{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Tips to Roll Out AI In Your Firm, AI Squeezing Audit Fees","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/268aed02\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3467,"description":"Could AI make a one-person audit firm possible—and what happens if the data-center boom slows down first? Blake and David examine the AI economy’s circular debt, the construction ripple effects of a pullback, and practical ways firms can document workflows before automating them. They also cover AI-powered continuous audits, Mercury’s new general ledger, and tax evasion headlines.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nNRF: Halloween spending to remain strong, reach $13.5B\nhttps://chainstoreage.com/nrf-halloween-spending-remain-strong-reach-135b\nToo interconnected to fail? New paper connects the AI dots\nhttps://www.axios.com/2026/09/21/ai-finance-credit-circular\nThe AI gold rush has a dress code: steel-toe boots\nhttps://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/ai-gold-rush-dress-code-233725771.html\n40% of Small Businesses Lack Cash Reserves to Survive a Month of Late Client Payments\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/09/21/40-of-small-businesses-lack-cash-reserves-to-survive-a-month-of-late-client-payments/190371/\nAI Future Savings Is Latest Ebitda Tweak to Jolt Debt Investors\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/ai-future-savings-is-latest-ebitda-tweak-to-jolt-debt-investors\nHow to run a SOPathon: The missing first step in every AI strategy\nhttps://www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/industry-insights/how-to-run-a-sopathon-the-missing-first-step-in-every-ai-strategy\nThe 3-phase roadmap every accounting firm needs before AI delivers\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/the-3-phase-roadmap-every-accounting-firm-needs-before-ai-delivers\nProcess Street MCP Server\nhttps://www.process.st/help/docs/mcp-server/\nChristina Ho's next act\nhttps://www.cfobrew.com/stories/christina-hos-next-act\nAI sounds the death knell for audit fee inflation\nhttps://www.ft.com/content/80d02797-9a54-47e0-8bc3-a7144354da93\nTennessee Farmer Tried to Return $20,000 to IRS. Years Later, He's Still Fighting...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}