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The AI hiring war nobody's winning

Sunday, January 4, 2026

AI Accounting Daily
Hey, Accounting Pros!
Welcome back to AI Accounting Daily.
Today AI is hiring people, setting rules, and even building your next app. Now 99% of firms use AI to hire, while no one checks if it works. Then Texas doubles a tax break and adds AI rules, and your clients hear nothing. Finally, Gemini builds a working app from English, while your six week project waits.

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Latest in Accounting AI

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Everyone's Using AI to Hire. Nobody's Getting Hired.

99% of Fortune 500 companies use AI to screen candidates. Candidates use AI to game the screening. Qualified people get rejected. Unqualified ones slip through. Everyone loses $15,000 per bad hire. Both sides are automating harder. Nobody's asking if it's working.
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2

Texas Just Dropped New AI and Tax Rules. Happy New Year.

While everyone was watching the ball drop, Texas doubled its franchise tax exemption and added AI ethics requirements for state contracts. Both took effect January 1st. Your clients doing business with Texas agencies? They're already playing catch-up. And nobody sent a memo.
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3

Gemini Builds Apps Now. You Just Describe Them.

Google's Gemini builds apps now. Full working apps. You describe what you want in plain English and it writes the code. Someone made a functional tracker in under an hour. No developer. No templates. Just typing. Good luck explaining why that internal project still needs six more weeks.
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AI Applications

1. 📋 Taxfyle streamlines tax preparation and filing so small accounting firms handle clients faster, minimize errors, and free capacity for high-value advisory services.

2. Julius AI analyzes financial documents and generates plain-language summaries so accountants streamline client explanations, improve accuracy, and save billable hours on reviews.

3. AiSDR automates outbound sales prospecting and personalized lead engagement, delivering a predictable meeting pipeline to free up partner capacity for advisory services.

4. MeetGeek records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, allowing accountants to track client discussions and action items accurately, improving client communication and follow-up efficiency.

5. 📋 H&R Block AI Tax Assist guides DIY filers with 24/7 AI-driven support, automating common tax questions and reducing errors while freeing accountants for advisory work.

6. 💰 Gusto automates payroll, benefits, and compliance so accounting firms reduce manual errors, free team hours, and deliver timely, accurate client payroll services.

7. 📈 Compass automates cash‑flow modelling and financial alerts so your firm tracks real‑time client metrics, reduces spreadsheet chaos and elevates advisory credibility.

Updates in AI

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Anthropic's Using Claude Code…On Claude Code Itself

Anthropic's using Claude to build Claude. 40% of their pull requests come from the AI editing its own codebase. They call it 'bootstrapping.' It works so well they made it standard practice. Everyone at Anthropic seems totally fine with this.
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2

57-Year-Old Paid $3k to Out-AI Gen Z

A 57-year-old dropped $3k on AI courses. Not because anyone asked. Because he watched Gen Z coworkers fumble prompts and thought, 'I can do better.' He was right. Now he's the one training them. Makes you wonder who at your firm is quietly leveling up while you're still waiting for IT approval.
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3

Gemini Turned My Google Keep Chaos Into a Brain

Gemini just turned someone's Google Keep disaster into a second brain. Years of random notes, half-finished thoughts, stuff from 2019. The AI found connections between ideas the person forgot they had. That note-taking app you've been neglecting? It might know more about your work than you do.
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Prompt of the Day

Create Job Descriptions for Accounting Roles
**Role:** You are an **HR and recruiting specialist** who writes clear, compelling job descriptions for accounting firm roles. **Action:** Write a **job description** for the position **[INSERT ROLE TITLE]**. **Context:** - Audience: potential accounting candidates - Goal: attract qualified applicants and communicate firm culture - Tone: professional, positive, and inviting - Style: clear sections with concise bullet points - Variables: - **Role Title:** [INSERT TITLE, e.g., Staff Accountant, Tax Manager] - **Firm Name:** [INSERT COMPANY NAME] - **Work Environment:** [Remote / Hybrid / In-Office] - **Location (optional):** [INSERT CITY OR STATE] - Structure: 1. Overview of the role 2. Key responsibilities 3. Required qualifications 4. Preferred skills 5. Benefits and firm culture 6. Application instructions - Output Length: **300–500 words**