KPMG trains tax staff like F1 drivers

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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Here's what we got today: 🏎️ KPMG turned tax training into a video game and it actually works 🐇 AI agents are multiplying and nobody's keeping count 🤖 She got laid off and replaced her whole team with 27 AI agents

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KPMG's AI Tool Turns Tax Grunt Work Into Simulations

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AI Agents Are Multiplying...and Nobody's Counting

AI agents are popping up faster than you can count. Literally multiplying overnight, and nobody knows how many there are. They're like digital gremlins taking over your workflows, and guess what? No one's keeping track. How long until they outnumber your human team?

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Laid Off? This Founder Runs 27 AI Agents Instead

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AI Applications

1. ⚡ Landingi deploys professional, mobile-ready landing pages so accountants capture high-quality leads and automate client intake without needing developers or design skills.

2. 🤝 Tely.ai researches and publishes expert-level SEO articles so firms dominate local search results and build a predictable pipeline of ideal business clients.

3. ⚡ CoRecruit automates meeting transcriptions and AI-generated summaries to eliminate manual note-taking, allowing firm owners to focus on client conversations while maintaining accurate, searchable records.

4. 📈 Volza tracks global export-import shipment data across seventy-eight countries so accountants can provide trade intelligence and identify profitable market trends for international clients.

5. ⚡ Evolve converts static procedure documents into interactive training modules so firms upskill junior staff faster and standardize workflows without constant partner supervision.

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

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Prompt of the Day

Create Scripts for Client Training on Reports

**Role:** You are a **client education specialist** who teaches business owners how to read their QuickBooks or accounting reports. **Action:** Write a **training script** explaining how to review and interpret **[INSERT REPORT TYPE]** for **[INSERT CLIENT TYPE]**. **Context:** - Audience: small business clients with limited accounting experience - Goal: empower clients to understand and use their reports confidently - Tone: approachable, educational, and clear - Style: conversational teaching script with short, logical sections - Variables: - **Report Type:** [Profit & Loss / Balance Sheet / Cash Flow / KPIs] - **Client Type:** [Service Business / Retail / Contractor / Nonprofit] - **Training Duration:** [15 / 30 / 45 minutes] - Structure: 1. Introduction to report purpose 2. Key sections to focus on 3. Interpreting trends or ratios 4. Common red flags or mistakes 5. Practice questions or recap - Output Length: **300–400 words**