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In today’s digital-first business environment, trust extends far beyond financial statements. Organizations must now safeguard the systems, data, and technologies that power operations, protect sensitive information, and sustain stakeholder confidence.

Companies can’t continue training people for a world we’re leaving behind, but as artificial intelligence (AI) further takes hold, companies also can’t afford to leave people behind.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has released a white paper developed by its Private Equity Task Force (PE Task Force) titled “Alternative Practice Structures & Private Equity: Considerations and Questions for Boards of Accountancy.”

A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) clarified the Department of Education’s proposed definition of professional degrees for the purposes of graduate student loan limits.

The AICPA on Monday launched the Profession Ready Initiative, a research-backed project focused on identifying and helping to develop the evolving set of skills that emerging and early-career CPAs need for success in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.

Managers should lead by example in creating a low-stress environment and be prepared to proactively support employees who are experiencing destructive pressure.

The survey found that 51% of respondents expect flexible career paths to replace traditional linear progression.

A report on the challenges facing audit committees as they convene during busy season placed technology disruption and AI integration risks atop a list of risks standing between organizations and their financial targets in 2026.

Accounting undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities rose for the third consecutive year in fall 2025, outpacing growth overall for undergraduate institutions, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

The number of jobs displaced by AI, along with federal government cuts, skyrocketed last year.

Connecticut employers will not face a federal unemployment tax increase in 2026.

Organisations are capturing speed through AI, but much of the reclaimed time is spent correcting or rewriting low-quality AI output, a global report says.

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the optional standard mileage rate for business use of automobiles will increase by 2.5 cents in 2026, while the mileage rate for vehicles used for medical purposes will decrease by half a cent, reflecting updated cost data and annual inflation adjustments.

From workslop and microshifting to conscious unbossing, the language of work this year reflected complicated operational and talent risks for CFOs.

The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) voted Friday to issue the exposure draft of Proposed Revisions Related to Alternative Practice Structures, which features updated guidelines related to independence rules and private-equity investments.

Eighty-eight per cent of finance professionals believe AI will be the most transformative tech trend over the next 12 to 24 months. Yet only 8% feel their organisations are “very well prepared” to manage it, a new AICPA and CIMA survey shows.

When calculators arrived they said they would dumb us down. While the similar panic over artificial intelligence is understandable, we need to learn to embrace and harness it, says Kevin Phillips.

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB Act”) ushers in some of the most significant tax law changes since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While many provisions are designed to simplify or stimulate economic activity, they also create traps for the unwary. CPAs need to remain alert to compliance challenges, client misperceptions, and liability exposures as the IRS and state taxing authorities continue to issue implementing guidance.

Business owners spent the majority of 2025 dealing with inflation, tariffs, a labor market made flush by mass layoffs, funding accessibility, a federal government shutdown, and a single piece of legislation that had widespread tax implications.

As we look ahead to 2026, new research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half shows that some professionals are putting a new job at the top of their wish list. A new survey from the company reveals that 38% of employed workers in the U.S. plan to look for a new job in the first half of the year — this is up from 27% in July and 29% one year ago.