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Accounting ethics in the age of AI

AI is changing how accountants and finance professionals work, but it doesn’t change what it means to do the right thing.

Real-life ways small firms use AI

Learn how four practices with fewer than 10 employees deploy artificial intelligence to expand capacity, do faster research, and more.

Ask the Expert: Context and AI

Q Why does AI still feel hit-or-miss for me? A Folks tend to focus on the prompt, but truly great results depend on the “context” you can provide. Tax questions without facts are just hypothetical. A tax question with the client’s partnership agreement, the prior year’s return, and the relevant Treasury

Are finance leaders moving too fast on agentic AI?

While more than 9 in 10 senior finance leaders in a recent survey said they’re under career pressure to demonstrate a return on agentic AI investment, the ROI may be slowed by an emphasis on speed above all.

From estate planning to AI: Managing CPA liability

A coauthor of the JofA’s Professional Liability Spotlight column discusses the risks for CPAs related to the Great Wealth Transfer, how accountants can serve as a “critical guardrail” for clients, and the key components of an effective AI policy. Listen to the podcast episode or read the Q&A.

A guide to fighting AI-fueled AP/AR fraud

Widely available AI is making payment fraud easier to perpetrate and harder to detect, raising the stakes for controls, verification, and professional skepticism.

Midyear advocacy update: STEM, BOI, taxes and licensure

What issues are shaping the CPA profession? The AICPA’s advocacy leader shares information on STEM legislation, BOI reporting, the “marathon” of new tax legislation, and more. Listen to the podcast episode or read the Q&A.

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.

From The Tax Adviser

August 31, 2026

What today’s clients expect from their CPA and how firms are responding

August 31, 2026

2026 tax software survey

August 31, 2026

A risk framework for AI use in tax administration and preparation

July 31, 2026

Current developments in S corporations