Fall Issue of ThinkTWENTY20 Released

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Fall 2019 cover

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Technology Is Not Disrupting Accounting, Client expectations Are!....................4
By John McAlister and Shelley Thomson
Throughout its thousands of years of history, the profession was disrupted many
times, is being disrupted now and will be in the future. Understanding a little about
the changes in the past can help us to know how to influence the current and
inevitable future changes.

An Age of Digital Media in Accounting and Audit……………………………………………………..19
By Eric E. Cohen, CPA
Is the profession – and in particular are the audit regulators – mired in the written-
word, paper-based past? Can we audit graphics and video? Can graphics and video
be the basis of our audit documentation?

Artificial Intelligence May Not Replace Accountants But It’s Sure Going to Change Us…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…29
By Gerald Trites, FCPA, FCA, CISA
Artificial Intelligence has been entering the world of accountants and other financial professionals for some time, but now we are on the verge of a new wave of AI, with
new technologies that have not been used before.

IAASB Mission Accomplished? Not Quite Yet……………………………………………….…36
By Gundi Jeffrey
The recently released IAASB Public Report, January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019: Foundation For The Future, covers what the Board has been up to for the past three and a half years. While the report, and the projects it describes, have received both kudos and criticisms, one thing is for sure – there is still a lot of work to be done.

Book Review: The Disruption Mindset………………………………………………………….…44
Jonathan Andrews, CPA
The author, Charlene Li, places the subject of business disruption well into perspective, challenging potential misunderstandings, and helps to shine a light into the future.