Earn Free CPE: The Future of Accounting Is Human
Karl Paadam made partner at PwC Estonia at 26. Then he left to spend a decade in tech. Now he's back, building a firm on a thesis that sounds backwards at first: the future of accounting is human.
AI Does Two Years of Bookkeeping in Four Hours. So Why Are Fees Going Up?
I just did two years of bookkeeping in four hours. Tax prep work is being automated, too. Meanwhile, CPA firms are raising fees by 8% a year. Something doesn't add up.
Florida Almost Eliminated the Board of Accountancy. Twice.
A 550-page bill nearly wiped out the Florida Board of Accountancy in 2025 and again in 2026. It passed the House in 18 days. Most of the accounting profession had no idea it was happening.
How KPMG's AI Dashboard Backfired
KPMG rolled out an AI usage dashboard in late 2025. The target, according to reporting we covered on the show, was roughly 75% of the working day. Three out of four days, you need to be in an AI tool, doing something. So what did KPMG's people do? They had AI summarize emails they'd already read. They asked it to make drawings. Anything to show activity on the dashboard. There's a name for this now: token maxxing.
The Private Equity Accounting Bet Is Starting to Look Shaky
CBIZ's stock is down 51% over the past year. The market is sending a signal. And if you've been watching private equity's push into accounting, you should pay attention to it.
AI Is Coming for Tax Pros, Not TurboTax
Intuit's stock is down 59%. Is AI really going to kill TurboTax? That’s the story on LinkedIn and on Wall Street right now. But as we discussed on a recent podcast episode, the real disruption target might be your firm.
The Accounting Trick Inflating the AI Bubble
If OpenAI doesn't IPO, or if the IPO disappoints, its paper gains start reversing. The index funds that bought in at inflated valuations start selling. The feedback loop runs in reverse. That's how bubbles pop. Not always in a dramatic crash, but in a slow correction as the gap between paper profits and real cash flows becomes impossible to ignore.
40 Hours of Work Done in 5 Minutes: My Takeaways from Black Ore’s AI Tax Summit
AI is transforming tax faster than cloud ever did. Here are my takeaways from the Black Ore AI Tax Summit.
What Are You Billing For When AI Does the Work in Minutes?
AI does in minutes what staff did in hours. So what are you billing for? Why fixed-fee and subscription pricing will replace the billable hour at CPA firms.
How AI Is Rewriting the Month-End Close — Live Demo
Join me to see how AI agents, AI-powered workflows, and a modern ledger are transforming the month-end close process.