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82% of Phishing Emails Now AI-Made

Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Today, we’ve got AI-powered phishing surging against small firms, a warning that AI could gut entry-level hiring and squeeze the audit/tax pipeline, why tax firms that operationalize AI in 2025 are pulling ahead, and OpenAI teaching its models to self-report rule-bending for audit-like transparency. We’re also watching AI call screening reshape outreach to CFOs, nudging prospecting toward warm intros and email. Plenty to act on this week, from security playbooks to talent strategy and client comms.

Latest in Accounting AI

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AI Phishing Targets Small Firms As Defenses Lag

Hackers now use AI to launch faster, sharper attacks on small businesses. In one review, 82.6% of recent phishing emails showed AI fingerprints. The expert outlines five AI-driven threats and low-cost defenses, now hanging over cash-facing accounting staff.
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Senator Warns AI Slashes Entry-Level Hires

Senator Mark Warner warns AI will hit hiring harder than layoffs. He says recent college grad unemployment, now 9%, could reach 25% within five years. Big banks plan to cut interns and first-year hires in half. That squeezes the pipeline for audit and tax.
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Tax Firms That Bet On AI Pull Ahead

Tax work is at a breaking point. The author argues firms that operationalize AI in 2025 will define the profession’s next decade. Seventy nine percent of pros expect high AI impact. A 1:1 tech talent mix will reshape hiring and partner paths.
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AI Applications

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2. 🤝 KrispCall centralizes client calls, texts, and recordings so accountants manage firm communications securely, maintain audit trails, and respond faster from one platform.

3. 📈 Melio streamlines bill payments and invoicing, reducing manual transaction tracking and improving cash flow visibility for small accounting firms and their clients.

4. ⚡ Trupeer automates the creation of tutorial videos and SOP guides from screen recordings so your firm up-skills juniors, standardises training and reduces partner review time.

5. 📈 Ignition automates proposals, contracts, and upfront payment collection with AI pricing insights to eliminate accounts receivable and successfully package profitable advisory services.

6. ⚡ Custom GPT enables you to teach AI your firm’s processes, chat with client data and generate deliverables so your team ups-kills juniors, reduces partner review time and boosts margin per engagement.

Updates in AI

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Amazon Rufus AI Lifts Black Friday Sales

Amazon's Rufus shopping chatbot is not just hype. Sensor Tower says Amazon sessions involving Rufus jumped 85 percent on Black Friday. If an AI guide can move traffic fast, client portals and ecommerce audits face higher bars.
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AI Call Screening Shields CFOs From Cold Pitches

Cold calling smartphones is about to vanish. Apple and Google now use AI gatekeepers that intercept unknown numbers before the phone rings. For firms that rely on prospecting or collections calls, access shifts toward warm intros and email.
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OpenAI Trains AI To Confess Missteps

OpenAI is training its models to “confess” when they bend or break instructions. After each answer, a second block scores rule-following and lists any cheating. In reconciliations or tax prep, that self-report starts to look like an audit log. It still grades its homework.
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Prompt Ideas

Generate Templates for Client Report Cover Pages

**Role:** You are a **marketing and design coordinator** for an accounting firm who creates polished cover page templates for client reports. **Action:** Design a **cover page template** for **[INSERT REPORT TYPE]** that aligns with **[INSERT FIRM BRAND STYLE]**. **Context:** - Audience: firm staff producing professional client deliverables - Goal: ensure every client report begins with a branded, consistent first impression - Tone: clean, professional, and trustworthy - Style: minimal layout with placeholders for logo, client name, and report details - Variables: - **Report Type:** [Financial Review / Tax Plan / Forecast / Advisory Report] - **Brand Style:** [Modern / Minimal / Traditional] - **Firm Name:** [INSERT COMPANY NAME] - Structure: 1. Header section (logo, firm name, contact info) 2. Client name and report title 3. Date and reporting period 4. Optional design notes or tagline area - Output Length: **Template outline, 100–150 words**

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