Jason On Firms Podcast

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I sit down with Logan Graff to break down what actually happened inside his firm over the last year after he shared his annual financials publicly. We talk about why revenue went down, why profit mostly held steady, and how splitting his focus across multiple businesses affected growth inside the accounting firm itself.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps📹 Check out Logan’s video here! https://youtu.be/VfkQZngRuKQ?si=rVMIVsbWVURK82hr💻 Follow him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/logangraf/📌 Here’s his community https://countercommunity.co/🎤 And the live event he’s cohosting in May https://www.launch-your-firm.com/ 💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidatesVerito: https://verito.com/Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersMakersHub: https://makershub.ai/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason// Chapters:00:00 Intro00:53 Meet Logan Graff01:50 Revenue down, profit steady04:00 Why the firm contracted05:40 Selling bookkeeping vs tax12:04 How Logan prices clients now17:58 Pricing growth over time20:02 Why new firm owners get stuck23:48 Niche plans and 2026 goals25:00 Reading, systems, and tax scheduling36:01 Hiring a manager creatively37:01 Launch Your Firm event🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down why I think we’ve been focusing on the wrong AI agent and why OpenClaw might be the clearest model yet for how AI actually gets deployed inside accounting firms. I walk through what makes it different from tools like Claude Cowork, especially how it operates across an entire team and acts as shared infrastructure rather than just a personal assistant. I also do a website roast for a construction-focused firm, covering how to improve messaging, calls to action, and lead magnets. I close with a mailbag on desk setups, including practical takes on monitors, keyboards, and workspace decisions.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidatesVerito: https://verito.com/Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersMakersHub: https://makershub.ai/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason// Chapters:00:00 — AI agents overview02:10 — Agents vs assistants04:15 — Firm-level AI infrastructure06:00 — System access and control08:30 — Security limitations today12:10 — Trust and client data16:36 — Hiring and staffing trends24:00 — OpenClaw breakdown27:20 — Website messaging critique28:10 — Calls to action issues30:00 — Simplifying conversions32:00 — Lead flow improvements35:00 — Tax workflow tools36:00 — Practice management evolution45:30 — Website roast51:01 — Accounts payable automation52:08 — Offshore hiring models1:01:05 — Live workshops announcement1:03:19 — Desk setup discussion🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I share my thoughts on building a better desk setup for accountants and why small changes to your workspace can have a big impact on productivity. Then I break down a $2.1M accounting firm where the owner clears about $600K a year and walk through what they’re doing well, where they’re stuck, and how they could improve their operations. Finally we get into the mailbag, covering topics like buying accounting firms, building trust with referral partners, security boundaries with AI tools like Claude, whether AI threatens accounting careers, handling client resistance to new tech, and how to think about pricing and value in your firm.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidatesSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersVerito: https://verito.com/MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason// Chapters:00:00 Desk setup ideas for accountants01:00 Seven things every desk should have11:00 Optimizing the under-desk workspace20:15 Firm Roast introduction21:00 $2.1M firm breakdown and client mix24:00 Team structure and financials25:30 Pricing strategy and service mix26:00 Marketing approach and LinkedIn discussion28:00 Technology stack and workflow tools29:30 Accounting team challenges and hiring issues32:00 Owner background and firm growth33:30 Transitioning away from client work35:00 How to submit your firm for a roast38:30 Mailbag: buying accounting firms45:00 Cash flow and deal structure for acquisitions46:40 Building referral relationships with other firms48:00 AI security and using Claude with financials50:20 Future of accounting careers and AI55:20 Pricing ethics and charging more for services58:50 OpenAI, government work, and AI ethics01:00:20 Getting clients to adopt new tech tools01:04:00 TurboTax pricing debate and perception of value01:07:00 Expanding your professional network and mindset🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I share a supercut of Q&A from two live events we hosted in San Francisco and Los Angeles with accounting firm owners. We dig into real questions from the room covering marketing, AI adoption inside firms, pricing strategy, three tier proposals, managing client boundaries, and how to actually implement changes without blowing up your firm. I also talk through practical approaches to rolling out AI internally, raising prices on legacy clients, structuring advisory tiers, and where automation actually matters versus where people waste time chasing tech.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidatesSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersVerito: https://verito.com/MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/// Chapters:00:00 Live event Q&A introduction00:55 Marketing strategies for accounting firms06:20 Client facing AI tools and GPT assistants07:20 Capturing advisory knowledge with meeting transcripts13:10 Encouraging AI adoption across firm teams17:50 Raising prices on low paying legacy clients22:10 Clients receiving premium service at low prices27:50 Structuring three tier proposals31:00 What to include on invoices34:40 Renewal pricing strategy and client conversations39:30 Pricing models for high volume tax returns44:30 Automation tools vs ChatGPT use cases46:10 Document organization and file naming automation47:40 Managing tech fatigue in firms49:00 How AI may impact tax preparation work53:00 Work life balance and building a sustainable firm🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down what AI agents actually mean for accounting firms today and the real security risks behind the hype, including the risks highlighted by Palo Alto Networks and why weaker AI models may be the biggest overlooked issue. I also review the latest companies in the AICPA startup accelerator and share quick reactions on which ones actually matter for firms. I answer mailbag questions on pricing faster financial statement delivery, Intuit’s new AI announcement, LinkedIn visibility, and what AI can realistically automate in bookkeeping and tax work.