scanners: how the smart firms do it

hand tossing a portable drivesolutions from centralization to smartphones. plus two best-practices recommendations.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

one of the keys to optimizing production processes is capturing information at its “root” source. this means when data enters your firm, regardless of the format (mail, fax, email, portal or on a flash drive).

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ideally, source documents would be provided to the firm in a digital format such as secured email or preferably through a web portal, but the reality today is that a significant portion of accounting firm source documents continue to arrive from clients in a traditional paper format.
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give monitors the respect they deserve

dual monitors are just a starting point.

by roman h. kepczyk

the best place to start the discussion on hardware is with monitors as it is the easiest place to see an immediate return on your it investment. your monitors are your windows into all digitally stored information and are the foundation for improving every aspect of firm production.

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transitioning tax production processes from physical to digital requires that all input screens and source documents be simultaneously viewable in a convenient format, which today means more screen real estate per workstation.
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how to be ready for real artificial intelligence

what to know before investing in new technology.

by hitendra patil and eli fathi

to use ai or not?

that is the question for accounting and audit firms looking toward the future. there is a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt regarding the availability, adoption and use of artificial intelligence-based systems. there is even some misleading information within the broader community of accounting and audit tools.

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a wide range of claims and news can be found online, from ai “not being ready” for accounting, to questioning the benefits of artificial intelligence. vendors stating their solutions are ai-enabled may be adding to the confusion. read more →