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AI saved 200 hours…they cut Fridays

Saturday, January 3, 2026

AI Accounting Daily
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Some firms used AI for busy work and gave staff Fridays off instead. Your clients may soon ask why their week shrank and yours did not. A new tax tool now tests every entity type at once, with live numbers. It is free to start, which raises hard questions about your old sheet. And while everyone bets on AI for support, almost nobody has real pipes.

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Latest in Accounting AI

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AI Did the Grunt Work. These Workers Got Fridays Off.

A London VC firm saved 200 hours a week with AI. Instead of cutting headcount, they cut Fridays. Full pay. Four-day weeks. The CEO says nobody works overtime anymore. Your clients are going to start asking why you can't do the same.
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2

Gelt's Calculator Kills the Tax Guessing Game

That entity comparison spreadsheet you've been tweaking for years? Gelt just made it obsolete. Their new calculator runs S-corp, C-corp, LLC, and sole prop scenarios simultaneously. Real IRS data. Real-time numbers. Free tier included. Which makes you wonder what else you're still doing the hard way.
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3

Agentic AI Will Run CX by 2029. The Plumbing's Missing.

81% of CX leaders say AI agents will handle customer service by 2029. 13% have the infrastructure to actually run them. Everyone bought the robots. Nobody built the pipes. And somehow, the firms furthest behind are the most confident.
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AI Applications

1. ⚡ SmartReach automates personalized email outreach and follow-up sequences so firm owners build a predictable pipeline of new leads without manually managing repetitive cold communications.

2. ⚡ CallHippo automates routine client interactions with AI-driven voice agents so accounting firms reduce missed calls, respond faster, and reclaim billable hours for high-value advisory work.

3. 🤝 Handwrytten automates personalized handwritten outreach so your firm deepens client-relationships, improves retention and differentiates your service in a crowded market.

4. ⚡ SaneBox filters and prioritizes accountant inboxes automatically so firms stop missing client emails, reclaim hours daily, and maintain faster response times during deadlines.

5. 🤝 Predis.ai automates your client-review and referral-campaign content so your firm builds a predictable pipeline, gets more leads and reduces reliance on referrals.

6. 🤝 Karbon uses AI to summarize email threads, draft replies and create client‑work summaries so your firm streamlines communication, reduces admin pain, and focuses on advisory.

7. 📊 Floqast streamlines month-end workflows, reconciliations and task tracking so your firm closes faster, improves accuracy and strengthens advisory capacity.

Updates in AI

1

SaaStr’s Sales Team Is 1.2 Humans Now

SaaStr's sales team is 1.2 humans now. Down from 6. AI handles discovery calls, follow-ups, and lead qualification. Jason Lemkin's take? If AI can do it, stop hiring for it. That logic applies to more than sales.
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2

CoreWeave Was the AI Darling. Execs Just Bailed.

CoreWeave just raised $1.5 billion. Three weeks later, the CFO quit. So did the Chief Strategy Officer. The CFO didn't even make it six months. $8 billion in debt. 62% of revenue from one customer. And the people who actually saw the books? Already walking.
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3

a16z Just Dropped Their 2026 AI Hot Takes

a16z's 2026 AI predictions just dropped. The one that should hit close to home: AI isn't replacing workers. It's replacing intermediaries. The people in the middle who connect things. Sound familiar? And the companies that feel safest right now? a16z says those are the ones most exposed.
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Prompt of the Day

Build Month-End and Year-End Checklists
**Role:** You are an **accounting operations consultant** who develops standardized month-end and year-end close checklists. **Action:** Create a **[Month-End or Year-End Close Checklist]** for **[INSERT CLIENT TYPE OR SERVICE AREA]**. **Context:** - Audience: bookkeepers, controllers, and accounting teams - Goal: ensure all accounts are reconciled, reviewed, and ready for reporting - Tone: professional, direct, and practical - Format: structured checklist grouped by category - Variables: - **Checklist Type:** [Month-End / Year-End] - **Client Type:** [Small Business / Internal Firm Accounting] - **Software:** [INSERT SOFTWARE, e.g., QuickBooks, Xero] - Structure: 1. Bank and credit card reconciliations 2. Accounts payable and receivable review 3. Journal entries and accruals 4. Financial statement review 5. Documentation and sign-off - Output Length: **20–30 checklist items**