AI for Accountants — Newsletter Archive

May 22, 2026

KPMG just put Claude inside their tax platform

Big Four moves, real-time AI inside your accounting software, and new data showing why giving juniors AI without structure can backfire. Let’s get to it.

May 19, 2026

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.

May 15, 2026

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.

May 12, 2026

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.

May 8, 2026

The AI workpaper tool that never leaves Excel

AI moved from pitch decks to workpapers this week — Suralink put AI inside Excel, PwC and OpenAI are building CFO‐level agents, and a new report shows most firms still don't have the people to execute any of it.

May 5, 2026

The AI tax platform 40% of top firms trusted first just opened its doors

Black Ore's enterprise AI tax prep tool just opened to all firms after two years behind closed doors — and Intuit dropped a full AI firm management suite in the same week. If you're evaluating AI tools for next season, this is a good week to pay attention. Let's dive in.

May 1, 2026

Your clients can now run TurboTax inside Claude

Tax season may be winding down, but the AI news isn't. This week: Intuit plugged QuickBooks and TurboTax directly into Claude, the AICPA launched its first real AI training program with CPE credits attached, and a new report shows most firms still can't measure what their AI investments are actually doing. Let's dive in.

Apr 28, 2026

Your firm has no benchmark. This fixes that.

Extension season is here, and the AI story is shifting — from promises to proof. This week: a real cleanup case study, Xero's full AI rebuild, and a free benchmarking tool that finally shows where your firm stands. Let's dive in.

Apr 24, 2026

Your client meeting notes just filed themselves

Extension season is underway, and this week the AI news shifted from research to reality — Digits just made your financial data queryable inside Claude and ChatGPT, Canopy launched a notetaker that files client meeting summaries automatically, and KPMG built an AI assistant for the month-end close that's already running at Big Four scale. Let's dive in.