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AI and Accounting in Retail WEBINAR

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2.0 Credits

Member Price $89.00

Non-Member Price $109.00

Overview

This course provides a concise overview of how AI is transforming financial strategies, tax compliance, and audit practices in the global retail industry. As retailers deploy AI to personalize customer experiences, automate inventory, and optimize pricing, accounting professionals must adapt to new challenges in data integrity, regulatory compliance, and financial reporting. Drawing on real-world case studies from retail giants and small businesses alike, this course explores how AI technologies intersect with accounting workflows and outlines strategies to maintain accuracy, trust, and control in an AI driven marketplace.

Highlights

AI powered personalization and its impact on revenue recognition. Dynamic pricing models and tax compliance risks. AI in demand forecasting, inventory valuation, and COGS calculations. Integration challenges with ERP and POS systems. Governance, ethics, and auditability of AI decisions. Data quality, audit trails, and regulatory documentation. AI assisted fraud detection, financial controls, and oversight

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

This course is ideal for accountants, auditors, and finance leaders working in or with retail businesses seeking to stay ahead of AI driven transformation.

Objectives

Identify AI trends transforming the retail accounting landscape. Analyze risks associated with AI driven financial decisions. Apply accounting standards to AI related investments and expenses. Evaluate audit readiness of AI generated data and outputs. Design internal controls for AI integrated financial systems. Interpret ethical and regulatory frameworks governing AI use in retail. Develop strategies to align accounting practices with AI innovation.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

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Leader Bios

John Higgins, CPA, CITP, Stragetic Advisor, CPA Crossings LLC

John Higgins, CPA, CITP, is Strategic Technology Advisor, and co-founder of CPA Crossings, LLC, , which since 2001 has specialized in helping accounting, tax and financial professionals leverage technology to increase the quality and efficiency of their services. In 2017, John launched the company’s Office 365 Learning Center for CPAs which offers a curriculum of over 50 unique courses covering every aspect of Office 365. John is a nationally recognized speaker on CPA technology, past chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs, former national consulting partner with BDO, LLP, and co-author of 10 Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud, published by the AICPA. He was awarded the Top 25 Thought Leader award by the CPA Practice Advisor (2011 – 2017), and the Michigan Association of CPAs Innovative User of Technology award, and is an AICPA Business & Industry CPA Hall of Fame inductee.

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Non-Member Price $109.00

Member Price $89.00