The AI Revolution in 2026: What CPAs Should Know
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89.00
Non-Member Price $119.00
Overview
AI is reshaping audit, tax, and finance. This update surveys what’s real in 2026: core concepts, major tools, risks/controls, and practical CPA use cases. Leave with a clear vocabulary, a current landscape view, and actionable talking points for staff, clients, and vendors.
Objectives
- Assess recent advancements in AI and their implications for CPA workflows and client services.
- Distinguish key AI categories and common terminology used in practice.
- Identify high-impact CPA use cases and associated risk/control considerations to discuss with stakeholders.
Highlights
- State of AI technology in 2026: capabilities, limits, and vendor landscape
- Essential terminology: models, training data, prompts, agents, guardrails
- CPA use cases: audit procedures, tax research/drafts, controllership
- Risk, control, and governance: data privacy, bias, accuracy, documentation
- What’s next: near-term trends and how to evaluate new tools
Designed For
CPAs in public practice, CFOs/Controllers/FP&A, internal audit, firm/finance leaders
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
To access this webinar, login to your CTCPA account at https://www.ctcpas.org/my-cpe/upcoming, and click the launch button from the bottom of the course listing.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
John Higgins, Higgins Advisory, LLC
John is the founder and CEO of Higgins Advisory, LLC, established with the mission of helping CPAs, CFOs and other financial professionals to successfully guide their firms and business organizations through a successful digital transformation. John believes that the key to success today, and in the future, lies in leveraging the power of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, data analytics, workflow automation and more.
John is a seasoned entrepreneur with experience, founding two separate accounting technology advisory firms that were acquired by larger organizations. In addition, he has experience with a local CPA firm as well as a technology advisory practice leader partner in a national CPA firm.
As a nationally recognized thought leader, John shares his expertise as a strategic advisor and speaker on accounting technology through coaching and speaking engagements. His primary contribution to the CPA profession is his passion for helping the profession move forward through the understanding and adoption of emerging technologies.
Non-Member Price $119.00
Member Price $89.00