UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard
Accounting Standards

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard

3d Accountancy Age

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with fir...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...

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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world
ACCA

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

1w Accountancy Age

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

AI is transforming accountancy, but not replacing it. ACCA’s new report finds automation is eliminating repetition while expanding roles that demand j...

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UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact
AI in Accounting

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact

2w Accountancy Age

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impa...

New Qlik research reveals gaps between AI investment and measurable impact across UK businesses Read More...

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Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and audit workflows?
AI in Accounting

Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and audit workflows?

3w Accountancy Age

Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and au...

Agentic AI is pushing beyond routine automation, offering tax teams autonomous workflows, compliance insights, and specialist AI “colleagues.” Here’s ...

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Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact on audit quality, says FRC
Accounting Firms

Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact on audit quality, says FR...

4w Accountancy Age

Big accountancy firms fail to monitor AI’s impact ...

The FRC has warned that big accountancy firms aren’t tracking how AI tools affect audit quality, raising concerns over oversight amid growing reliance...

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The Big Four’s new favourite grad is AI
AI in Accounting

The Big Four’s new favourite grad is AI

1m Accountancy Age

The Big Four’s new favourite grad is AI

The UK’s largest accountancy firms are rethinking early-career recruitment as generative AI and offshoring reshape the entry-level workforce. Deloitte...

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Finance teams swamped by fragmented tools, study warns
Accounting Software

Finance teams swamped by fragmented tools, study warns

1m Accountancy Age

Finance teams swamped by fragmented tools, study w...

New data reveals 52% of UK businesses suffer from tool overload, with poor integration threatening AI gains Read More...

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MTD is here to stay: QuickBooks on what accountants must do next
AI in Accounting

MTD is here to stay: QuickBooks on what accountants must do next

1m Accountancy Age

MTD is here to stay: QuickBooks on what accountant...

At Accountex London 2025, Accountancy Age sat down with Nick Williams, International Product Director at QuickBooks, to discuss their latest innovatio...

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The end of month-end: How AI is changing accounting for the better
Accounting Software

The end of month-end: How AI is changing accounting for the better

2m Aaron Harris, Chief Technology Officer at Sage

The end of month-end: How AI is changing accountin...

The rise of the innovative accountant – how AI is automating drudge work and creating new career options for accountants in business. Read More...

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The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovation and ethics is critical
AI in Accounting

The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovation and ethics is critical

2m Nigel Layton, Partner and Head of Pharma & Life Sciences at Forvis Mazars

The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovatio...

As with many industries, the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive transformation. The sector is ...

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Thomson Reuters launches agentic AI for tax and accounting professionals
Accounting Software

Thomson Reuters launches agentic AI for tax and accounting professionals

2m Accountancy Age

Thomson Reuters launches agentic AI for tax and ac...

Thomson Reuters has launched a new vertical-specific AI platform designed to automate complex tax, audit and accounting tasks – marking what the compa...

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Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s next evolution
AI in Accounting

Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s next evolution

2m Marina Mouka

Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s ...

Protiviti’s Janet Barberis and Deepa Krishnamachari explain why internal auditors need a seat at the transformation table. Read More...

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The AI-MTD advantage: Why accountants must act now
AI in Accounting

The AI-MTD advantage: Why accountants must act now

2m Marina Mouka

The AI-MTD advantage: Why accountants must act now

AI isn’t replacing accountants. It’s showing up just in time to help them manage the complexity of MTD - and shift how firms operate. Read More...

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Accountex 2025 Day Two: New mandates and real momentum
2025 Predictions

Accountex 2025 Day Two: New mandates and real momentum

2m Accountancy Age

Accountex 2025 Day Two: New mandates and real mome...

By day two at Accountex 2025, the conversation had sharpened. What once passed as deadlines, compliance demands, and rising client expectations now we...

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61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneurs, says ACCA
AI in Accounting

61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneurs, says ACCA

2m Accountancy Age

61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneur...

Mental health, AI readiness and sustainability also rank high among UK finance professionals in ACCA’s latest Global Talent Trends survey Read More...

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The ultimate guide to invoice automation terminology
Accounting Software

The ultimate guide to invoice automation terminology

3m Accountancy Age

The ultimate guide to invoice automation terminolo...

Invoice automation has become the backbone of efficient finance operations. By digitising the capture, validation, approval and posting of supplier in...

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Is agentic AI the future of tax and accounting efficiency?
AI in Accounting

Is agentic AI the future of tax and accounting efficiency?

3m Accountancy Age

Is agentic AI the future of tax and accounting eff...

The accounting and tax professions are no strangers to the evolving tide of technology, but agentic AI promises something different—something more pro...

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Q&A: Menzies’ Simon Massey on why audit automation isn’t about replacing people
Accounting Firms

Q&A: Menzies’ Simon Massey on why audit automation isn’t about replacing pe...

3m Marina Mouka

Q&A: Menzies’ Simon Massey on why audit automation...

When Simon Massey became Managing Partner at Menzies three and a half years ago, he didn’t anticipate his role would involve overseeing the introducti...

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Exploring human-AI collaboration in the intelligent age
Accounting Software

Exploring human-AI collaboration in the intelligent age

4m Jacky Pfennig, Senior Research Manager at AICPA & CIMA

Exploring human-AI collaboration in the intelligen...

With its ever-growing potential AI is quickly emerging as transformative force across industries, poised to reshape how organisations operate, enhance...

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EY announces AI integration into global Assurance technology platform
AI in Accounting

EY announces AI integration into global Assurance technology platform

4m Accountancy Age

EY announces AI integration into global Assurance ...

EY has launched the next phase of its US$1 billion technology investment, introducing AI-powered capabilities to its global Assurance platform. This m...

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82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds
AI in Accounting

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds

4m Accountancy Age

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, sur...

82% of employees use external material in generative AI tools, CLA warns Read More...

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Tax hikes drive UK businesses to bet on AI over new hires
AI in Accounting

Tax hikes drive UK businesses to bet on AI over new hires

5m Accountancy Age

Tax hikes drive UK businesses to bet on AI over ne...

As the UK gears up for increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage this April, businesses are reassessing their workforce strategies. Faced w...

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Why AI in accounting needs more than just technology
ACCA

Why AI in accounting needs more than just technology

5m Accountancy Age

Why AI in accounting needs more than just technolo...

Artificial intelligence is redefining the accounting profession, but not in the way most imagined. While AI’s ability to automate tasks, analyze entir...

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Digital transformation priorities for UK accounting firms: Strategic roadmap for 2025
Accounting Firms

Digital transformation priorities for UK accounting firms: Strategic roadma...

5m Mohammed Sidat, Associate Product Technology Director, Wolters Kluwer TAA UK

Digital transformation priorities for UK accountin...

It’s official, accounting firms with at least 75% technology integration are 63% more likely to report significant revenue growth compared to le...

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The real AI divide in accounting is between the fearful and the fearless
Accounting Firms

The real AI divide in accounting is between the fearful and the fearless

5m Marina Mouka

The real AI divide in accounting is between the fe...

Two accounting firms, same size, same market, same tools. One is scaling rapidly, rolling out new services, and attracting top-tier clients. The other...

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