Master the essentials of AI for accounting. Gain confidence in navigating AI's risks and harnessing its transformative power for your practice.
This course provides a concise overview of the most frequently asked questions accountants have about artificial intelligence—and offers clear, empowering answers that demystify the technology. Rooted in real-world concerns and designed for immediate application, this course equips CPAs and accounting professionals with foundational knowledge, practical workflows, and strategic frameworks to confidently engage with AI tools. Participants will learn how to navigate AI risks, safely implement GenAI, and leverage AI as a mindset shift rather than just a tech upgrade. With practical insights from prompt parties to privacy protocols, the course helps transform fear into fluency and hesitation into innovation.
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Who Will Benefit/Target Audience: This course is ideal for accountants, auditors, finance professionals, and CPA firm leaders seeking clarity, confidence, and practical guidance in integrating AI into their practices.
Prerequisite Knowledge: Basic familiarity with accounting principles and curiosity about how emerging technologies can impact the profession.
MA, CMC, CITP/FITP
GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, and tax preparers worldwide. His courses focus on the new intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age. His sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He's published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.
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