
Jason On Firms Podcast
byJason Staats
BusinessEntrepreneurshipManagement
I'm Jason Staats, and on this podcast we talk through practical tips to run more profitable, calm accounting firms
Episodes(40 episodes)

E555 - 555 Using AI To Manage Accounting Firm Communications
🚀 Learn what’s actually working alongside nearly 700 firm owners: https://jasononline.link/C558T 📩 Stay on top of accounting firm tech and AI with my weekly newsletter: https://jasononline.link/N558T 🎥 Check out the FULL replay of the entire WorkflowCon event here! https://hubs.li/Q03VYXqR0 ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I share a live Q&A from WorkflowCon on how AI is actually fitting into client communication at accounting firms. We talk about where AI helps today, why chasing clients for info is still the biggest bott...
Published: Dec 19, 2025Duration: 39:28

E554 - 554 Let’s Solve Your Accounting Firm’s Greatest Constraint
🚀 Learn alongside nearly 700 firm owners who are building this together: https://jasononline.link/C562T 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://jasononline.link/N562T 📖 The book I mentioned, The Goal https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884271951 ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I break down why workflow bottlenecks keep crushing accounting firms during busy seasons. We talk through practical ways to smooth out the peaks and valleys, set better client expectations, and use prici...
Published: Dec 17, 2025Duration: 21:33

E553 - 553 Live Coaching 6 Accounting Firms in 32 Minutes
🚀 Talk shop with almost 700 firm owners figuring this out together: https://jasononline.link/C555T📚 See the apps I actually recommend for firms: https://jasononline.link/A555T☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I share takeaways from a live coaching session in Oklahoma City. We talk about what actually frees up the owner, where delegation breaks down, and how smarter renewals and tiers can help you make space for better work without blowing up your firm.💰 Today's SponsorsMakersHub: https://makershub.ai/Client Hub: https://clienthub.app...
Published: Dec 15, 2025Duration: 32:34

E552 - 552 This Tech Unlocks the Future of Accounting Firms
🚀 Connect with almost 700 firm owners sharing what works: https://jasononline.link/C561T📚 Swipe my app database: http://jasononline.link/A561T📩 My newsletter where we recently went deep on this: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter📝 The AI notetakers in my radar for accounting firms:Vinyl https://www.usevinyl.com/Ping https://pingassistant.com/Abacor https://abacor.com/🤖 Here are my 30 favorite AI prompts to use with meeting transcripts: https://www.jasononfirms.com/ai-meeting-prompts☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I dig into how AI meet...
Published: Dec 12, 2025Duration: 29:52

E551 - 551 Employ THIS Delegation Practice In Your Accounting Firm
👋 Want to get out from behind the screen? Meet other firm leaders and jam on what’s working. Grab a spot at a city near you: https://jasononline.link/LE560T 🚀 Build a better firm faster. Join 600+ owners trading playbooks in the community: https://jasononline.link/C560T ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I get honest about how much time you lose by hanging onto work your team could handle. I break down eight practical thresholds you can use across clients, tax work, proposals, renewals, vendors, spending, write-offs, and hiring so yo...
Published: Dec 10, 2025Duration: 28:06

E550 - 550 The Uncomfortable Truth That Makes Accounting Firms More Profitable
👋 Come hang out in person. Swap stories with other firm owners and pick up ideas you can actually use. Save your spot: https://jasononline.link/LE559T🚀 Don’t build your firm alone. Join 600+ owners who compare notes and help each other win: https://jasononline.link/C559T☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, we get real about over-delivering on quality and why “perfect” can actually hold your firm back. I dig into how to set the right quality bar for different types of work, build systems that don’t rely on superstars...
Published: Dec 8, 2025Duration: 29:09

