KPMG's TaxSIM tool, built with Centaurian AI, uses AI to train junior accountants on tax judgment instead of requiring thousands of hours grinding through real client work—flipping the narrative fr...
Grant Thornton Advisors partners with Fieldguide to deploy agentic AI for risk and control assessments through CompliAI, bringing automation to audit compliance workflows.
KNAV, a top 300 accounting firm, debuts KNAV Tara, an AI platform built for assurance, tax, and advisory work—signaling mid-market firms' push to develop proprietary AI tools.
Jeremy Ung predicts CPA firms will soon deploy AI agents at 40-to-one ratios against human accountants, forcing firms to fundamentally restructure their operations and staffing models.
Ernst & Young is scaling AI deployment across tax preparation to improve efficiency, but the firm is being transparent about where AI still falls short.
Deloitte announces unified agentic intelligence network alongside BlackLine's new AI governance console for CFOs, signaling enterprise push toward autonomous accounting workflows.
AI audit vendor MindBridge submitted formal comments to the PCAOB on strategic priorities for AI governance in audit, positioning itself as thought leader on regulatory frameworks for AI-assisted a...
Chicago accounting firm Sikich ($438.9M revenue) partners with Basis to integrate AI-powered automation into client accounting services, covering month-end closing, transaction processing, and reco...
Wolters Kluwer's CCH Axcess Expert AI adds automated document scanning and K-1 form processing, delivering 30–70% efficiency gains in tax workflows for CPA firms.
Deloitte unveils connected agentic intelligence in Deloitte Omnia, a unified framework integrating new and existing AI agents to advance audit and assurance capabilities.
KPMG withdrew a major AI report after discovery of completely fabricated case studies caused by AI hallucinations, highlighting risks when accounting firms over-rely on generative AI without human ...
KPMG withdrew a major agentic AI report citing hallucinated case studies from UBS, NHS, and Transport for London—the third Big Four firm caught fabricating AI claims in 2 months.
KPMG's push to get staff using AI backfired when employees gamed the dashboard metrics, revealing how accounting's focus on billable hours undermines genuine AI productivity gains.
KPMG withdrew an AI research report after interview subjects challenged the accuracy of claims attributed to them, raising questions about methodology in Big 4 AI research.
Gusto releases six new AI agents tailored for accounting practice management and business development, expanding its offerings to CPA firms.
GPTZero reveals KPMG's October 2025 report on agentic AI in customer experience contains AI-generated false citations, mirroring similar issues found in EY Canada's report.
IPA 100 firm Doeren Mayhew ($170.4M FY24 revenue) acquires Atlanta-based GRIFFIN Global Technologies to expand AI, software development, and data analytics capabilities for accounting clients.
Wolters Kluwer and OpenAI deepen partnership to integrate domain-grounded generative and agentic AI into accounting and tax software, targeting professional decision-making and productivity gains.
Blake Oliver reports from Black Ore's inaugural AI Tax Summit in Times Square, where tax leaders from Big 4 firms and regional practices gathered to discuss whether autonomous AI can transform tax ...
The Accounting Podcast explores how AI-powered tax preparation companies like BlackOr are partnering with Big 4 firms to automate complex return preparation, while discussing Intuit's stock decline...