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July 1, 1997

Top financial planner

Survey Reveals Worry, Confusion—and Opportunities I n January 1997, 1,000 people, aged 30 to 59, were interviewed by phone on a variety of financial planning concerns. Some of the results presented here are compared with earlier surveys. Barton Francis, CPA, PFS, a partner of Ernst & Young and chairman of

June 1, 1997

Are You Ready For New Assurance Services?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW ASSURANCE services could double or even triple the CPA profession’s $7 billion accounting and auditing income. But the new opportunities will not come easily. New services must be identified, new competencies developed and barriers will have to be overcome. THE REPORT OF THE AICPA

SPONSORED REPORT

Agentic accounting has arrived: What’s hype and what’s real?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond chatbots and into accounting workflows. A new generation of agentic AI tools can plan, execute, and adapt as they complete tasks, raising expectations for what automation can do inside firms and finance departments. What can agentic AI realistically do today and what challenges are there in its implementation? Find out in this Journal of Accountancy sponsored report.