Can ChatGPT answer your clients’ questions?
We put ChatGPT to the test with hypothetical tax questions. See if you think it’s ready to compete with a CPA.
Information management and technology assurance
Take refuge in a password manager
Password managers have features an Internet browser lacks that can make your life easier, such as a customized password generator and built-in authenticator for six-digit codes.
Bots emerge as cyber threat for accounting firms
Hackers are now using bots to identify and attack cybersecurity vulnerabilities on a mass scale. What can accountants do to bolster their defenses? Find out from technology and cybersecurity expert Roman Kepczyk in the latest episode of the Journal of Accountancy podcast.
Tech roundtable: Getting your data in order
Technology leaders in accounting discuss digital assets, what CPAs need to know about Web 3.0, and more in this podcast episode with transcript.
Tech roundtable: Tapping into automation and tools of the future
Technology leaders in accounting discuss when and when not to use ChatGPT and robotic process automation in this podcast episode with transcript.
How to handle AI chatbots in the classroom
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT are very popular among students. Here’s how some professors are handling them.
The promise and peril of ChatGPT
Early adopters are finding uses for ChatGPT in accounting, but the chatbot raises concerns about security and accuracy.
Increase capacity with automation
Firms should consider costs and risks to prioritize automating repetitive tasks, panelists in our technology roundtable suggest.
Get started with robotic process automation: Build your first bot
Follow this step-by-step guide to create a bot to automate simple business tasks.
Apply the same formatting to an entire Excel workbook
Applying the same formatting to each sheet in an Excel workbook is ideal when each of your sheets is set up the same, but it can be helpful in other circumstances as well.
AutoFormat tables in Excel
An AutoFormat option in Excel will format your table and allow you to choose from several options.
Fill blank cells in Excel
Learn how to fill blank cells in Excel.
Digital documentation: Avoiding a business deduction disallowance
Common taxpayer lapses of substantiation can be remedied with a little awareness and versatile digital recordkeeping apps.
Organize notes digitally
OneNote allows you to create digital notebooks to document and organize ideas, things to do, office procedures, and project notes.
Build ChatGPT into Excel
Many online resources demonstrate multiple codes or other ways to build ChatGPT into Excel and other applications.
Make the documentation process more efficient with Scribe
Scribe is a combination of screen recorder and documentation writer and can help build a step-by-step guide with actions and zoomed screenshots of what you typed or clicked on.
Cultivating tech talent: A CPA firm leader’s elementary approach
The CEO of a top 100 CPA firm shares more about her unconventional journey to becoming a CPA and why she seeks out unconventional talent in this podcast episode with transcript.
SEC proposals target cybersecurity
Proposals would expand who must report on cybersecurity and data breaches, as well as what they must report.
3 trends that will reshape accounting and finance in 2023
The chief accounting officer of Workday shares on technology and talent strategy, zero-day close, and accounting’s role in driving value creation.
How to increase your students’ digital acumen
Prepare students to make a bigger impact through technology.
