IssuesWatch Podcast

Accountants and accounting firms continue to grapple with whether and how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), though most agree that their companies will be impact by AI in some way. We sat down with Leon Grassi of Sax LLP to talk about the impact of artificial intelligence and automation tools on the accounting profession: the adoption of ChatGPT and other tools; the expectations, risks and benefits of AI; the impact it will have on jobs in accounting and finance; and more. ​

New Jersey’s lawsuit environment is the fourth most expensive in the nation, according to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And New Jersey was on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellhole watchlist in 2022. Anthony Anastasio of the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute provides insight and guidance for how businesses can reduce their liability exposure. ​

Think private equity (PE) is only for large CPA firms? Not necessarily so. Phil Whitman of Whitman Transition Advisors discusses recent private equity deals and how virtually every CPA firm can take advantage of PE and other nontraditional methods of investment and firm growth.

New Jersey CPAs were decidedly less pessimistic about the New Jersey and national economies in this year’s NJCPA economic survey. Roosevelt Bowman, senior investment strategist with Bernstein Private Wealth Management, helps us make sense of the survey results and shares his insights on inflation, recession and prospects for the future.