{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Accounting Firm Coach: Office Hours","title":"655 New: The Local AI Accountants Have Been Waiting For [Now available!]","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/334389c8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3338,"description":"🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/\n📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firms and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter\n📌 Check out the cool stuff our sponsors are doing here: https://accountingfirmcoach.com/sponsors/\nWelcome to Accounting Firm Coach Office Hours presented by Canopy. I’m Jason Staats. Ready to get 1% better at running an accounting firm? In this episode, I break down Perplexity’s local AI capabilities and whether accounting firms should trust AI running entirely on their computers. Then I share Halloween costume ideas for accountants, explore whether it’s time to start cloning accounting software with AI, and explain why space accounting could be a massive niche opportunity. In 📬 Mailbag, I cover how to charge for midyear bookkeeping catch-up, building an email list that actually converts, developing future firm leaders, choosing between Intuit Link and other tax workflow tools, and whether buying leads is worth it.\n// Chapters:\n01:35 - The All-In-One Local AI!\n13:34 - 11 Halloween Costumes for Accountants\n19:04 - Time To Start Cloning Accounting Apps?\n29:23 - $21B Went Into This Niche In Q3 Alone!\n34:43 - How To Charge For Catch-Up?\n38:43 - Worth Building an Email List?\n44:08 - How To Develop Leaders\n47:47 - Is Intuit Link Good Enough?\n50:47 - Worth Buying Leads?\n53:27 - Because We Love Them!\n📞 Leave me a voicemail at +1 (516) 980-4968!\n📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com\n💰 Today's Sponsors\nCanopy: https://www.getcanopy.com/jason\nGusto: https://gusto.com/\nKick: https://www.kick.co/\nStanford Tax: https://stanfordtax.com/\nTax Bandits: https://www.taxbandits.com/\nCloud Accountant Staffing: https://www.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/\n🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!\nX https://x.com/jasononfirms\nLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tRtNMW0m2_qDmLGpsu9SOGZJKGHLJFX-m2CobctnoxM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNDAw/OWM5MzA0MjFjYjk1/MGUyMGUwNjdmYzVl/NzVmNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}