2020

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Audit

COVID-19 update: Effective audits & remote work

COVID-19 — the coronavirus — has businesses around the world facing an unprecedented situation. First and foremost, we sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are safe and secure. Our current, shared situation certainly gives us pause and we recognize the importance of pulling through this together. This new working environment most likely means

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Audit

AI for government finance: Understanding value & barriers

Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum, shares in his book, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” that artificial intelligence (AI) will perform 30% of corporate audits by 2025. While any estimate of change is just that, an estimate, the pace of change is governed by the benefits that result from the application

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Audit

Getting ready for AI-powered audit in 2020

You’re in the minority if you haven’t heard of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet the accounting profession has a long way to go in terms of adoption. AI is a popular conversation piece for industry bodies such as the AICPA, CPA Australia, ICAEW, and PCAOB, and more firms are deploying the technology today than ever before. But most firm leaders still

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