2026 accounting trends: Operating in an uncertain era
2026 Predictions

2026 accounting trends: Operating in an uncertain era

9m John Kinghorn, Partnerships Director, IFX Payments 

2026 accounting trends: Operating in an uncertain ...

With global conflicts, rising costs and rapid technological change reshaping the landscape, accountants must evolve from record-keepers to strategic n...

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The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets the Accounting Benchmark
Accounting Firms

The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets the Accounting Benchmark

9m Accountancy Age

The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets...

QuickBooks’ latest agentic AI updates mark a fundamental shift in cloud accounting, setting a new benchmark for data accuracy and automation across UK...

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The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data science
AI in Accounting

The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data science

9m Peter Spence, FCMA, CGMA, Associate Technical Director, at AICPA and CIMA

The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data scien...

Peter Spence, FCMA, CGMA, Associate Technical Director, at AICPA and CIMA explores how finance, IT, and data science have become the new trinity of va...

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Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audit
AI in Accounting

Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audit

10m nikita alexander

Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audi...

As UK firms deploy AI and Machine Learning for smarter risk assessment and anomaly detection, they face a regulatory tightrope. We examine the critica...

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Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year
AI in Accounting

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year

10m Nikita Alexander

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI ...

UK accountancy firms are making a major capital commitment, with nearly half planning to invest up to £100,000 in AI over the next 12 months. New rese...

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The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now
AI in Accounting

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

10m Rafe Houston

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

With the next phase of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax fast approaching, Xero’s UK Managing Director Kate Hayward argues that the shift isn’t just a...

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Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road to agentic firms
AI in Accounting

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road...

11m Rafe Houston

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, M...

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat talks to Accountancy Age about where AI is already proving its value for UK firms, how accountants can get MTD ready, ...

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AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap
Accounting Software

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap

11m Paul Lodder, VP of Accounting & Product Strategy, Dext

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the ski...

In 2025, artificial intelligence has shifted from hype to necessity. It is no longer something firms simply experiment with on the side and has establ...

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NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld
Accounting Software

NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld

11m Accountancy Age

NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld

Oracle NetSuite used day one of its SuiteWorld conference to take the wraps off NetSuite Next, a version of the suite with conversational AI, agent-st...

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Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow of iplicit
Accounting Software

Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow of iplicit

11m Accountancy Age

Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow...

Artificial intelligence was one of the most talked about themes at Accountex Summit North 2025, with many panels exploring its potential to reshape th...

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FreeAgent’s Stewart Hurd on why MTD must spark deeper change
Accounting Software

FreeAgent’s Stewart Hurd on why MTD must spark deeper change

11m Accountancy Age

FreeAgent’s Stewart Hurd on why MTD must spark dee...

On the sidelines of Accountex Summit Manchester, Accountancy Age spoke with Stewart Hurd, Chief Sales Officer at FreeAgent, about how firms are respon...

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Silverfin’s Hannah Bowater on advisory, AI and keeping talent
Accounting Software

Silverfin’s Hannah Bowater on advisory, AI and keeping talent

11m Accountancy Age

Silverfin’s Hannah Bowater on advisory, AI and kee...

At Accountex Summit North, the pace of change was impossible to ignore. From looming regulatory deadlines to the promises and pitfalls of AI, every co...

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How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting
Accounting Software

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

11m Stephen Edginton, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Dext

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

The world of accounting and bookkeeping is rapidly shifting in more ways than one. Perhaps the biggest transformation is that clients now expect more ...

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Q&A: Exploring tech’s role in modern accountancy with IRIS
Accounting Software

Q&A: Exploring tech’s role in modern accountancy with IRIS

12m Marina Mouka

Q&A: Exploring tech’s role in modern accountancy w...

As accountants face rising client demands, regulatory pressures, and a persistent skills shortage, technology is becoming the key enabler for growth. ...

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AI, AML and MTD: The challenges accountants can’t ignore after Accountex North 2025
Accounting Software

AI, AML and MTD: The challenges accountants can’t ignore after Accountex No...

12m Marina Mouka

AI, AML and MTD: The challenges accountants can’t ...

Accountants from across the UK converged on Manchester Central on 23 September for Accountex Summit North 2025, where the conversations ranged from th...

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The priorities defining the accountancy firms of the future
Accounting Firms

The priorities defining the accountancy firms of the future

12m Dayshape

The priorities defining the accountancy firms of t...

Enter the boardroom to reveal C-suite and Partner insights and join our webinar to level up. Read More...

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Seize the shift – how to thrive in the great accounting shake-up
Accounting Software

Seize the shift – how to thrive in the great accounting shake-up

1y Kate Hayward, UK MD, Xero

Seize the shift – how to thrive in the great accou...

The accounting industry is at a pivotal juncture. Technology is broadening its parameters, but also burdening accountants who need to rapidly upskill ...

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AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026
Accounting Firms

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026

1y Accountancy Age

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends sha...

AI and automation are revolutionising the accounting profession in 2025 and beyond. With over 79% of accountants expecting growth in strategic advisor...

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Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore
AI in Accounting

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore

1y Irena Teneva, AICPA and CIMA

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ig...

AI is the brilliant intern of the digital age - efficient, tireless, flawed – but it’s our human insight that keeps it grounded, ethical, and actually...

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HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media
AI in Accounting

HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media

1y Editorial team

HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media

HMRC's revelation that it is using AI to monitor taxpayers’ social media posts in criminal investigations has sparked a heated debate on data privacy,...

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AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps
AI in Accounting

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps

1y Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it c...

With the accounting industry facing talent shortages, Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech explores the role AI plays in the future to support finance and a...

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Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair
AI in Accounting

Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair

1y Accountancy Age

Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, ...

Former EY UK chair Hywel Ball highlights the challenges the Big Four face in adopting AI, suggesting that smaller, more agile firms are leading the wa...

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EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trust gaps
Accounting Standards

EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trust gaps

1y Accountancy Age

EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trus...

EY and ACCA have issued joint guidance urging business leaders and policymakers to adopt robust AI assessments to strengthen trust in artificial intel...

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Can automation make accounting less of a grind? Intuit thinks so
Accounting Software

Can automation make accounting less of a grind? Intuit thinks so

1y Accountancy Age

Can automation make accounting less of a grind? In...

Intuit has launched a series of new QuickBooks features designed to automate routine accounting tasks and simplify financial workflows for businesses ...

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UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard
Accounting Standards

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard

1y Accountancy Age

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with fir...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...

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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world
ACCA

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

1y Accountancy Age

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

AI is transforming accountancy, but not replacing it. ACCA’s new report finds automation is eliminating repetition while expanding roles that demand j...

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UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact
AI in Accounting

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact

1y Accountancy Age

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impa...

New Qlik research reveals gaps between AI investment and measurable impact across UK businesses Read More...

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