AI for Accountants

AI tools for accountants. Curated, tested, and explained. 2x/week.

AI for Accountants

AI tools for accountants. Curated, tested, and explained. 2x/week.

60% of tax firms now use AI for research — and billing models are cracking

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

60% of tax firms now use AI for research — and billing models are cracking

Tax research AI adoption nearly doubled in one year, clients are filing AI-generated returns without professional review, and state lawmakers are moving to tax AI services before federal policy catches up. Let's dive in.

Alex Bruce

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Jun 9, 2026

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Jun 5, 2026

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Jun 3, 2026

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Your peers are using AI for tax research. Are you?

May 30, 2026

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A new AI platform just replaced the tax prep workflow. Here's what to know.

May 26, 2026

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Intuit just cut 3,000 jobs — and it's doubling down on AI

May 22, 2026

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KPMG just put Claude inside their tax platform

EY faked 16 citations — here's what that means for your firm

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

EY faked 16 citations — here's what that means for your firm

This week: EY got caught publishing AI-hallucinated research, Wolters Kluwer's advisory AI went live for US firms, and the Top 100 firms revealed just how divided they are on AI strategy. Let's dive in.

Claude just moved into your accounting software

May 15, 2026

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2 min read

Claude just moved into your accounting software

Xero went live with Claude this week, Grant Thornton shipped its own AI audit infrastructure, and the AICPA launched a training program to help firms actually get results from the tools they've already adopted. A lot moved this week — let's dive in.

Your AI does math wrong — here's what the research says

May 12, 2026

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1 min read

Your AI does math wrong — here's what the research says

A new University of Chicago paper shows AI models struggle with numerical reasoning far more than benchmark scores suggest. Meanwhile, Grant Thornton rolled out its own audit AI platform — and Digits just moved accrual schedules out of Excel and into the ledger. Let’s dive in.