Accounting firms right now are generally very dissatisfied with AI tech With limited exceptions (claude/chatgpt, bluej) the companies in our space offering AI solutions have underdelivered It's very challenging to sift through AI marketing and the problem keeps getting worse as more funding comes into the space I think I'm positioned to make the best recommendations in the industry because I have a ridiculous advantage: I run the world's largest private network of 1,000 accounting firms, Realize And it means that at any time, I can drop a software company's name into search and see what members have said about it in the forums, and in live calls with other members When it comes to tax workflow, this year 5 brands are clearly ahead of the rest: Filed Truss Tallyfor Soraban StanfordTax These are what your firm should be using headed into 2027... But here's what will happen next: A brand not on this list will tell you to wait. "We're about to release incredible must-have functionality!" And you'll wait until the last minute, Q4 to consider something new, only to be underwhelmed. The same thing happens every year 😵‍💫 The truth is you don't want to use the new thing, you want to use the thing that firms already trust. And that's a buying decision that can (and should) be made today. Not when a new feature launches hours before year-end. Start planning for next year, now, and get that tech stack sorted Over on my profile you'll find linked my full app recommendations, always up to date, the 200 most popular apps for accounting firms, whether you should use them, and why