IMA vs. AICPA: Two AI Credentials Land in One Month — Which One Is Right for Your Firm?
IMA and AICPA both launched AI credentials for accountants in spring 2026. Here's how to choose the right one for your CPA firm's staff training.
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IMA and AICPA both launched AI credentials for accountants in spring 2026. Here's how to choose the right one for your CPA firm's staff training.
Read issue →85% of law firms face client AI pressure. Here's a practical script for small firm owners: the three questions clients ask and a one-paragraph answer template.
Read issue →Accrual and Basis just raised $175M to automate accounting. Here's what enterprise AI platforms signal for small CPA firms — and what to use today.
Read issue →Professional services firms buying AI tools often hit a wall: the tools don't talk to each other. Here's what that fragmentation costs and how to fix it.
Read issue →Connecticut SB 5 takes effect October 1, 2026. This checklist covers every step professional services firms need to take to comply on time — by firm type.
Read issue →Illinois Senate passed 8 AI bills. House has until May 31. Here's the 2-item compliance checklist for professional services firms with client-facing AI tools.
Read issue →How small staffing agencies can convert existing clients to an RPO model before AI insourcing eats their fee-per-hire revenue. A four-step pitch guide.
Read issue →California's ADMT regulations took effect January 2026. Most small professional services firms are not in full scope — but 3 obligations may still apply.
Read issue →98% of accounting firms use AI daily; only 21% have a policy. Karbon's 2026 report shows firms with a plan save 60 minutes per employee per day.
Read issue →When a partner retires, your institutional knowledge walks out the door. AI knowledge management tools let 5–25 person firms capture it before it's gone.
Read issue →EU AI Act high-risk deadline moved to December 2, 2027. What US accounting, law, and consulting firms with EU clients need to know and do now.
Read issue →Small staffing agencies are using more AI tools — and getting worse results. Here are the three platforms worth buying, with honest pricing and what to skip.
Read issue →Google I/O 2026: Gemini Intelligence, NotebookLM updates, and Workspace AI changes. What professional services firms should actually do with this.
Read issue →Microsoft raising M365 prices July 2026. Google bundling Gemini AI free. The real cost breakdown for a 10-person professional services firm.
Read issue →A decision framework for law, accounting, and consulting firm owners. Start with the right workflows, avoid the wrong tools, and measure what works.
Read issue →Microsoft surveyed 20,000 AI users and found four maturity levels. Here's which stage your professional services firm is in — and what moving up requires.
Read issue →Norm Law raised $140M with Blackstone backing. The AI Firm Index hit 40. Here's what chain displacement in the legal market means for your small firm.
Read issue →95% of professional services AI pilots fail. The reason isn't the tool — it's using one AI approach for two fundamentally different types of work.
Read issue →California's State Bar proposed six enforceable AI ethics rule amendments in 2026. Here's what California law firms must do now to avoid disciplinary exposure.
Read issue →Illinois HB5487 did not advance through the Senate. Here is what it means for law firm owners and advisors as PE consolidation accelerates.
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