation of your dreams. There is so much more […]
Addressing the Latest complications of the accounting industry with outsourcing
The year 2024, continues to be a year of mixed emotions for accounting firms. While the conversation around inflation is rife, there is also hope for better days, based on which, accounting firms are constantly increasing their investment in tech, hiring, etc. What happens, we will know for sure, as time goes by. But several […]
How Does Being Creative Help an Accountant Grow?
One might think that accounting is all about crunching numbers. So what does creativity have to do with this niche field? A recent report by the World Economic Forum found that 73% of accounting firms regard creativity as one of the most essential skills. For accountants, there has to be a key focus on logic, […]
The Dangers of AI-powered Tax Advice: Expert Insights
In a recent investigation by the Washington Post, it was found that the tax advice rendered by TurboTax and H&R Block was not just unhelpful, but simply wrong. The reason? They were AI-generated. Here is a very simple thing that we need to understand – accounting or any other field – AI does make errors. […]