A few days ago I asked if anyone wanted to see the guide I put together on the five AI tools I keep coming back to. The response was clear. So here it is. It’s a short, practical guide — 32 pages, no fluff. You can read it in about 20 minutes. It covers: • The five tools that actually make a difference in an accounting firm • Where most accountants waste time with AI (and how to avoid it) • What to focus on first so you get quick wins without overwhelm • A bonus tool almost nobody talks about I wrote it because there’s so much noise around AI right now. Every week there’s a new tool, a new feature, another person telling you what you should be using. This guide cuts through that. Grab your free copy here 👉 https://ebook.the-ai-community.com Let me know which tool surprises you most. 👇

2026 has been extraordinary (so far)... and Anthropic are building something astonishing. They have launched so many new tools it's hard to know which one to learn first. So let's help each other... Which is your favourite (if you could only have one), and in the comments 👇 say why. And if you're not using Claude, why not? What's stopping you?

I did something recently that genuinely surprised me. I used AI to review a full set of year-end financial statements. Not summarise them ... actually review them. It opened the accounts, checked the numbers, flagged errors, and corrected mispostings directly inside QuickBooks Online. Some of it was remarkable. Some of it was concerning. Both reactions are appropriate. So next Wednesday — 3 June, 4pm UK / 11am ET — I'm going live for 60 minutes to show you exactly what happened. I'll cover: - Why agentic AI changes everything accountants thought was possible - What happened when I used AI to review my own year-end accounts - Whether junior bookkeeping and data-entry roles are genuinely at risk - The hidden limitations I discovered during real-world testing - Why privacy and client confidentiality are now the most important conversations your firm needs to have This isn't theory. This is me showing you what I actually tested ... what worked, what didn't, and what it means for your firm. 👆 Head to the Calendar tab 👆, find the June 3 event, and add it to your calendar. The Zoom link is right there. What's your gut reaction — do you think AI can genuinely replace parts of what accountants do? 👇