Big news: Intuit (the company behind QuickBooks, TurboTax, and Mailchimp) has partnered with OpenAI to deeply integrate AI into their product ecosystem. This means apps like QuickBooks will soon be able to connect directly to ChatGPT. So, what does that mean for us in the accounting space? 🧠 AI-powered workflows are about to get much more practical inside tools we already use 💬 Client conversations, forecasting, and compliance could soon include real-time GPT guidance 💻 ChatGPT connectors to QuickBooks may reshape how we do reconciliations, reports, and insights 💡 Opportunity for firms who understand AI first—before clients do it themselves And one big thought: If this becomes mainstream, how will your firm differentiate itself? I’d love to know… 👉 Are you using any GPT integrations or AI tools inside accounting platforms yet? 👉 How do you see this shift impacting your work? Drop your thoughts in the comments 👇 (And if you want to read more, here’s the original article: TechCrunch link)

Did you know that you currently can’t change your email address inside ChatGPT? Have you thought about the consequences? For example: - If you’re on a Team plan and someone joins with their work email, they can’t take their account with them if they leave later. - If you’re rebranding your business and want to update your email, you can’t change it to your new business address. - And if you use ChatGPT for both personal and business, should you consider having two separate accounts to keep things organised? 👉 I’d love to hear your thoughts on this — how do you think OpenAI should handle it? Share your views in the comments below.

OpenAI has just released a brand-new AI model called GPT-OSS — and unlike most tools, this one is completely free, fully offline, and surprisingly powerful. 💡 So why does this matter to us as accountants? Here’s what makes this release a big deal: ✅ Total privacy – You can run this AI on your own machine, offline. That means no client data is sent to OpenAI, Microsoft, or any cloud provider. ✅ Zero ongoing costs – Once you’ve set it up, you can use it as much as you want with no monthly fees or API limits. ✅ Handles complex tasks – This model performs nearly as well as GPT-4 in areas like reasoning, logic, and even math — which is very promising for use in forecasting, advisory, internal planning, and more. ✅ No internet required – Great for those with patchy Wi-Fi or anyone who travels and wants a secure AI assistant on the go. Imagine having an AI assistant you fully control, with no data leakage risk and no subscription cost. This is now possible. ⚙️ You don’t need to be technical to take advantage of this — and you don’t need to start from scratch figuring it out... 👉 If you want to learn how to run LLMs locally, protect client data, and solve the AI privacy and security issue once and for all, I’ve just created brand-new training inside the AI Academy that walks you through everything step-by-step. 🔗 Join the AI Academy here: https://www.skool.com/ai-academy-3665/about Let me know in the comments what you are doing about privacy, security and client confidentiality when using AI. Is this something you are concerned about?

Last month, I hosted a livestream all about the power of communities—especially why accounting firm owners should seriously consider building one of their own. If you missed it, I walked through: - Why community-building is such a powerful positioning tool - How platforms like Skool make it surprisingly easy to get started - What I’ve learned running my own communities - Real examples of how accountants can use community to deepen client relationships, offer group programs, or even add a new revenue stream 🎥 You can catch the replay here. 💡 Here’s my offer to you: If you decide to start your own Skool community using my affiliate link, I’ll go a step further… ✅ I’ll also personally help guide you through the setup process, via a private course within this community, including the AI prompts I use to save time. 💼 Use my affiliate link here. Got questions about running a community, the Skool platform, or how this could fit into your business model? 👇 Drop them in the comments—I’m happy to help!

Watch the video and then... ... tell me, what is your favourite use case for this brand new tool? Here is the link to the video. Remember, commenting is one of the ways to move up the leaderboard and unlock new content.