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Major Topics

  • Emerging technology in accounting automation, metaverse, and blockchain
  • Hardware and software trends
  • Communication and collaboration tools
  • Key products to consider for implementation

Learning Objectives

  1. Create strategic and tactical benefit lists of hardware and software options
  2. Evaluate current communications choices to improve your efficiency
  3. Identify key technologies to implement in your business and personal life
  4. List examples of emerging technologies that will affect the accounting profession

Course Description

What are my best technology choices, and how do I keep up? Even informed accounting professionals will find multiple ideas they can apply daily. This visionary session provides insights, options, and recommendations to help you decide which technologies will affect your business and which will give you a competitive edge. Included in Tech Update are emerging and evolving technologies important to accounting professionals. We will cover the benefits and risks of adopting recent technologies, ranging from software applications to hardware devices. You will also learn how to develop a balanced technology strategy that includes current, emerging, and future technology choices for your firm or business.

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Intended Audience

Accounting professionals interested in choosing and managing technology

Advanced Preparation

None

Field of Study

Information Technology

Credits

2 Credits

Published Date

May 31, 2023

Course Authors

Randy Johnston

Hutchinson, KS
Partner, K2 Enterprises

Randy Johnston is a nationally recognized educator, consultant, and writer with over 40 years experience in Strategic Technology Planning, Accounting Software Selection, Paperless, Systems and Network Integration, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Development and Management, Process Engineering and outsourced managed services.
K2 Enterprises (K2E.com) – Executive Vice President, Shareholder – Nation’s leading technology CPE provider to CPA professionals. Consults to high profile technology vendors. Delivers national seminars to CPAs, business groups and IT leaders on technologies in accounting, healthcare and banking. Creates and presents seminars and articles on 30+ technology topics including CPA Firm Technology, Paperless, Accounting Software, Cloud, Business Continuity, and Strategies leveraging technology. (1990 – Present, Hammond, LA)

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Overview

What are my best technology choices, and how do I keep up? Even informed accounting professionals will find multiple ideas they can apply daily. This visionary session provides insights, options, and recommendations to help you decide which technologies will affect your business and which will give you a competitive edge. Included in Tech Update are emerging and evolving technologies important to accounting professionals. We will cover the benefits and risks of adopting recent technologies, ranging from software applications to hardware devices. You will also learn how to develop a balanced technology strategy that includes current, emerging, and future technology choices for your firm or business.

Course Details

  • Emerging technology in accounting automation, metaverse, and blockchain
  • Hardware and software trends
  • Communication and collaboration tools
  • Key products to consider for implementation

  1. Create strategic and tactical benefit lists of hardware and software options
  2. Evaluate current communications choices to improve your efficiency
  3. Identify key technologies to implement in your business and personal life
  4. List examples of emerging technologies that will affect the accounting profession

Intended Audience — Accounting professionals interested in choosing and managing technology

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Information Technology

Credits — 2 Credits

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Published Date – May 31, 2023

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Course Authors

Randy Johnston

Hutchinson, KS
Partner, K2 Enterprises

Randy Johnston is a nationally recognized educator, consultant, and writer with over 40 years experience in Strategic Technology Planning, Accounting Software Selection, Paperless, Systems and Network Integration, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Development and Management, Process Engineering and outsourced managed services.
K2 Enterprises (K2E.com) – Executive Vice President, Shareholder – Nation’s leading technology CPE provider to CPA professionals. Consults to high profile technology vendors. Delivers national seminars to CPAs, business groups and IT leaders on technologies in accounting, healthcare and banking. Creates and presents seminars and articles on 30+ technology topics including CPA Firm Technology, Paperless, Accounting Software, Cloud, Business Continuity, and Strategies leveraging technology. (1990 – Present, Hammond, LA)

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All of our self-study courses are NASBA approved (through our partners at K2 Enterprises) the revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards).

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  • Course materials (video & PDF version)
  • Unlimited attempts to complete exam
  • Course materials (PDF & Sample Materials)
  • Instant grading & certificate of completion
  • One year access to complete your CPE
  • Completion certificate

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