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The Future of Accounting

eBook from Karbon - This is your crystal ball for the next decade in accounting, based on 14 predictions from 34 of the profession’s most forward-thinking leaders and innovators.

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Posted byKarbon
onMonday, 15 December 2025

If you could go back in time 10 years, what would you do differently? And if you could see what the next 10 years have in store, how would you start preparing today?

The Future of Accounting is your crystal ball for the next decade in accounting. 

Karbon consulted 34 accounting leaders that represent a cross-section of the profession’s most forward-thinking leaders and innovators from a range of firms, organizations, regions, and services.

They all share a common trait: a deep, informed sense of where the profession is headed.

In this ebook, you will find 14 key predictions across:

  • An end to burnout

  • AI and technology

  • The reimagined tech stack

  • The commodification of knowledge

  • The evolution of client relationships

  • The role of data in the firm of tomorrow

  • The organizational structure of future firms

  • The future of the ‘traditional’ accounting firm

  • A complete rebrand of the entire accounting profession

  • The developing relationship between compliance and advisory

You will also find actionable next steps for preparing for the future, today.

2036 is being built right now by those willing to lead it today. Are you one of them?

Download The Future of Accounting.

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