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The 2024 NJCPA Convention & Expo, themed “Your Story. Your Success,” informed, entertained and connected more than 600 attendees with storytelling at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City on June 11-14.

Balancing tech-fueled efficiency improvements with a human touch will be crucial. Employers must ensure AI augments rather than replaces the human element.

AI's transformative impact on resource management offers public accounting firms a competitive edge in effectively staffing their client engagements. Through enhanced forecasting, dynamic scheduling, skill-based matching and efficiency optimization, AI enables firms to maximize their human capital.

As we move into the latter half of 2024, taxpayers and tax preparers should continue to monitor various state and local tax decisions throughout the U.S. in order to remain vigilant and responsive to the latest developments.

Social Security planning is a multifaceted challenge that requires a deep understanding of the system, strategic thinking and personalized advice. By mastering these aspects, CPAs can help clients navigate their retirement journey.

A career as a CPA with a professional services firm, private industry or in government is so much more than just audit, tax, advisory or the expanding area of wealth management. This is a profession built on serving others, something most humans inherently strive to do.

The pipeline problem will not be solved this year or next. The NJCPA, as well the other state CPA societies and the AICPA, are developing multiyear, collaborative, data-driven campaigns that will address the continuing accounting pipeline challenges.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs welcomes June M. Toth, CPA, CFF, CITP, CGMA, principal at WilkinGuttenplan P.C., as its 2024/2025 president on June 1, replacing outgoing president Edward G. O Connell, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE, a partner at Withum.