{"id":362138,"date":"2026-08-01T17:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/accounting\/aicpa-engage-are-cpas-ready-for-the-next-wave-in-accounting\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:29:32","slug":"aicpa-engage-are-cpas-ready-for-the-next-wave-in-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=362138","title":{"rendered":"AICPA ENGAGE \u2014 Are CPAs Ready for \u201cThe Next Wave\u201d in Accounting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkLAoUtMuQEP70ZfJdnL_nFmaBRl5C_HQ\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO.jpg?resize=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-12-05-09.56.32-PHOTO-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s been 20 years since I\u2019ve been to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AICPA<\/a>\u2018s biggest conference.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty \u2014 you read that right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWtaf? But Nancy, you LOVE conferences! You\u2019re always telling us how life-altering they are and how much you learn, grow, and connect! 20 years?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ok, so here\u2019s the story.<\/p>\n<p>20+ years ago I was a non-credentialed tax pro &amp; bookkeeper (damned good at both mind you) and my tax\/research software asked if I\u2019d help them with their marketing materials \u2014 they wanted someone who was actually using the tools to make edits, give feedback, recommend content. As a writer and editor, I was excited for the opportunity, and it went well.<\/p>\n<p>So well in fact, that they invited me to attend the big conferences where they were exhibiting \u2014 I think it was \u201cAICPA TECH\u201d back then; and the \u201cPractitioners Symposium\u201d. They wanted me to work the booth, not as a salesperson, but as a real-life practitioner who could explain what I liked about the software and how it compared to others in the space. Pretty cool gig. In theory.<\/p>\n<p>But two things ended up being pretty crappy.<\/p>\n<p>First off, I was super-disappointed at how unlike me the attendees were. As someone who ran a bookkeeping practice where we proactively helped clients succeed, with personal advisory services and trusted guidance, we invested a lot in technology and education. The folks I was meeting at these shows were generally uninterested in either. And definitely not interested in personal relationships with clients. It was a \u201conce-a-year get-in and get-out and make as much money as possible\u201d vibe. I was turned off big-time. I felt like these were not my people.<\/p>\n<p>And then something else happened that confirmed it. Once they found out I wasn\u2019t a CPA, I was treated like crap. Even though I was a well-educated and accomplished tax pro. I had been a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natptax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Association of Tax Professionals<\/a> for years and voraciously devoured their educational materials. But none of that mattered \u2014 I was clearly not in their club. And worse, I was a BOOKKEEPER. So far beneath them. It was eye-opening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodard.com\/scaling-new-heights-2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?resize=474%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?resize=1024%2C605&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?resize=768%2C454&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?w=1281&amp;ssl=1 1281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dymond-on-stage-pic-crop.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Needless to say, I eventually stopped going. I found tech-forward conferences like SleeterCon and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodard.com\/scaling-new-heights-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woodard\u2019s Scaling New Heights<\/a>; made friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natptax.com\/events-education\/in-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NATP Tax Forums and their National Conference<\/a>, as well as the IRS Tax Forums. And I left AICPA behind for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually I decided to become a CPA just so I could say \u201cyes\u201d when asked by colleagues (not by clients \u2014 they didn\u2019t care one way or the other). But I still wasn\u2019t interested in what AICPA had to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisasimpsoncpa\/\">Lisa Simpson<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/cpe-learning\/webcast\/aicpa-town-hall-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AICPA Town Hall<\/a> came into my life. It was the pandemic, and I needed technical guidance. Fast. I needed to put everything I had into saving my clients and my neighborhood from ruin. And they delivered! I felt such camaraderie and support, and it\u2019s no stretch to say I couldn\u2019t have done it without them.<\/p>\n<p>So I gave them another chance!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the happy ending to this full-circle story.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisasimpsoncpa\/\">Lisa Simpson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/erikasgeirsson\/\">Erik Asgeirsson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/april-walker-cpa-cgma\/\">April Walker, CPA, CGMA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markpeterson01\/\">Mark Peterson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mlauridsen1\/\">Melanie Lauridsen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mjkoziel\/\">Mark Koziel CPA, CGMA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lexykessleraprio\/\">Lexy Kessler<\/a> and the rest of the AICPA Town Hall team came into my life (check out past episodes on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkLAoUtMuQEP70ZfJdnL_nFmaBRl5C_HQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube playlist<\/a> for free), I was deep into the desperate work of trying to save my clients and my neighborhood from ruin. (I own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-dancing-accountant\/\">The Dancing Accountant<\/a>, a remote yet hyper-local firm in Chicago.)<\/p>\n<p>And they delivered! I felt such camaraderie and support; and the technical guidance, tools, client resources, articles &amp; education were unmatched. Not to mention the advocacy at both the federal &amp; state levels! It\u2019s honestly not a stretch to say I couldn\u2019t have done it without them.