CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TAX & FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
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AI for Accountants: Tools, Trends and Transformations

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CPE Credits

2 Credits: Accounting
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study

Course Description

The AI for Accountants course provides accountants with a comprehensive understanding of how artificial intelligence is transforming the accounting industry, as well as how to leverage AI tools and methodologies to enhance decision-making, accounting efficiency, and strategic insights.

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Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize how prescriptive analytics can be used in accounting.
  • Recall the limitations of deep learning models.
  • Recognize the AI technologies that can be used in transaction processing.
  • Specify how AI can be used in audit sampling.
  • Recall the different types of learning that AI systems use.
  • Recognize why structured data is especially useful for AI in an accounting setting.
  • Recall the manner in which natural language generation can support accountants.
  • Recognize the problems with an excessive reliance on historical data in AI models.
  • Specify how computer vision can be applied to accounting.
  • Recall how data preprocessing improves AI models for accounting.
  • Specify the regulatory concerns when using AI within accounting activities.
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Course Specifics

Course ID
SS125443375
Revision Date
September 2, 2025
Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

Advanced Preparation

None

Number of Pages
61

Compliance Information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220

CMA Notice: Western CPE makes every attempt to maintain our CMA CPE library, to ensure a course meets your continuing education requirements please visit Insitute of Management Accountants (IMA)

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

Meet The Experts

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 300 business books and courses. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and …