Episode 28: IOFM Conference Takeaways: Anxiety, Complexity, and AI

At this year’s IOFM Spring Conference in Orlando, one theme kept surfacing over and over again: uncertainty.In this episode of Information Return Intelligence, Jason shares his biggest takeaways from conversations with AP professionals, compliance teams, and attendees across the conference floor. While the sessions themselves were valuable, the real insights came from listening to the concerns people are facing every day in the information reporting world.Three major themes emerged:• Growing anxiety around information reporting compliance• Frustration with increasing complexity and constantly changing rules• Confusion and uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence and AP technologyJason discusses the upcoming transition from the FIRE system to IRIS, the new 1099 reporting thresholds, ongoing worker classification confusion, and why so many professionals feel overwhelmed by overlapping IRS, DOL, and state rules.The episode also explores the current state of AI in the AP and information reporting space — including skepticism about vendor claims, pressure from management to “use AI,” and the challenge of figuring out what many AI products actually do.If you work with 1099s, W-9s, AP compliance, or information reporting in any form, this episode provides a candid look at what your peers are thinking — and worrying about — right now.Sponsored by IOFM, the Institute of Finance & Management.#1099 #AccountsPayable #AP #InformationReporting #IOFM #TaxCompliance #IRIS #ArtificialIntelligence #Finance #1099Guy