Many organizations are trying to scale automation on top of processes that were never designed for consistency or repeatability.

PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte have cut support staff in the last 12 months or so, along with Grant Thornton and law firms Baker McKenzie and Clifford Chance.

The alliance with Anthropic will embed Claude Cowork into KPMG’s global client delivery platform, beginning with tax and legal clients.

Intuit chairman and CEO Sasan Goodarzi announced the layoffs in a company-wide message.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal for a semiannual reporting option has quickly provoked debate.

Early next year, Intuit’s ProAdvisor Program will be replaced with a new Intuit ProPartner Accountants program, integrated with Intuit Accountant Suite.

Attorneys general from 25 states and D.C. are suing the administration over rules limiting loans for graduate students in accounting and other professions.

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