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88% of workers use AI regularly. Only 39% report improved profitability. The gap isn't the tool — it's how firms deploy it. Here's the mechanism and the fix.
June 19, 2026
7 min readRead →EY embedded Microsoft engineers in client delivery. Here's what that model means — and the boutique version of it — for smaller PS firms competing in 2026.
June 19, 2026
5 min readRead →KPMG embedded Claude into its 276,000-employee platform in May 2026. Tax & Legal is live. What the Big Four AI alliance means for independent accounting firms.
June 19, 2026
7 min readRead →Ron Baker — the godfather of value pricing — told 3,000 accountants at SNH 2026 that value pricing is no longer the answer. Here's what he recommends instead.
June 19, 2026
7 min readRead →SPI's 2026 benchmark of 509 PS firms confirms a 2x revenue growth gap. High-AI-maturity firms outperform on every metric. The #1 barrier isn't the software.
June 19, 2026
4 min readRead →Accenture folded AI revenue into Q3 2026 results with no separate line item. Here's the four-step tracking framework your firm should build now.
June 18, 2026
5 min readRead →Goldman Sachs took a majority stake in Schellman, a top AI governance firm. What the deal signals for PS firms building AI compliance advisory this year.
June 18, 2026
5 min readRead →Cognizant out of the Nasdaq-100 after 20 years. Accenture down 46%. Capital markets are pricing in AI disruption for consulting. What it means for your firm.
June 17, 2026
5 min readRead →Pilot launched Meridian at SNH 2026: AI that runs the full month-end close and returns review-ready financials. What it means for small accounting firms.
June 17, 2026
5 min readRead →KKR took a majority stake in Crowe for ~$3B in June 2026. Five of the top 12 accounting firms now have PE capital. What independent firm owners need to know.
June 12, 2026
6 min readRead →Modus acquires accounting firms. Current offers a federated model. Building your own AI stack keeps options open. Three paths for CPA firm owners in 2026.
June 11, 2026
5 min readRead →6,000 CPAs heard the same message at AICPA ENGAGE 2026: AI is now the floor. Here are three tools announced at the conference your firm can use this week.
June 10, 2026
7 min readRead →Claude Fable 5 launched June 9, 2026. Every Claude-powered tool upgraded. What changes for accounting, law, and consulting firms — and what it costs.
June 10, 2026
6 min readRead →QuickBooks Online turned on AI bank feeds for all users in May 2026. If your clients are on QBO, they're already using AI. Here's what your firm needs to know.
June 10, 2026
7 min readRead →Bullhorn GRID 2026: staffing firms using embedded AI generated 4x more revenue. What the data means for a 5–50 person recruiting agency in 2026.
June 6, 2026
9 min readRead →Anthropic's 15 Claude workflows for QuickBooks, DocuSign, HubSpot — and which ones matter most for accounting, law, and consulting firm owners in 2026.
June 5, 2026
14 min readRead →SBE Council 2026: 82% of small professional services firms use AI. Only 66% deploy it in billable work. Here is what top firms do differently.
June 5, 2026
7 min readRead →Wordsmith raised $70M to bring legal work in-house and cut outside counsel spend. 500+ corporate teams use it. What small law firms need to know.
June 4, 2026
9 min readRead →60% of tax professionals now use AI weekly — up from 33% in 2025. Blue J + CPA.com surveyed 1,000 firms. Here's what it means for your CPA practice.
June 3, 2026
11 min readRead →Harvey tracks AI governance across 18,000+ legal workflows. Here's the small-firm checklist distilled from how Big Law is now managing AI oversight and ROI.
June 3, 2026
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