https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/ Your walk-through of what AI is changing — delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. en-us Copyright 2026 Nexairi editorial@nexairi.com (James Smart) Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT 60 https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/19/kpmg-shipped-40-fake-citations-anyone-checking-yours/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/19/kpmg-shipped-40-fake-citations-anyone-checking-yours/ Plus: Suralink's full audit AI is live, one control gap remains and SaaS margins are breaking down. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/17/69-plan-new-billing-models-fewer-than-5-have-one/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/17/69-plan-new-billing-models-fewer-than-5-have-one/ AI cut the research time. The billing model didn't follow. Here's what 1,000 tax pros said. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/15/massmutuals-one-rule-drove-a-30-ai-gain/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/15/massmutuals-one-rule-drove-a-30-ai-gain/ They set a 12-month cap with defined KPIs. If the benchmark wasn't hit, the vendor was out. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/12/the-ai-gap-isnt-about-tools-its-about-tier/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/12/the-ai-gap-isnt-about-tools-its-about-tier/ The gap isn't which tools you use. It's whether you redesigned workflows or just layered on top. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/10/one-in-fourteen-finance-teams-made-ai-work-heres-how/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/10/one-in-fourteen-finance-teams-made-ai-work-heres-how/ Gartner asked 183 CFOs about AI impact. The answer is a 77-point gap that isn't about the tools. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/08/crypto-basis-errors-irs-already-flagging-mismatches/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/08/crypto-basis-errors-irs-already-flagging-mismatches/ Brokers filed 1099-DAs with zero cost basis for transferred crypto. Here's what CPAs need to do now. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/05/your-firm-uses-ai-it-has-no-policy-for-it/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/05/your-firm-uses-ai-it-has-no-policy-for-it/ Thomson Reuters surveyed 1,700 accounting pros. Most use AI daily. Most firms have no written rule about any of it. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/03/your-firms-ai-usage-rate-may-be-measuring-noise/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/03/your-firms-ai-usage-rate-may-be-measuring-noise/ KPMG's 75% usage target got gamed. Here's how to build a metric that means something. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/01/42-of-finance-teams-can-audit-their-ai-decisions/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/06/01/42-of-finance-teams-can-audit-their-ai-decisions/ Three in four finance teams run AI. Fewer than half can explain what it decided or why. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/29/billcom-cut-700-jobs-check-these-3-things-now/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/29/billcom-cut-700-jobs-check-these-3-things-now/ Vendor risk in your AP stack, a Big Four AI signal and the judgment gap no one is talking about. Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/27/copilot-reconciles-accounts-what-to-test-this-week/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/27/copilot-reconciles-accounts-what-to-test-this-week/ Two Copilot Finance Agents went live in Excel this week. Here's what to activate before month-end. Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/22/intuit-just-changed-the-rules-for-every-cpa-firm/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/22/intuit-just-changed-the-rules-for-every-cpa-firm/ ProAdvisor ends in 2027. Check certifications, pricing and client subscriptions before then. Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/20/meta-cut-teams-using-ai-did-they-prove-it-first/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/20/meta-cut-teams-using-ai-did-they-prove-it-first/ Meta cited AI to cut headcount. CFOs who cannot show the same proof are in a weaker position. Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/18/the-3-cfo-metrics-that-prove-ai-is-working/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/18/the-3-cfo-metrics-that-prove-ai-is-working/ Xero's agent builder is here, AICPA audit rules just changed and seat count is the wrong ROI metric. Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/15/39-more-errors-when-finance-teams-run-4-agents/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/15/39-more-errors-when-finance-teams-run-4-agents/ BCG measured what happens when finance teams run 4+ AI agents at once. The error rate is 39% higher. Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/13/who-watches-the-ai-that-watches-your-taxes/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/13/who-watches-the-ai-that-watches-your-taxes/ 126 systems and no governance plan. The IRS's AI audit expansion has outrun its oversight structure. Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/11/pcaob-puts-audit-ai-on-the-standards-clock/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/11/pcaob-puts-audit-ai-on-the-standards-clock/ The regulator flagged audit tech as a research priority. Standards are coming — document now. Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/08/uber-burned-its-ai-budget-in-4-months-the-cfo-fix/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/08/uber-burned-its-ai-budget-in-4-months-the-cfo-fix/ Finance teams think seat counts are the win. Uber shows why that breaks before the year ends. Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/06/anthropic-built-10-ai-agents-for-finance-teams/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/06/anthropic-built-10-ai-agents-for-finance-teams/ Claude for Financial Services is the most specific AI-finance spec sheet Anthropic has published. Wed, 06 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/04/finance-teams-waste-13-hours-weekly-checking-ai/ https://www.nexairi.com/dispatch/2026/05/04/finance-teams-waste-13-hours-weekly-checking-ai/ A Sage and IDC study puts a number on how much trust finance pros don't have in their AI tools yet. Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Jim Smart (editorial@nexairi.com) AI News Briefing