📄 The excellent article from paloalto networks https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/why-moltbot-may-signal-ai-crisis/🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidatesSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersVerito: https://verito.com/MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/// Chapters:00:00 Introduction to AI Agents in Accounting01:15 Why AI Is Dominating the Conversation02:15 AI Agent Security Risks07:10 Top AI Agent Risks Explained19:31 Example of AI Agent Autonomy24:01 AI Model Security and Risk Management28:20 How Firms Should Approach AI Safely30:31 AICPA Startup Accelerator Overview33:00 Startup Accelerator Companies Review43:04 Mailbag Introduction43:30 Pricing Faster Financial Statement Delivery52:59 Intuit Intelligence Announcement56:54 AI and the Future of Tax Work1:07:06 Building Visibility on LinkedIn1:08:22 Perplexity Computer AI Agent1:09:05 AI Automation From Bank Statements to Tax Returns1:12:06 AI Anxiety in the Accounting Profession🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down how accounting firms can better manage busy season bottlenecks and client expectations during peak work periods. I walk through how bookkeeping and tax firms typically evolve their workflow systems over time and why proactive communication with clients can prevent status-check chaos. I also roast cleanup bookkeeping as a business model, explain why it is often the worst work to take on, and share better ways to scope and price it. The episode wraps with a mailbag covering firm growth breakpoints, niching into small solopreneurs, hiring trial day tests, and practical video production tips.📄 Here’s a link to some of those example docs https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bVm4_PMNm7aE6l7HC1WZqyB4Ti2jEdXZ?usp=sharing🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down what AI agents actually mean for accounting firms after hands on testing with Claude Cowork and OpenClaw, including real bookkeeping and tax experiments that changed my perspective. I cover what is possible today, where the security boundaries still are, and why the pace of change matters. Then I run through a Niche of the Week on high end custom jewelry designers and close with a mailbag on AI use cases, pricing tiers, starting a firm, and managing career decisions in an AI driven world.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/Verito: https://verito.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com In this episode, I share a simple framework for deciding whether to keep hiring or intentionally contract, centered on tightening your client revenue band, narrowing your services so they are easier to systematize, and building distribution so you can specialize. I apply it to a real bookkeeping firm that feels overstaffed and stuck on pricing, and I close with mailbag answers on buying a book of business, letting go of legacy clients, charging for consults, finding first clients, and positioning a niche before you have ideal case studies. 🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag 📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps 💰 Today's Sponsors Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/ Verito: https://verito.com/ Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users 🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I share the best questions I got during my live events in DC and Seattle.  explain how I approach 3-tier proposals by customizing scope for each client and structuring tiers around delivery and access. I share how to roll it out at renewal, test it with a small group first, use urgency and scarcity to guide premium choices, define advisory clearly, reveal pricing without publishing a minimum, and handle scope changes without giving work away for free.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/Verito: https://verito.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Make the ultimate investment in your accounting firm by joining my alliance of +700 firm owners: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps 🧰 Swipe my FREE app recommendations for accounting firms: https://rlz.io/ ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comMy name’s Jason, I used to run a $5M accounting firm, now I help accountants around the world build better firms. I’m the founder of a +700 firm private community that’s shaping the future of small-firm ownership for the better. In this episode, I sit down with Mike and Ross Libbey, a father-son duo who somehow pulled off one of the smoothest accounting firm successions I’ve ever seen. We break down how they kept work and family from turning into a constant power struggle, what boundaries actually matter, and how trust gets built over time. We also get into what it looks like when the next generation wants a modern firm, how the buyout process worked, and how they navigated difficult pricing and tech decisions where other generational firms get stuck.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down the 10 biggest hiring mistakes I made running an accounting firm, including how my thinking changed around trial days, offshore hiring, admin roles, delegation structure, and paying for talent. Then I help a non-accountant who just bought a legacy firm build a practical tech stack, focusing on quick wins like 1040 intake automation and month-end close tools before attempting a practice management overhaul. We close with an AI-heavy mailbag on Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, the future of AI agents, and why most firms still shouldn’t be using the newest tools with client data yet.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/Verito: https://verito.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down why your monitor is probably the most important piece of tech in your accounting firm, and I walk through the 10 biggest factors that actually matter when buying one in 2026. Then I roast a “$15M firm” submission and dig into what’s really holding them back: hourly billing chaos, outdated Thomson Reuters workflows, weak staffing structure, and a tech stack that’s stuck in the past. We close with a mailbag that covers what pages matter on a bookkeeping website, proposal tools, managing complex client groups in PM, bonus structures, and how to start a side hustle firm while still employed.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps💰 Today's SponsorsSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/Verito: https://verito.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I sit down with the co-founder of Financial Cents to unpack the real tension behind “all-in-one vs best-of-breed” in accounting firm tech. We talk through what a practice management system should actually own, why most firms really buy PM for visibility and peace of mind, and where workflow is headed next, especially around month-end close. We also get into how Financial Cents decides what to build vs integrate, why client experience and portal consolidation matters, and where AI belongs inside practice management versus point solutions.🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag💰 Today's SponsorsFinancial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersMissive: http://missiveapp.com/jasonVerito: https://verito.com/TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter 🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale.☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📝 Grab your own copy of the state of AI report here https://karbonhq.com/resources/ebooks/state-of-ai-accounting-report-2026/ In this episode, I break down Karbon’s new AI report (nearly 600 firms across six continents) and what it reveals about how firms are actually using AI—plus what the data might be overstating. Then I explain why the real value is getting your team aligned, not just collecting more ideas. We close with a mailbag on cutting C/D clients, finding leads when launching a firm, handling client ownership when leaving a firm, and whether agentic AI can move data between apps. 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag 📧 Email me: jason@jasononfirms.com 💰 Today's Sponsors Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/ Verito: https://verito.com/ MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/ Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users Missive: https://www.missiveapp.com/jason 🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I break down six practical ways accounting firms can prove their value using real numbers, not just marketing claims. I share examples for both bookkeeping and tax firms, from time saved and FTE reduction to measurable tax savings. I also roast a fast-growing firm’s pricing and client mix, then wrap with a mailbag covering AI agencies, three-tier proposals, tech stack decisions, and fee increases.🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📧 Email me: jason@jasononfirms.com💰 Today's SponsorsMercury: https://mercury.com/jasononfirms Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/Cloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/Verito: https://verito.com/Missive: https://missiveapp.com/jasonMakersHub: https://makershub.ai/*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard®. To receive cash back, your Mercury accounts must be open and in good standing, meaning they cannot be suspended, restricted, past due, or otherwise in default.Mercury will compensate Referral Partner for its referrals in accordance with the terms specified in the Mercury Referrals Page, accessible within the Mercury Partner Portal. All payouts are contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement as well as the Mercury Referrals page.🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I break down what’s actually happening with LinkedIn right now and why so many accounting firms are seeing their impressions drop. I share the six biggest mistakes I see firms make on the platform, why going more specific is the real path forward, and how to use LinkedIn as a relationship and opportunity engine instead of a vanity-metrics trap. I also roast a real three-tier proposal that helped a firm land a client at a much higher profit level, then wrap with mailbag coaching on niching, tech choices, pricing, and building a firm that attracts better clients. 📹 Here’s the Katie Thomas video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytXl95rBoL4 💰 Today's Sponsors Mercury: https://mercury.com/jasononfirms Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ Cloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/ Verito: https://verito.com/ Missive: missiveapp.com/jason MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/ *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard®. To receive cash back, your Mercury accounts must be open and in good standing, meaning they cannot be suspended, restricted, past due, or otherwise in default. Mercury will compensate Referral Partner for its referrals in accordance with the terms specified in the Mercury Referrals Page, accessible within the Mercury Partner Portal. All payouts are contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement as well as the Mercury Referrals page. 🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🧰 Swipe my FREE app recommendations for accounting firms: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps🚀 Make the ultimate investment in your accounting firm by joining my alliance of nearly 700 firm owners: https://rlz.io/My name’s Jason, I used to run a $5M accounting firm, now I help accountants around the world build better firms. I’m the founder of a 700 firm private community that’s shaping the future of small-firm ownership for the better.In this episode, I break down the biggest changes in accounting firm technology over the last few years and what they mean for your firm today. We cover how practice management systems have evolved, where workflow automation is actually saving time, and why 1040 intake remains the biggest unlock in tax. I also walk through where AI is genuinely changing firm operations, where it's mostly noise, and how new ledgers, portals, and peer-driven recommendations are reshaping how firms choose their tech stack for the next 18 months.