E549 - 549 Meet The Founder Building AI for AUDITORS
👋 Let’s get face to face. Meet other firm leaders and learn together. Grab a seat at a city near you: https://jasononline.link/LE550T🚀 Build a stronger firm with people who share what actually works. Join 600+ owners inside the community: https://jasononline.link/C550T☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!Check out Danny Alberson’s company Agentive here 👉 https://www.goagentive.com/In this episode, I talk with Danny from Agentive about AI that actually does audit work instead of just chatting. We cover how firms are automating evidence testing...
Published: Dec 5, 2025Duration: 53:15

E548 - 548 How Accounting Firms Can Escape the Email Inbox
👋 Ready to meet other leaders doing this work? JLock in your seat at a city near you: https://jasononline.link/LE557T🚀 Grow faster with a group that shares what works. Join 600+ firm owners in my private community: https://jasononline.link/C557T☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📌 Here’s Tim Ferriss’ fear setting exercise https://tim.blog/2017/05/15/fear-setting/In this episode, I dig into why email eats more hours than anything else in your firm and what it takes to break free from it. I cover the mindset shifts, the delegation st...
Published: Dec 3, 2025Duration: 37:58

E547 - 547 Is Offshoring RUINING Small Accounting Firms?
👋 Want to connect with firm leaders in person? Join me at one of my upcoming events and lock in your spot: https://jason.link/83z🚀 Build a better firm with people who share what actually works. Join 600+ firm owners inside my private community: https://jason.link/84h☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I break down what offshoring actually means for small firms and why, much like AI, it feels increasingly inevitable. I talk through the real downsides, how to build onshore and offshore teams in a healthier way, and what work...
Published: Dec 1, 2025Duration: 34:19

E546 - 546 Is Your Accounting Firm Selling the Wrong Thing?
👋 If you want real conversations with people running real firms, join me at an upcoming event and reserve your spot: https://jason.link/w0f🚀 Grow alongside a community that actually shares what works. Join more than 600 firm owners inside my private group: https://jason.link/4lq☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I break down why clients buy the lowest tier but still expect the highest level of access, and what firms can do about it. I explain how to scope not just the work, but the delivery of the work...
Published: Nov 28, 2025Duration: 19:34

E545 - 545 The Secret To Accounting Firm Delegation (Keynote)
👋 Come meet me in person. I’m hosting sessions across the country. Grab a spot at the event happening nearest to you: https://jasononline.link/LE551T 📌 Skip the fluff. Get the most important weekly AI updates for firm owners delivered straight to you: https://jasononline.link/N551T Check out the full Canopy Summit, including their new product announcements here https://www.getcanopy.com/blog/canopy-summit-2025 ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I share a keynote on building a firm-wide habit of delegation so you can push work down th...
Published: Nov 26, 2025Duration: 55:59

E544 - 544 Are Accounting Firms Sleeping On This AI App?
Want that in-person spark that only happens when firm owners get in the same room?👋 Come join me live at an upcoming event: https://jasononline.link/LE552T📌 Want weekly AI insights without the noise? Join the newsletter: https://jasononline.link/N552T📚 Learn more about NotebookLM here https://notebooklm.google/🎙️ This is the audio overview (podcast) prompt I used:"You're two CFOs breaking down a company's last month performance. Have an enlightening convo about the financial results in a supportive tone, speaking to the biz owner. You work for Jason's Tax & Accounting Fir...
Published: Nov 25, 2025Duration: 44:09

E543 - 543 Real Talk About the State Of Accounting Firm AI
👋 Want to learn from other firm leaders in person? Join me at one of my upcoming sessions and save your spot: https://jasononline.link/LE546T🚀 Surround yourself with firm owners who are leveling up right now. Join my community of more than 600 accounting pros: https://jasononline.link/C546T☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I sit down in Toronto to talk through what AI is actually changing for firms right now. I share why it’s better to learn from peers than from vendor demos, how both juniors and seniors...
Published: Nov 21, 2025Duration: 52:53

E542 - 542 My New Favorite Referral Strategy for Accounting Firms
👋 Want to connect with firm leaders in person? Join me at one of my upcoming events and lock in your spot: https://jasononline.link/LE549T 🚀 Build a better firm with people who share what actually works. Join 600+ firm owners inside my private community: https://jasononline.link/C549T ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I break down how firm owners can use community, referrals, and high-context relationships to rebuild their client lists faster. You’ll learn why specializing attracts better referrals, how to communicate what you want to work on next, and...
Published: Nov 19, 2025Duration: 22:35

E541 - 541 10 Commandments of Accounting Firms
👋 Want to learn from other firm owners in person? Join me at an upcoming event: https://jasononline.link/LE10C 📩 Get weekly firm growth tips and the latest AI tools for accountants delivered straight to your inbox: https://jasononline.link/N10CSP☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I walk through the 10 commandments of running a successful accounting firm. I share what I've learned from working with thousands of firm owners, including how to handle clients, let go of the ones holding you back, and focus on profit instead of constant gr...
Published: Nov 18, 2025Duration: 19:49

E540 - 540 First Impressions: GPT-5.1 For Accounting Firms
👋 Come join me in person as I host live sessions for firm leaders who want to level up together. Grab your seat: https://jason.link/g73 🚀 Get around peers who are growing just like you. Join my private community of more than 600 firm owners: https://jason.link/c9j ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I break down what GPT 5.1 means for accounting firms and why these small model jumps matter. You will learn how better instruction following improves AI review tools, why AI first apps are pulling ahead of older plat...
Published: Nov 17, 2025Duration: 26:17

E539 - 539 The $1,000/hr Accounting Service No One Talks About
👋 I’ll be hosting live firm events around the country this fall. See where I’m headed: https://jason.link/32s 💡 Learn what’s working right now from 600+ firm owners inside the private community: https://jason.link/qr7 ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I talk with Dan Luthi about what real advisory work looks like inside an accounting firm. You’ll see how he prices $1K monthly calls, turns client questions into paid work, and builds strong margins without burning out the team. We also cover why most firms get stuck trying t...
Published: Nov 14, 2025Duration: 1:00:27

E540 - 538 Coaching 6 Accounting Firms in 47 Minutes
👋 I’m hitting the road to host live events for firm owners ready to connect, learn, and share what’s working. Reserve your seat: https://jason.link/vgm🚀 Grow faster alongside your peers. Join my private community of 600+ firm owners building better tax and bookkeeping practices: https://jason.link/o00☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I answer rapid-fire questions from firm owners on marketing, tech stacks, and proposals. You’ll learn why referrals alone hold you back, how to pick workflow tools that actually save time, and how to build tiered pro...
Published: Nov 12, 2025Duration: 47:19

E537 - 537 The Reason Accounting Firms Get STUCK
👋 I’m hitting the road to host live events for firm owners ready to connect, learn, and share what’s working. Reserve your seat: https://jason.link/1v6 🚀 Grow faster alongside your peers. Join my private community of 600+ firm owners building better tax and bookkeeping practices: https://jason.link/ccw☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!In this episode, I break down the five biggest traps that keep firm owners stuck doing the same work year after year. You’ll learn how to delegate effectively, build owners for every client, tool, and process, and stop being t...
Published: Nov 10, 2025Duration: 26:17

E538 - 536 Fireside: Accounting Firm Trends and 2026 Tech Predictions
👋 Want to meet other firm leaders in person? Join me at one of my upcoming events and save your spot: jason.link/7c4 📩Get weekly firm growth insights and the latest on AI for accountants, straight to your inbox: jason.link/ui7 ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! In this episode, I sit down with RAMP’s Brad Gustafson to unpack where firms are headed next: scheduled tax seasons, deeper bookkeeping automation, and AI-driven advisory. You’ll learn how to kickstart AI adoption, lock in your 2026 tech stack, and use three-tier renewals to grow margins w...
Published: Nov 7, 2025Duration: 1:03:26