Tech-led change and AI tops long-term concerns for CPAs – AICPA survey
Key takeaways
- Tech-led change and AI tops long-term concerns for CPAs – AICPA survey.
- The CPA Firm Top Issues Survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) included CPA companies of all sizes.
- The survey, which segmented responses into six company-size categories, asked CPA practices to identify both their most pressing current challenges and those expected to have the greatest impact over the next five years.
Tech-led change and AI tops long-term concerns for CPAs – AICPA survey. The survey was carried out online between 20 April and 22 May 2026. Credit: earthphotostock/Shutterstock.com. · The Accountant · earthphotostock/Shutterstock.com. Ellichipuram Umesh Wed, June 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM GMT+7 2 min read Managing change driven by new technology and the rapid advance of AI has emerged as the leading long-term issue for certified public accountant (CPA) practices, a biennial survey by the American Institute of CPAs found.
The CPA Firm Top Issues Survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) included CPA companies of all sizes.
The survey, which segmented responses into six company-size categories, asked CPA practices to identify both their most pressing current challenges and those expected to have the greatest impact over the next five years.