Prager Metis combines with Blair, Bohlé & Whitsitt; REDW joins with CPA Global Tax & Accounting; Somerset CPAs and Advisors adds Rowley & Company; and Fineman West merges in Katz & Associates. | Accountants and AI | Artificial intelligence is something of a black box for accountants, combining theoretical opportunities with a lot of vague threats of disintermediation. This special collection peeks inside the box to get at the exciting truth. | |
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| | Biden to extend student-loan payment freeze until September → | By Jenny Leonard and Andrew Kreighbaum 2 min read | President Joe Biden plans to extend a freeze on federal student-loan repayments until at least the end of September, keeping in place a pandemic measure that’s reduced costs for tens of millions of borrowers. | | Embracing the AI wave → | By Amy Vetter 4 min read | Reliance on data automation will only increase as the decade marches on. | | Budgeting advice for accountants for 2021 → | By Helen Braswell Kakouris 4 min read | Given the turbulence of the past year, agility should be at the forefront of our minds when building a budget and strategy for 2021. | |
ACCA finds mixed views on diversity in the accounting profession → | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants found the majority of accountants internationally believe they are in an inclusive profession, but nearly two-thirds think the profession still has an issue to deal with when it comes to diversity. | | |