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Jul 2023
8m 42s

Can AI do your taxes? Not quite yet.

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KPMG just announced they will be partnering with Microsoft to integrate generative AI into their workflows. We’ll talk with U.S. Chair and CEO Paul Knopp about how he hopes AI will help accountants do their jobs. Plus, an update on the PGA Tour Senate hearing — where PGA’s COO said the organization had little choice but to merge with LIV — and a check-in on how year-over-year inflation numbers might affect rake hikes.

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