<\/p>\n<p>So, I gave AICPA another chance. I re-joined (and to-date a rarely miss a Town Hall; I consider it quality \u201cme-time\u201d.) I attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpa.com\/digital-cpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital CPA (DPCA)<\/a> and loved every moment. Talk about *my* people! Tech-forward practices embracing bookkeeping, client accounting and advisory \u2014 which in the intervening 20 years some CPAs realized are key to providing value-added client services, while leaning into the personal relationships that make work satisfying for team members as well as essential for clients.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/membership\/article\/aicpa-and-cima-global-women-to-watch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Global_Women_to_Watch_ppt_150dpi_1920_x_1080.jpg?resize=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Global_Women_to_Watch_ppt_150dpi_1920_x_1080.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Global_Women_to_Watch_ppt_150dpi_1920_x_1080.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Global_Women_to_Watch_ppt_150dpi_1920_x_1080.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Global_Women_to_Watch_ppt_150dpi_1920_x_1080.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>I dived in deeper, joining the Town Hall focus group, and becoming a volunteer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/resources\/article\/aicpa-scholarships-can-support-your-accounting-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AICPA Scholarship Judge<\/a>. I led over 500 people in a fake-aerobics dance class on the mainstage at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/membership\/article\/womens-global-leadership-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Women\u2019s Leadership Summit<\/a>. (Yes, really.) And I was proud to have been named an inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa-cima.com\/membership\/article\/aicpa-and-cima-global-women-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Woman to Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But I still wasn\u2019t ready for ENGAGE \u2014 not until 2 years ago, when so many friends, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nicoledaviscpa\/\">Nicole Davis, CPA<\/a>, raved about the quality of education, the progressive thinking reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/randy-crabtree-cpa-1945a67\/\">Randy Crabtree, CPA<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btgconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridging the Gap conference<\/a> (my fave), and the connection among attendees.<\/p>\n<p>You know me \u2014 FOMO struck, so I applied to speak for 2025; submitting a session on my greatest passion in life: addressing the capacity crisis in accounting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/ask-a-cpa-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">removing the \u201cwall\u201d between tax pros and bookkeepers<\/a> that had been my nemesis at these conferences 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>No dice. So I decided they weren\u2019t ready for the message, put them back on my list of closed-minded old-school money-grabbers\u2026 and proceeded to close my own mind with old prejudices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btgconference.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel.jpg?resize=474%2C274&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C592&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C889&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1185&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bookkeeper-Tax-Pro-Collab-Panel-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Then came along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markgallegosportebrown\/\">Mark Gallegos<\/a>. He saw me speak at Intuit Connect and raved, then asked why I didn\u2019t apply to speak at ENGAGE. I told him, \u201cI did. Y\u2019all didn\u2019t think my message was important.\u201d He asked if I\u2019d try again; I told him I didn\u2019t have time. (I\u2019m admittedly hot-headed.) He came to my presentation at Bridging the Gap on bookkeeper + tax pro collaboration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-hood-3494ab49\/\">Daniel Hood<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gailperrycpa\/\">Gail Perry, CPA<\/a>, highly-respected voices in the field, did too; I was impressed by their curiosity!), and next thing you know\u2026 the session I submitted last year was accepted for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Are we seeing a sea-change in the most-trusted profession? Embracing technology, personalizing professionalism, hiring non-traditional talent, accepting that the onsite billable hour is not mightier than helping our clients succeed? Is this The Next Wave?<\/p>\n<p>You tell me. And I\u2019ll see *you* at AICPA ENGAGE 2026.<\/p>\n<p>(Use code <strong>ENG2026<\/strong> to save $150 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpaengage.com\/\">https:\/\/www.aicpaengage.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?resize=474%2C248&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?resize=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/my-speaker-image.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/thedancingaccountant\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=145%2C145&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1884\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedancingaccountant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/tip-jar-by-Kerry-Couch.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>If this or any other posts on the website were useful to you, and your financial situation permits it, please consider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/thedancingaccountant\">contributing to my tip jar<\/a>. Ths allows me to continue to provide free accounting resources to small businesses who do not have the funds available to hire a CPA.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been 20 years since I\u2019ve been to AICPA\u2018s biggest conference. Twenty \u2014 you read that right. \u201cWtaf? But Nancy, you LOVE conferences! 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