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Gen AI in Accounting: Epic Transformation, or Overheated Hype?

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Cornerstone Report: Artificial Intelligence 2025

Accountants embrace AI. via Moss Adams

By CPA Trendlines Research

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Insights and Implications

I. At a Glance

  • Impact: Gauging the influence of Generative AI on the accounting industry.
  • Consequences: The new shape of accounting practices.
  • Strategies: For accounting firms, regulatory bodies, and educational institutions.

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Salary and Compensation Outlook for Small CPA Firms 2025

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The CPA Trendlines overview of what accountants can expect regarding annual salary and bonuses at small CPA firms – and what small CPA firms can expect to budget.

By CPA Trendlines Research

A combination of a talent shortage and the general economic environment could push payroll budgets up by as much as 16.9% in 2025 at small CPA firms, according to CPA Trendlines Research. But partners and owners could make even more.

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Battling the Staffing Crisis: Is a Little-Known, But Controversial, Visa Program the Answer for 2025 Hiring?

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Cornerstone Report: H-1B Hiring and Salary Trends in Tax, Accounting and Finance

  • The Jobs Outlook, Salary Trends, and Election Year Politics.

    • Plus: Comprehensive Guides for Accountants and CPA Firms

CPA Trendlines Research estimates and illustration

What it is. How it works. And what CPA firms are doing.

By CPA Trendlines Research

The H-1B visa program is vital for U.S. companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations, including tax, finance, and accounting.

CPA Trendlines Research estimates that as many as 46,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals work at U.S. firms under the H-1B program. This figure has received scant attention in the profession but is critical to its infrastructure. To the extent that it has received attention, critics say the program holds down salaries for U.S. workers.

In 2024, the Biden administration eased restrictions on the H-1B visa program while clamping down on abuses. By 2025, with the Trump Administration, it had become a lightning rod of controversy.

The nation’s tech industry has a huge stake in the outcome. Despite fluctuations in the number of H-1B workers requested and approved, the demand for H-1B workers in computer-related occupations remains strong, and H-1B workers play a critical role in the workforce.

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