The IRS Lost 25,000 Employees. Here's What That Means for Your Accounting Clients.
IRS cut from 102K to 76K employees. Service is degrading. Here's how small accounting firms can position for the representation opportunity.
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IRS cut from 102K to 76K employees. Service is degrading. Here's how small accounting firms can position for the representation opportunity.
Read issue →Section 301 hearings begin April 28. Consulting and law firms have a narrow window to help clients participate — and bill for it — before tariffs hit.
Read issue →Steve Tonkin & Company adopted Digits and cut time 20% immediately — 30–50% projected as clients migrate. A Colorado bookkeeping firm's real results.
Read issue →Claude for Word launched April 10, 2026 — AI contract review inside Microsoft Word at $25/seat/month. What it means for small law firms.
Read issue →Intuit's AI agents inside QuickBooks are live. What accounting firms need to know before their clients ask why fees haven't changed.
Read issue →Bloomberg Law's 2026 analysis: which legal AI is production-ready vs. demo-ware. Three-tier framework for small law firms — deploy now, watch, or skip.
Read issue →New York's new AI hiring restrictions take effect April 18, 2026. Here's what professional services firm owners with NY employees or hiring need to know now.
Read issue →New York's credit history ban in hiring (S03072) took effect April 18, 2026. Staffing agencies and law firms must audit three critical workflows.
Read issue →Basis AI can complete a 1065 with no human hands. The IRS has no rules for AI tax prep. Here's the three-document protocol that protects your CPA firm now.
Read issue →Colorado SB 189 (signed May 14) replaced the original AI Act. The June 30 deadline is eliminated. New compliance date: January 1, 2027.
Read issue →The Federal Reserve's April 2026 data: 75% of large firms use AI vs ~8% of small firms. The gap is compounding. Here's what it means and what to do now.
Read issue →Grant Thornton 2026: integrated-AI firms grow 4x faster than pilots. What 'integrated' actually means for a 10-person professional services firm.
Read issue →The IRS runs 129 AI use cases to flag returns. Five-point QC checklist for CPA firms using AI to prepare tax returns before April 15.
Read issue →KPMG forced Grant Thornton to cut its audit fee 14% using AI efficiency as the argument. Every professional services firm needs a prepared answer now.
Read issue →CBP's CAPE portal opens April 20 for IEEPA tariff refunds. Here's the 3-step eligibility screen accounting firms need before advising importer clients.
Read issue →Juno cuts tax prep to 10 minutes at $45/return. TaxGPT files returns inside your existing software. What both mean for your accounting firm's pricing.
Read issue →79% of legal professionals use AI with client data. Only 30% have a policy. A two-hour framework to fix shadow AI at law and accounting firms.
Read issue →House-passed AI for Main Street Act: what SBA resources small firms can use for AI now, and what the bill would add once signed into law.
Read issue →The IRS runs AI that compares your clients' Schedule C expense ratios against industry and zip code norms. What every accounting firm needs to know — and do.
Read issue →Artifact AI launched Omni on April 7, 2026 — workflow automation for accounting and CAS firms. What it does, pricing, and how it compares to Zapier and Karbon.
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