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AI in Tax Practice: Automating Workflows, Research, and IRS Compliance

📋 Overview

In most tax practices, the hours don't go into the technical judgment clients pay for. They go into everything around it: chasing documents, keying data, digging through research, answering the same client questions, and writing letters to the IRS. That's exactly where AI has become practical. Used well, it pulls information from client documents, speeds up research, drafts clear client emails and explanations, and produces a solid first draft of a notice response, leaving the professional to review, correct, and sign off. This session shows how AI fits into the daily work of a public accounting tax practice, with a practitioner's eye on where it helps and where it still needs a human. Every example comes from real tax practice work, not a technology demo. You'll see AI applied to the tax workflow from intake to review, used to research a question and verify the answer against primary sources, and put to work on the client communication and IRS correspondence that eat up so much of the season. You'll also learn how to review AI output before it reaches a client or the IRS. You'll leave with practical workflows you can use in your next filing season and a review checklist for AI-assisted work.

👥 Who Should Attend

Tax partners, managers, and staff accountants who handle tax research, preparation, and IRS controversy work for individuals and business entities.

Prerequisites
None
Advanced Prep
None

🎯 Learning Objectives

🚀 What You'll Walk Away With

📚 Major Topics

  1. AI in the tax workflow: intake, data extraction, and preparation support
  2. AI-assisted tax research: getting to the answer faster and verifying it
  3. Client communication: requests, explanations, and follow-ups
  4. IRS correspondence: drafting notice responses and reviewing them as a professional

🏷️ Topics

accounting aiai bookkeepingdata analysis toolstax automation softwareIRS compliance

❓ Questions

Do I need a background in data science or programming to take this course?

No. This is a basic level course designed for tax professionals who want to use these tools in their daily workflow without writing a single line of code.

What specific tax tasks will we cover?

We cover the key stages of a tax engagement, including document intake, data extraction, research and verification, client emails, and drafting responses to IRS notices.

Is this course just a demonstration of new software?

It isn't. We focus on practical workflows based on real tax practice work rather than high-level technology demos.

How does the course handle the risk of AI giving wrong answers?

Accuracy is a major focus. You'll learn how to evaluate AI-generated work for completeness and how to verify research against primary tax sources.

Who is the ideal attendee for this session?

It's built for tax partners, managers, and staff accountants. If you handle tax research, preparation, or IRS correspondence, you'll find these workflows useful.

🗂️ Course Details
Short Name
Tax AI Workflows
Created
2026-09-18
Last Updated
2026-09-30

✍️ A Note from the Author

I spent years watching my best staff lose their days to document chasing and basic research instead of the complex tax strategy they were hired to perform. I wrote this course because the tools finally exist to offload that manual labor, provided you know how to supervise them. We'll look at how to bring AI into your firm without sacrificing the technical accuracy your clients expect.

🎤 About the author

Stephen M. Yoss, CPA

Stephen is a certified public accountant, the CEO and partner of Devmatics, LLC, a continuing education instructor for financial professionals, a professional speaker at live events, and a licensed pyrotechnician. While his interests and skills are varied, they all share a common thread—his love for and skill in finding technology-based solutions. Whether it’s teaching in the classroom, consulting clients in a boardroom, or shooting a fireworks display, Steve brings passion, hard work, value—and above all else—technological expertise to each of his clients. With an open, honest approach, he creates a unique strategy for each client specifically designed to benefit their needs and streamline their operations in order to create efficiency and maximize their financial potential.

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