Accountants are now starting to perform more technical tasks.

Right off the text:

"Accountants are also beginning to perform more technical duties, such as implementing, controlling, and auditing computer systems and networks and developing technology plans.

So heck, yes, the claim is correct.

Questão
Accountants are now starting to perform more technical tasks.
Contabilistas estão começando a executar as tarefas mais técnicas.

Texto
Accountants also are beginning to perfome more technical duties
Contadores também estão começando a realizar funções mais técnicas

right- A blatant paraphrase of the original passage: accountants are now beginning to perform more technical duties, aided by technology and its travails to get it mended whenever necessary.

Certo.

TEXTO Accountants are (beginning) to perform more technical duties.

QUESTÃO Accountants   are now (starting)   to perform   more technical tasks.
 A substituição da palavra tasks (tarefas) por duties não acarreta incoerência no sentido.

Além disso, constata-se que a palavra now está implícita no texto. 

Termos associados:
• beginning – starting (começar)

• duties – tasks (tarefas)
Obs:

 • also: também

• duty: obrigação, dever
 

 

Questão comentada pelo Prof.   Alexandre Hartmann