It's almost tax season so the accounting world is making ready for the coming storm, and it looks to be particularly high winds this year.
Automation is well on its way to turning the world of accounting on its head and removing most of the clerical type work that most people think of as what an accountant does. The linked article includes some interesting predictions on what exactly we can expect in the year ahead.
I don't know that I agree with the suggestion that the SEC is going to be more strict under a Republican administration but I have been wrong before.
I do know that I am interested in playing around with continuous audit as well as proper tax consulting, which is all set to remove the need for tax preparers. Or so they say at least.
