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False info, real problems: Can accountants tame AI hallucinations?
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (693+ words) Despite the rise of stringent governance and rigorous control structures, the infamous tendency of artificial intelligence to occasionally generate false information, also known as "hallucinations," remains stubbornly untamed by even the world's largest accounting firms. What becomes clear then is…...
False info, real problems: The human in the AI loop
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (1104+ words) In our first article, we explored how AI-generated false information, also known as hallucinations, have increasingly been making their way into firm work products. Here we explore how some firms control specifically for this risk. Accountants tend to view hallucination…...
Using AI to decode client behavior
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (813+ words) AI bots like ChatGPT are already widely used for drafting personalized emails, engagement letters, proposals and other client-facing content. But when used strategically, they can help CPA firms analyze client feedback, identify recurring concerns, understand changing expectations and spot patterns…...
SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (419+ words) Washington D.C., Sept. 1, 2026 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its Sept. 17, 2026, roundtable on preparations for 24-hour trading. The roundtable will be held at the SEC’s headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., from…...
M&A roundup: Hot start to September
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (145+ words) CRI added Morrison & Smith; Ascend acquired GreerWalker; Nichols Cauley added LaRocco; Accuity acquired KKDLY; Grimes added Stevens and Ciccone; BGM acquired John T. Chipman; and WPWealth added Optimus Capital Advisors. Acquisitions by Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Ascend, Nichols Cauley and more. Employees…...
SEC Proposes to Modernize Rules for Registered Transfer Agents
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (147+ words) Washington D.C., Sept. 1, 2026 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to update the rules and forms that apply to registered transfer agents. “This proposal would streamline and modernize the Commission’s rules to reflect transfer agents’ current processes and operations, including the…...
Statement on Proposed Amendments to the SEC’s Transfer Agent Rules
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (156+ words) It has been 40 years since the Commission last significantly updated its transfer agent rules.[1] In 2015, Commissioners Luis Aguilar and Dan Gallagher warned that the rules were already “anachronistic” and out of sync with industry practices.[2] They urged that critical reforms…...
Time to Transfer: Statement on Proposed Transfer Agent Rules
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (555+ words) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS More in this Section Time to Transfer: Statement on Proposed Transfer Agent Rules I am delighted that the transfer agent rule proposal is seeing the light of day…...
Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Firms
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (214+ words) Just as success has many fathers, it has many secrets, too — and what's important for one organization may not matter as much to another. But in polling the leaders of this year's Fastest-Growing Accounting Firms, while they had a wide…...
Statement on Extension of 2024 Form PF Amendments
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (25+ words) Paul S. Atkins, Chairman Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS More in this Section Statement on Extension of 2024 Form PF Amendments...