What CPA.com's CEO sees next for AI, tax, and the profession - Journal of Accountancy

Your accountant is quietly using AI to do in 2 hours what used to take 2 days. And most business owners still think AI means buying expensive software nobody opens. You're not behind because you're n

Your accountant is quietly using AI to do in 2 hours what used to take 2 days.
And most business owners still think AI means buying expensive software nobody opens.

You're not behind because you're not smart enough. You're behind because the people selling AI solutions have zero incentive to make it simple.

That $200/month tool collecting dust isn't your fault. It's what happens when implementation comes with no strategy and no follow-through.

Here's what the CEO of CPA.com said recently that actually matters for business owners like you. The firms winning with AI aren't replacing people or rebuilding their entire operation. They're offloading one specific, repetitive task — and using the hours recovered to do higher-value work their clients actually pay more for.

That's the whole playbook. Not a transformation. One task. Measurable time saved. Repeat.

The practical move this week: write down the single most repetitive task your team does that follows a predictable pattern. Document preparation, client follow-up emails, status reporting. That's your AI starting point. Nothing else matters until you solve that one.

No new software required yet. Just clarity on where the problem actually lives.

What's the one task in your business that your team does over and over that you'd love to never think about again?

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