research two contemporary accounting topics such as:

• valuing intellectual capital for financial statement reporting purposes,
• how International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) differ from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),
• the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United States,
• sustainability and environmental accounting,
• valuation of digital assets such as cryptocurrency for financial statement reporting purposes, and
• artificial intelligence and automation in the accounting field.

Each of these is one topic, so you must choose two of these topics.

Discuss the following,

• Define and describe the topics, citing real-life examples of their uses.
• Critique the pros and cons of the topics.
• Assess the popularity of the topics and what type of global companies or individuals use them.
• Hypothesize the future use of the topics; be sure to support your position with facts.