The 80-Hour Fix

AI for Accountants Who'd Rather Advise Than Reconcile

von Cleverhound Press

126 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

You didn't become a CPA to spend 80 hours a week reformatting spreadsheets.David Chen is a solo CPA with 47 clients, two staff, and zero margin for error. Tax season means 80-hour weeks. A transposed number nearly cost a client their bank loan. A missed callback lost a prospect for good. Sound familiar?The 80-Hour Fix follows David as he transforms his accounting practice with AI - not by replacing his expertise, but by reclaiming the hours he's been wasting on work that doesn't require a CPA license.This isn't a textbook. It's a story-driven, exercise-heavy guide that starts where most AI books stop: solving real accounting problems.What you'll learn to do - not just read about: - Prompt AI for tax research that produces client-specific impact memos, not generic summaries- Automate the spreadsheet reformatting you do every single month- Build cash flow forecasts in 20 minutes instead of 6 hours- Cut your month-end close from 3 days to 1.5- Detect fraud patterns, vendor duplicates, and expense report red flags- Connect your tools with no-code automation (no programming required)- Shift from compliance work to advisory services - and change your billing modelEvery chapter includes 3+ hands-on exercises with sample data so you can practice immediately. Multi-tool coverage includes ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and accounting-specific AI tools.Who this is for: CPAs, bookkeepers, and accounting firm owners who already know ChatGPT exists but haven't figured out how to make it actually useful for accounting work. You don't need to be technical - David isn't either."I spent 400 hours studying for my CPA. I'm not handing my judgment to a chatbot. But the 35 hours a week I spend on data entry? That's not judgment. That's just typing." - David Chen