The 80-Hour Fix : AI for Accountants Who'd Rather Advise Than Reconcile
Overview
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 model
Every 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
This item is Non-Returnable
Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9798181382763
- ISBN-10: 9798181382763
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: June 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.27 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.39 pounds
- Page Count: 126
Related Categories
