AI Is Coming for Tax Pros, Not TurboTax
Blake Oliver Blake Oliver

AI Is Coming for Tax Pros, Not TurboTax

Intuit's stock is down 59%. Is AI really going to kill TurboTax? That’s the story on LinkedIn and on Wall Street right now. But as we discussed on a recent podcast episode, the real disruption target might be your firm.

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The Accounting Trick Inflating the AI Bubble
Blake Oliver Blake Oliver

The Accounting Trick Inflating the AI Bubble

If OpenAI doesn't IPO, or if the IPO disappoints, its paper gains start reversing. The index funds that bought in at inflated valuations start selling. The feedback loop runs in reverse. That's how bubbles pop. Not always in a dramatic crash, but in a slow correction as the gap between paper profits and real cash flows becomes impossible to ignore.

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CFO.com Picks Up the NASBA Story
Blake Oliver Blake Oliver

CFO.com Picks Up the NASBA Story

When I shared NASBA's demand letter publicly last week, I said the profession deserves an honest conversation about how its institutions work. That conversation just got bigger.

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The Solo Firm Isn’t New. Its Ability to Scale Is.
Blake Oliver Blake Oliver

The Solo Firm Isn’t New. Its Ability to Scale Is.

The "firm of one" used to be a ceiling. It was the choice you made when you valued lifestyle over scale. You could have a great life, but you couldn't get rich. That ceiling just turned into a floor. Thanks to AI agents, the smallest firms will soon achieve the highest margins.

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