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Oct 22, 2026

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NetSuite QuickStart: free AI-first financial platform for early-stage startups

MCP hooks let founders query their books directly inside Claude or ChatGPT - but the free tier caps out at five users and 2,500 new records a month.

NetSuite QuickStart: free AI-first financial platform for early-stage startups

Oct 21, 2026

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BILL's new AI controls let accounting firms switch features on or off

The most useful part of the announcement is not a new AI capability - it is the ability to turn one off.

BILL's new AI controls let accounting firms switch features on or off

Oct 20, 2026

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A CPA solved a 40-year-old math problem with AI agents - and spotted a bigger one

The verification bottleneck that stalled the math community looks a lot like an audit problem - and CPAs already know how to solve it.

A CPA solved a 40-year-old math problem with AI agents - and spotted a bigger one

Oct 14, 2026

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AICPA publishes practice aid on AI for financial statement auditors

The document splits into two parts: one for when your client uses AI, one for when your firm does.

AICPA publishes practice aid on AI for financial statement auditors

Oct 7, 2026

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AI is sending clients to adviser meetings with sharper questions ready

CPA/PFS advisers Oscar Vives and David Blain lay out three ways AI is reshaping client expectations - and why the advice still has to belong to the human.

AI is sending clients to adviser meetings with sharper questions ready

Sep 30, 2026

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Trayd adds accounting to its construction back-office platform

AI-enabled coding of contracts, purchase orders and vendor invoices is included - but the real bet is structural, not feature-by-feature.

Trayd adds accounting to its construction back-office platform

Sep 23, 2026

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AI is making workers more efficient - and more burned out, survey finds

When AI time savings flow back into headcount targets instead of better work, the efficiency argument starts to hollow out.

AI is making workers more efficient - and more burned out, survey finds

Sep 16, 2026

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QuickBooks Intuit Intelligence: what the new AI agents actually do

Price increases for three QBO plans land at the same time - so it is worth knowing exactly what the AI additions do before your next renewal.

QuickBooks Intuit Intelligence: what the new AI agents actually do

Sep 9, 2026

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Casper is Melio's AI client chaser - and it works on any ledger

Announced at Xerocon Denver, Casper handles the month-long chase for missing client data - and its ledger-agnostic design puts QuickBooks practices in scope too.

Casper is Melio's AI client chaser - and it works on any ledger

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