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🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.comIn this episode, I break down how accounting firms can make their sales and discovery process less painful by moving repetitive information upstream, introducing pricing earlier, setting better expectations, and using AI meeting transcripts to continuously improve the process. I also launch a new segment, 🫖 Hot Tea, covering Xero drama, Drake’s new extraction tool, the Puzzle acquisition, practice management consolidation, and the growing tension between all-in-one platforms and open ecosystems. Then I answer 📫 Mailbag questions about remote staff accessing U.S. bank accounts, file management, accountant perfectionism, practice management for larger firms, K-1 and 1099 extraction, and building a tax planning and advisory practice.💰 Today's SponsorsVerito: https://verito.com/jason?utm_campaign=42071442-Jason&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=show-notesSoraban: https://hubs.ly/Q04cNLF80MakersHub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaatsCanopy: Go to https://www.getcanopy.com/jason and schedule a demo to see for yourself, and Canopy will send you a $75 gift card after your demoFinancial Cents: sign up at https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 and use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users.Karbon: https://karbonhq.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=jason-staats// Chapters:00:00 - Fixing Your Sales Process01:50 - The Sales Process Problem02:47 - Stop Calling Everyone Tire Kickers07:57 - Move Information Upstream13:06 - Talk Price Earlier14:00 - Better Discovery Meetings17:30 - The Monthly Sales Review21:10 - 🫖 Hot Tea21:42 - Xero Backlash24:45 - Drake Smart Extract24:45 - Puzzle and Accrual26:50 - Carbon Updates28:28 - The App Ecosystem War32:42 - All-in-One vs. Best of Breed35:15 - Double Updates36:07 - Testing Instead38:37 - 📫 Mailbag39:00 - Remote Bank Access43:07 - Accounting File Management48:07 - Accountant Perfectionism53:16 - Practice Management for Big Firms55:37 - K-1 and 1099 Extraction57:29 - Building a Tax Advisory Practice01:03:16 - Closing Thoughts🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!X https://twitter.com/jasononfirmsLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa