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Gappify Launches Chatbot For Corporate Accountants

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Gappify is the latest company to roll out business accounting-related chatbot technology. 20) that it has launched Alan, chatbot technology designed to assist business accountants. Gappify and Alan will enable finance staff to keep pace with the speed of business and finance evolution in an era of increasing complexity.”.

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Number Of Corporate Accounting Errors Unexpectedly Climbs

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A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. For many, the mistakes were discovered when corporate finance teams were changing accounting paperwork to comply with the new U.S. tax law and revenue accounting rules. public companies has gone up this year.

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Starling To Open Business Account Services Beyond Sole Traders

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. “We started with a retail current account and then we launched business accounts, first for limited companies with a single director and now for sole traders as well, and soon for multi-director limited companies,” she said. More recently, the challenger bank rolled out account services for 17- and 18-year olds.

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Pulling Back The Curtain On Corporate Finance Reports

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Corporate accounting standards are changing, with the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopting new standards in ways companies report on leases, hedging and other financial activity. A recent report from CFO.com shed light on another factor driving accounting and financial transparency within corporate America.

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Accountants May Be Bucking The Innovation-Averse Trend

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The future of the corporate accountant is in flux. FinTechs are developing ways to automate accounting tasks, forcing human accountants to provide more strategic, value-added services. That doesn’t mean corporate accountants are jumping ship, however.

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Data Hurdles Keep Accountants From Elevating Their Role

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This challenge exists for professionals across the back office, but in business accounting, the lack of data integration and accuracy mean finance experts are spending valuable time correcting information and moving numbers from one platform to another. ” Supporting an Accounting Shift.

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Starling Bank Launches Multi-owner Accounts For Larger SMBs

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challenger bank Starling Bank has introduced a new feature to let multiple business owners access a single account. Starling noted that the feature is rolling out 16 months after it first launched its bank account for single-person businesses. Today, that service is nearing 60,000 users, the bank said.

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