ChatGPT Prompts for Accountants Quiz

Answers and explanations appear as you take the quiz.

1. What does the guide recommend for the numbers in a variance explanation prompt?
   • Let the chatbot calculate every change in its text reply
   • Round all figures before pasting
   • Compute changes in the spreadsheet or use a code-execution tool, then have the model write the narrative
   • Leave the numbers out entirely
2. Why should a chatbot's summary of an accounting standard be checked against the codification?
   • It can misstate paragraph references and miss updates issued after its training data ends
   • Chatbots are not allowed to discuss standards
   • The codification is shorter than any summary
   • Summaries are always copied word for word
3. Why should an Excel formula prompt state which version of Excel you use?
   • Newer versions calculate more slowly
   • Excel versions use different cell references
   • The chatbot charges more for newer versions
   • Functions such as XLOOKUP are unavailable in older versions like Excel 2016
4. Under ASC 606, what is the first of the five steps of revenue recognition?
   • Determine the transaction price
   • Identify the contract with a customer
   • Recognize revenue when obligations are satisfied
   • Allocate the price to performance obligations
5. What does the guide say about pasting identifiable client data into a chatbot?
   • It is fine in any account
   • It is required for accurate answers
   • Avoid consumer accounts; use firm-approved tools with data controls and anonymize where possible
   • Only tax data is sensitive
6. How should you test an AI-written Excel formula before relying on it?
   • Run it on sample rows including edge cases such as blanks, duplicates and text-formatted numbers
   • Ask the chatbot whether it is correct
   • Check that it has no syntax highlighting errors
   • Use it on the live workbook and watch for complaints
7. What is the purpose of asking the model to mark any explanation that needs confirmation?
   • It makes the answer shorter
   • It surfaces uncertain points so the reviewer knows what to verify first
   • It stops the model from making errors
   • It is required by accounting standards
8. Why does the guide suggest including one or two example emails in a client email prompt?
   • To make the chatbot run faster
   • To give the model legal authority
   • To avoid needing a deadline in the email
   • To help the model match your firm's house style and tone