The Accounting Podcast

Will faster tax prep mean shorter hours—or just more returns to review? Blake Oliver and David Leary compare AI announcements from Intuit Connect, NetSuite SuiteWorld, and CCH Connections. They also explore how Digits, Kick, and Gusto connect accounting data to tools like Claude and ChatGPT. Learn where automation could save time, create new bottlenecks, and push firms to rethink hourly billing.


Chapters

• (00:00) - Bitcoin Audit Reality Check
• (00:19) - Show Intro and Events Preview
• (02:22) - Intuit Connect vs SuiteWorld AI
• (04:13) - Intuit Accountant Suite Tour
• (09:14) - Industry Editions and AI Agents
• (13:12) - AI Pricing and Token Costs
• (17:10) - CCH Connections First Impressions
• (20:42) - Keynote Generic vs Domain AI
• (22:14) - Agentic Tax Prep Demo Walkthrough
• (24:37) - Capacity Burnout and Billing Models
• (27:24) - Document Gathering K1 Bottleneck
• (28:27) - AI ROI Reality Check
• (29:18) - Tax Planning Upside
• (31:29) - Seeing Demos Live
• (32:20) - Audit Agents Expansion
• (33:16) - Intuit Connect Observations
• (36:18) - Digits Multi Entity Push
• (39:07) - MCPs Open vs Closed
• (45:04) - Kick MCP Workflows
• (48:47) - Crypto Audit Cautionary Tale
• (56:38) - Gusto MCP and Slack
• (59:41) - Wrap Up and CPE Tips

 

Intuit Expands Intelligence Platform to Power the Next Era of Accounting Firm and Business Growth

NetSuite Advances Vision for an Autonomous Suite

Intuit Accountant Suite Fall 2026 Updates

Intuit Expands Industry Roster for Intuit Enterprise Suite, Steps Up Midmarket Game

Intuit to Acquire AI-Native Revenue Management Platform Sequence

NetSuite QuickStart Gives US Tech Startups a Free Route Into Its ERP

Wolters Kluwer Launches Agentic Tax Preparation in CCH Axcess, the Agentic Platform for Tax and Accounting

Wolters Kluwer Expands Agentic Tax and Audit Capabilities in CCH Axcess

Wolters Kluwer Partners with Inscope to Launch Agentic Financial Statement Preparation in CCH Axcess

Digits Touts Multi-Entity Support

Digits Launches Write MCP: The Safe Way for AI Agents to Do Accounting

Kick MCP

Bitcoin Treasury Datavault AI Says It Can’t Access Its BTC, Stock Tanks

Datavault AI Inc. Form 8-K

Gusto MCP

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