⚒️ Tools mentioned in this podcast:Karbon - https://karbonhq.com/Canopy - https://www.getcanopy.com/TaxDome - https://taxdome.com/Financial Cents - https://financial-cents.com/ClientHub - https://www.clienthub.app/Thomson Reuters Practice CS - https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/us/en/cs-professional-suite/practice-csCCH Axcess Practice - https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/cch-axcess/practiceXCM - https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/xcm-solutionsQuickBooks Online - https://quickbooks.intuit.com/global/oa/online-accounting-software-for-small-business/Xero - https://www.xero.com/NetSuite - https://www.netsuite.com/portal/home.shtmlSage Intacct - https://www.sage.com/en-us/sage-business-cloud/intacct/Digits - https://digits.com/Kick - https://www.kick.co/Campfire - https://campfire.ai/Rillet - https://www.rillet.com/Keeper (now Double) - https://doublehq.com/FloQast - https://www.floqast.com/Aider (acquired by Karbon) - https://www.aider.ai/Soraban - https://www.soraban.com/Stanford Tax -

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I break down why referrals are both the most common way accounting firms grow and one of the fastest ways to end up with the wrong clients. I cover how referral leads actually behave, why being professionally invisible still hurts referral-only firms, and how to get more intentional by focusing on A-clients, specialist referral partners, and clearer website positioning, including a live walkthrough of what works and what doesn’t on a real firm’s site.💰 Today's SponsorsMercury: https://mercury.com/jasononfirms Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/Cloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/Missive: missiveapp.com/jasonVerito: https://verito.com/*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard®. To receive cash back, your Mercury accounts must be open and in good standing, meaning they cannot be suspended, restricted, past due, or otherwise in default.Mercury will compensate Referral Partner for its referrals in accordance with the terms specified in the Mercury Referrals Page, accessible within the Mercury Partner Portal. All payouts are contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement as well as the Mercury Referrals page.🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps In this episode, I sit down with Karen Reyburn to break down how accounting firms should actually be using AI for marketing. We walk through a practical framework that starts with research, then extraction, ideation, and finally writing, and why most firms get this backwards. Karen shares the AI tools her agency uses every day, how to research niches without overcommitting, and why AI should do the heavy lifting while humans stay responsible for voice, taste, and trust. 💻 Learn more about Karen: https://karenlreyburn.com/ And check out her AI marketing accelerator here! https://wearepf.com/ai💰 Today's Sponsors Mercury: https://mercury.com/jasononfirms Verito: https://verito.com/ Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ Cloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/ *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard®. To receive cash back, your Mercury accounts must be open and in good standing, meaning they cannot be suspended, restricted, past due, or otherwise in default. Mercury will compensate Referral Partner for its referrals in accordance with the terms specified in the Mercury Referrals Page, accessible within the Mercury Partner Portal. All payouts are contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement as well as the Mercury Referrals page. 🗣️ Continue the discussion on social! X https://twitter.com/jasononfirms LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/appsIn this episode, I break down the newest wave of autonomous AI and what it means for accounting firms as AI moves from tools to agents that actually do work for you. I walk through how desktop AI like Claude Cowork and Multbot signal a shift toward AI that operates across your apps, files, and workflows, and why this is both exciting and messy. We also roast a real 75-year-old firm that just changed hands, talk through what the new owner should do first, and dig into a full mailbag covering AI security, practice management systems, buying firms, pricing work upfront, hiring managers, and building a more focused firm.📕 The book, The Legal Singularity: https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Singularity-Artificial-Intelligence-Radically/dp/1487529414💿 Download my IRS Hold Music album here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oyQ8y9-3WkGk3FggMQiADvVO1aY40P4S?usp=drive_link💰 Today's SponsorsMercury: https://mercury.com/jasononfirms Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ usersVerito: https://verito.com/MakersHub: https://makershub.ai/Cloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard®. To receive cash back, your Mercury accounts must be open and in good standing, meaning they cannot be suspended, restricted, past due, or otherwise in default.Mercury will compensate Referral Partner for its referrals in accordance with the terms specified in the Mercury Referrals Page, accessible within the Mercury Partner Portal. All payouts are contingent upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement as well as the Mercury Referrals page.🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa