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EngineRP launched in beta April 2026 — AI-powered resource planning for professional services firms. Here's what it does, who it's for, and whether to try it.
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EngineRP launched in beta April 2026 — AI-powered resource planning for professional services firms. Here's what it does, who it's for, and whether to try it.
Read issue →Axiom bundled Harvey AI into its legal staffing product. When 'legal talent' comes with enterprise AI, small law firms face a new competitive category.
Read issue →Harvey scored 90.2% on legal reasoning with Claude Opus 4.6. Small law firms access the same model for $20/month. Here's what that means for your practice.
Read issue →OBBBA permanently extends the 20% QBI deduction and raises SSTB phase-out to $150K. Here's what your professional services firm qualifies for.
Read issue →Clients ask why AI savings haven't lowered fees. Three pricing transitions helping small accounting firms respond and reframe their value.
Read issue →Centerbase IQ: ask your law firm's numbers a question, get a cited answer. Launched ALA 2026. Billing, matters, productivity — natural language queries.
Read issue →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 →Does your professional liability policy cover AI errors? For most small firms: no. What your E&O says, what riders exist, what to document before renewal.
Read issue →What professional services firms actually need to do about AI regulation in 2026. ABA ethics, state chatbot laws, IRS AI enforcement, and EU AI Act basics.
Read issue →AI compresses tariff impact analysis from 3–5 days to 2–4 hours. How accounting and consulting firms are building a tariff advisory service line in 2026.
Read issue →The IRS runs 126 AI use cases including audit selection. CPA firms that understand what IRS AI flags can offer a new advisory service: AI audit-proofing.
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.
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