When a CPA signs off on a work product that an AI system helped produce, what is the independent verification standard that ...

Some people still believe that the 150-hour rule has elevated the accounting profession. I’m not one of them, and frankly, I’m thrilled that the rule may soon become a thing of the past. For those not ...

The legal profession is obsessed with the wrong questions about AI. Every conference, every CLE, every firm retreat features the same hand-wringing: Which AI tool should we buy? How do we bill for ...

I was both shocked and elated at the Sept. 22 editorial (“Not every finance major can be an investment banker. We need more accountants”): shocked to see attention to the horrific shortage of ...

Jen Leary, CEO of Top 15 Firm CLA, looks at the challenges and opportunities surrounding the accounting profession, and how her firm is navigating them. Welcome to On the Air with Accounting Today.

While we are struggling to bring new nurses into the profession, we are having an even harder time convincing them to stay.

As technology evolves and improves, industries must also be prepared to adapt in order to stay competitive. The legal field is no exception. Over the past several years in particular, numerous ...

Some parts of this picture are clearer than others. Teachers are dissatisfied, students are struggling, and the future of education looks grim. Those are some of the findings of the Pew Research ...

Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of the firm AAFCPAs, began her one-year term as AICPA chair in May. In this JofA podcast episode, she said that “whirlwind” was a good description of the ...

We had about 327,600 financial advisors in the U.S. this time last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. When 2024 comes to an end next month, only about 306,290 of those financial ...