Blending Information and Communication Technology with Accounting Research

The purpose of this commentary is to explore how information and communication technologies have forever changed many aspects of business and accounting practice and, as a result, offer new and exciting research opportunities to accounting professionals and academics. An important message of this commentary is that researchers in accounting information systems and other areas of accounting, such as financial, auditing, tax, and managerial, should work together on projects, as each party can learn a great deal from the others. Synergistic relationships arising from such teamwork hold great potential to yield high-quality research results that can have notable impact on the accounting profession.