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Five tech trends for small businesses in 2024

Xero

Next year we could well see a ‘creativity boom’ where AI models go beyond statistical similarity and come up with new designs or products that are far better than the ones that exist today. In 2023, generative AI tools can generate poems, short stories and complex legal and medical documents in a matter of seconds.

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Now the Profession Is Losing Experienced Accountants Too

Going Concern

Here we are again talking about the accountant shortage. Mark Maurer at Wall Street Journal wrote today about a young man named Omer Khokhar who realized after six years in accounting that he was done. The article title: “Job Security Isn’t Enough to Keep Many Accountants From Quitting.” ” Ruh-oh.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Decarbonisation: What’s in it for accountants and bookkeepers?

Xero

As many of us continue to respond to the impacts of climate change, it’s important to consider how the small business landscape will change, not just for our small business customers but our accounting and bookkeeping partners too. We’re seeing governments and corporations set targets to decarbonise over the next decade.

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How will AI affect accounting jobs?

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: How is AI affecting accounting? Is AI replacing accounting jobs? What is AI automating in accounting? Can AI do accounting? How to use AI to innovate Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its presence felt across many industries—and the accounting profession is no exception.

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How to transform a disengaged accounting team

ThomsonReuters

Are members of your accounting team among them? experienced its first annual decline in a decade — dropping from 36 percent engaged employees in 2020 to 34 percent in 2021. since 2013, almost a decade earlier,” the survey stated. Employee engagement is on the decline. This pattern continued into 2022.

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Plaid Co-founder To Step Down

PYMNTS

William Hockey, co-founder, chief technology officer and president of Plaid , is leaving the company next week. This conclusion was neither a rash nor a recent decision,” Hockey wrote in a blog post shared with reporters. Leadership transitions need to become a bedrock of any company that desires to endure across decades.”.