Accounting & CPA — AI Moves From Adoption to Impact in Tax and Audit as CBIZ Partners with Microsoft; State Tax Policy Shifts Accelerate Across Multiple Jurisdictions

Accounting & CPA · 2026-04-22

TODAY'S SIGNAL — April 21, 2026, delivers two converging forces reshaping the CPA landscape: AI's maturation from experimental tool to operational infrastructure, and a wave of state-level tax policy changes that will generate significant advisory demand. CBIZ's expanded Microsoft partnership to build an agent-native operating platform signals that major accounting firms are no longer piloting…