Transformational Technologies in the CPA Profession and Business: What is the Role of the Accounting Academy?

Abstract

Much innovation is occurring in the public and private accountancy professions. In this article, we describe the most high-profile innovations and provide examples of how these innovations are already impacting the CPA profession. Most importantly, we implore accounting program leaders and professors to support development of these skill sets in our CPA-trained students. The goal of the manuscript is to accelerate recognition across the accounting academy regarding the role of the transformational technologies in the practice of accounting and then motivate development of instructional pedagogy aimed at developing these skills in accounting students.