Practical playbooks and field-tested frameworks for accounting, law, consulting, staffing, and agency firm owners navigating AI in 2026.
Showing 33 posts tagged AI Regulation Compliance Professional Services 2026
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.
April 15, 2026
Read →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.
April 14, 2026
Read →Colorado is replacing its AI law with a lighter ADMT framework. The June 30 deadline still applies. Here's the 3-step portable minimum for your firm.
April 14, 2026
Read →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.
April 9, 2026
Read →California SB 243 is in effect since Jan 1, 2026. It creates a $1,000-per-violation private right of action. Here's your compliance checklist.
April 7, 2026
Read →D. Kansas issued the first district-wide federal AI disclosure order in Jan 2026. Five lawyers fined days later. Small firm checklist inside.
April 4, 2026
Read →Georgia SB 540 passed and sits on Gov. Kemp's desk until May 12. If signed, AI chatbots must disclose every 3 hours. Small firm compliance checklist.
April 4, 2026
Read →NH SB 640 and state AI disclosure laws are coming. Here's the engagement letter language professional services firms need before it's legally required.
April 2, 2026
Read →California COPRAC approved AI ethics amendments to 6 Rules of Professional Conduct. Comment deadline May 4. What every CA lawyer needs to know now.
April 2, 2026
Read →The IRS runs 126 AI use cases including audit selection. A March 2026 GAO report found algorithmic bias risks. What CPA owners need to know this tax season.
April 2, 2026
Read →GAO: IRS lost 63 AI-skilled employees and may abandon its AI-powered audit model. Here's how accounting firms should advise clients now.
March 31, 2026
Read →Standard SaaS contracts don't cover agentic AI. What professional services firm owners need to add to AI tool contracts before a client harm incident.
March 17, 2026
Read →The 2026 AI rulings don't stop at law firms. Staffing, consulting, and accounting firms face the same documentation burden. Here's what to do now.
March 17, 2026
Read →California AB 1898 and AB 1883 require written notice when AI is used in workplace decisions. What professional services firms with CA staff need to prepare.
March 17, 2026
Read →92% of legal professionals use AI. Only 43% have a governance policy. A 30-minute framework to close the gap before a bar complaint does it for you.
March 17, 2026
Read →The EU AI Act's high-risk requirements take effect August 2026. US professional services firms with EU clients may already be in scope. Here's what to do.
March 16, 2026
Read →Journal of Accountancy: AI is transforming the audit. Texas CPAs warn firms without a plan by 2028 won't catch up. What small CPA firm owners should do now.
March 16, 2026
Read →69% of legal professionals now use AI — doubled in a year. Most law firms haven't changed billing, AI policy, or compensation. Here's what to fix first.
March 16, 2026
Read →Illinois, NYC, Colorado, Maryland, Vermont regulate AI in hiring decisions. The Eightfold AI class action (January 2026) shows the stakes for staffing firms.
March 15, 2026
Read →NH SB 640 bars AI from providing licensed professional services without meaningful oversight. The standard is undefined — here's what your firm must know.
March 15, 2026
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