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Continuous accounting makes closing the books a source of valuable insights — not frustration.

Here are three areas that I expect accounting outsourcing will continue to grow—and why.

A two-year retrospective of the firm's $75 million MADE commitment reveals key lessons to amplify diversity and inclusion in accounting...

Members of the accounting profession have yet to fully adopt generative AI, but there is hope for the future, according to a study forthcoming in Accounting Horizons.

Invest some time and attention into your accounting practices and bookkeeping and see the positive impact it can have on your business.

I would like to introduce Stuart Mease of Virginia Tech University to all of you.Stuart is a member of the {grow} community and flat-out one of the...

Thomson Reuters (NYSE/TSX: TRI), a global content and technology company, released its Future of Professionals Report. The survey of more than 1,200 individuals working internationally shares the predicted impact that generative AI will have on the future of professional work.

Africa’s young are educated, ambitious side-hustlers. But they are hampered by their economies and dispirited by their politicians. How to harness their vast potential? America’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is, in a real-world accounting (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/12/elon-musk-is-failing-to-cut-american-spending?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners), not actually budging the budget much (8:25). And why Germans take more days off sick (https://www.economist.com/business/2025/01/23/germans-are-world-champions-of-calling-in-sick?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) than other Europeans do (15:48).

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Joe Biden has pledged to raise America's national minimum wage to $15 an hour. Economists traditionally believed that minimum wages actually hurt workers, but recent research has led to a rethink.

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Businesses shouldn't wait for the dust to settle before focusing on the daunting task of financial recovery. This is where accounting professionals are invaluable allies.

Organizations must prioritize data integrity, invest in skilled tax professionals and implement robust control mechanisms.

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When Macy’s on Wednesday reported more details about the “hiding” of $151 million, it became clear their accounting controls simply didn’t work. It exposed a massive software hole in just about every enterprise environment.

Learn about the basics of invoicing: what’s included in an invoice, how an invoice is used, and the different types of invoices.

In this sponsored article, Dmitry Dolgorukov, CRO and Co-Founder of HES FinTech, suggesets that to effectively combat fraud, microfinance institutions must establish robust fraud detection systems. Early detection and prevention of fraudulent activities are vital in minimizing financial impact and...

Adams has rejected calls for his resignation.

Bill Hwang was found guilty on 10 of 11 charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, racketeering and market manipulation Wednesday after a two-month trial.

Made-up financial identities will cause losses of nearly $2.5 billion, thanks to the prevalence of imposter scams.

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An overview of Deepfake, and how they are being used to perpetuate financial fraud.

In this contributed article, Jon Lawrence, VP Product Management, at Oversight, discusses the role of AI in catching payments fraud and the ability to layer technology across the process to continuously monitor every transaction, examine every vendor, check every purchase order, audit every...

The raids come two years after Netflix agreed to settle a $60 million tax dispute with Italy.

Trump is already sowing distrust in the election results before the polls have closed.