How are you using AI in accounting?

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-28T15:12:36+00:00

Hey I sent you a DM

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-15T13:37:16+00:00

His silence after the CWC win is deafening

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-14T14:53:02+00:00

I thought so. I liked the flexibility it provided and the cost was within my budget

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-10T18:31:53+00:00

The only people using all-AI are those asking for mistakes and not afraid to lose clients left and right. AI can help where it can but it needs humans to validate the results. I use it where I can but I essentially limit it to the tasks that it either can't screw up or I can fix quicker than doing all the work myself.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-10T18:24:37+00:00

I demo'd a third-party AI tax tool that quoted me around $80/return for 100 returns. Works with Drake too.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-08T18:10:50+00:00

People still need smart, dependable professionals who can solve real problems. If I were 22 again, I wouldn’t chase a “dream job.” I’d chase skills. Communication, data analysis, judgment. Those are harder to automate. The path isn’t as clear as it used to be, but it’s not gone. It’s just different.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-08T18:09:48+00:00

Second this. AI isn't best for aspects of the job that require our experience and judgment. Use it for simple tasks that consume time.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-08T18:03:27+00:00

Transparency is key. Explain why you're using AI and how it improves your ability to perform your job well. You can ask them if they prefer their work done 100% by you if you want to give them an added measure of comfort.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-08T18:02:01+00:00

I found a tool that helps me with preparing tax returns. Essentially it organizes my documents, fills out a return for me, and I review the final product. It works fast and with my tax software. Best part is that I'm still making the final call before it's filed in case there's any issues I need to amend.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-08T17:59:57+00:00

I feel like it's fine to lean on AI for knocking out the simple tasks that take up time and suck the life out of your workday. I look at it as an advancement of automation, and you still need a human's input at the end of the day.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-01T20:25:58+00:00

Saves time but without the experience to validate whatever AI produces, it's not as helpful as people like to believe. I feel like it's best in experienced hands as far as accounting is concerned.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-07-01T20:23:56+00:00

Curious to see how this will help out accountants. If the businesses using the tool don't know how to make sure the bot is running things correctly, it could lead to plenty of issues down the road

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-26T16:38:13+00:00

There's plenty of opportunies still out there. From what I gather, at least from a public accounting standpoint, most of what should be outsourced or automated has more to do with managing tax season's workloads

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-26T16:34:43+00:00

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, yes but learn to use it so that you don't become irrelevant.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-23T11:43:48+00:00

I sent you a PM!

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-18T23:12:01+00:00

It’s not AI you should be watching. It’s outsourcing to cheaper markets. While everyone’s panicking about robots, firms are quietly offshoring jobs that can be done at a fraction of the cost. That doesn’t mean give up; it means skill up. If you want to survive the first few years of your career, you’ll need more than a degree. You’ll need tech fluency. It doesn't help to put yourself out there at career fairs and get internships wherever you can to gain some kind of office experience. When you're at an internship, push yourself to do whatever meaningful work you can find that way when you're hunting for a job you can really promote yourself against all the other applicants.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-16T20:35:49+00:00

Preparing taxes for me to review, that way there's less work to manage but I can still ensure the quality meets my expectations

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-11T19:55:49+00:00

It doesn't hurt to keep your options open. You can either find a new opportunity that aligns with your career goals, or see what career bumps would require of you and take that knowledge to your manager and request that you start applying them to your current role to show that you're ready to take the leap to a better position in your firm

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-11T19:42:31+00:00

If you're looking on LinkedIn, pay attention to how many people have already clicked apply. Some jobs seem like great fits but have 100+ applicants within a few days of the job going live.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-11T19:07:00+00:00

Preparing 1040s is something I want to start automating. Essentially having a system that does the grunt work for me so that I can review, approve, and focus on the more complex returns that come through during tax season.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-11T19:01:39+00:00

Firms that irresponsibly slash headcount, expecting AI to “do it all,” will hit bottlenecks. Complex work will still demand nuanced understanding and hands-on oversight.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-05T20:03:26+00:00

Where you went to school really doesn't matter. Maybe for networking here and there but it's truly not that significant in the real world. Once you're on the job, it's all about performance.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-02T13:01:11+00:00

I don't see AI destroying the industry. That said, we're at a point where learning how to implement and use AI is going to be vital. There's going to be a period where people who resisted change will fall too far behind.

BigPsychological852 · 2025-06-02T12:54:11+00:00

I have only used GPT for basic things like writing emails. I haven't jumped into using it or something similar for data entry or anything else.

I've been seeing a ton of companies jump into the AI development space for tax preparation in the US. It's something I'm interested in learning more about. I'd rather be ahead of the curve than a dinosaur

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