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Multifactor authentication, IP PINs, and secure online accounts add layers of protection.

Artificial intelligence now presents one of the most important strategic choices facing accounting firms: how to capture meaningful productivity gains while protecting quality, confidentiality, and professional judgment. Most accountants have developed experience with generative artificial intelligence tools through experimentation, but that is no longer enough. The time has come for firms to move from informal use to a structured plan for integrating both generative and agentic artificial intelligence safely, responsibly, and measurably. This article outlines a practical framework to help firm leaders do that.

I frequently work with large Excel workbooks containing thousands of rows, multiple worksheets, and complex supporting schedules. Navigating these workbooks and reviewing information can be time–consuming. Are there Excel features that can make reviewing large spreadsheets easier and more efficient?

Editor’s note: Small firms frequently turn to Stephanie Otero, CPA, the AICPA’s small firm advocate, with questions. In this column, she shares practical guidance on AI, navigating change, and focusing on what matters most.

Artificial intelligence has been promising big things for accountants, but the reality is a little different. The AccountingWEB community shares where it’s actually helping and where they’re still not convinced.

The Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners today reminded tax professionals to protect client data with a Written Information Security Plan.

Increasing weaponization of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals accounts for much of the increase.

More than one in four data breaches are AI-enabled, according to an annual IBM report. The shifting threat landscape has prompted C-suite leaders to rethink the use of AI agents in security.

A global survey shows that regular AI use makes employees feel more self-sufficient, but AI is also replacing informal interactions that foster learning.

A new exclusive Intuit survey provided to CFO.com found most finance leaders lack a single source of truth, even as the concept remains debated among experts.

The gap between deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in cybersecurity and confidence in those tools is widening as organizations struggle to establish governance for effective implementation, a global survey shows.

Finance leaders focused only on cost savings risk missing AI’s most promising opportunities: revenue growth, strategic advantage and long-term enterprise value.

With technological change influencing where employees work, companies are signing fewer long-term leases.

Connecticut has enacted significant amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), expanding its scope and introducing new compliance obligations for businesses that collect, use, share, or sell personal information. Now, many businesses, including employers that may not think of themselves as “data companies,” could have new compliance obligations.

‘We’re always going to have that human oversight,’ Gov. Ned Lamont pledged.

From not having an AI policy or not sharing it with employees to incomplete or ambiguous accountability structures, there are basic mistakes business leaders should avoid.

Companies that formally track AI-related ROI and are assurance-ready report the greatest improvement, according to a recent KPMG survey.

Artificial intelligence has made phishing, fraud and deepfakes cheaper, quicker and harder to spot. With more accountants using AI tools than ever before, firms must look past the hype to tighten internal controls.

The Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners today launched the summer “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” campaign, a five-week series highlighting practical steps tax professionals can take to protect client data, their businesses, and themselves from evolving tax-related identity theft threats.

Four out of five CPAs attending a recent AICPA ENGAGE session said they’ve had clients victimized by a financial scam — and one attendee admitted she also was defrauded.