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The Accounting Technology Lab
by Brian Tankersley & Randy Johnston
In-depth, honest accounting software and technology reviews capturing the real-life experiences of using particular products and solutions - presented by CPA Practice Advisor and technology experts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA.
Episodes
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ATL277: Tech Mergers & Acquisitions
The technology M&A market is sending some unusually clear signals about where the industry is headed. In ATL277, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley examine a wave of acquisitions involving AI, semiconductors, data platforms, streaming, automation, and accounting technology—and what those deals…
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ATL276: The Secrets Agents Keep (Guest: Alexis Kingsbury, author "Accrual Intentions")
In ATL276, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley sit down with Alexis Kingsbury, author of Accrual Intentions, to unpack what he learned from building a deliberately extreme experiment: an accountancy practice staffed by eleven AI agents with their own roles, personalities, and responsibilities....
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ATL275: What Tokens Are You Smokin'? AI Routers and Token Marketplaces
Episode Summary AI may feel like a flat monthly subscription today, but ATL275 argues that the economics are moving toward a metered, multi-model market. Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley examine AI routers, token marketplaces, and agent orchestration—tools designed to let firms choose…
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ATL274: Alliances, AI, and Self-Funding! Oh My! Guest Dan Pinkous, Founder/CEO of Truss
ATL274 — Alliances, AI, and Self-Funding! Oh My! Guest: Dan Pinkous, Founder & CEO, Truss Hosts: Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA Podcast: The Accounting Technology Lab Publisher/Sponsor: CPA Practice Advisor Release Date: September 11, 2026 Approximate Runtime: 28:26…
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ATL273 Reinventing Your Practice With Advisory (Guest: Nancy Sperry of Sage)
ATL273 — Reinventing Your Practice with Advisory With Guest Nancy Sperry of Sage Episode: ATL273 Release date: September 4, 2026 Hosts: Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA Guest: Nancy Sperry, Senior Vice President of U.S. Partner Sales, Sage Approximate runtime: 33 minutes...
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ATL272: The Gathering Storm: Open Source AI
In ATL272, “The Gathering Storm,” Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley argue that AI is changing cybersecurity faster than many accounting firms are changing their defenses. The issue is not simply smarter phishing or more malware. AI can automate reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, exploit...
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ATL271: Why Your WISP Is Essential in 2026
Episode Summary: ATL271 - Why Your WISP Is Essential in 2026 Podcast Page/Subscription Links: https://podcast.cpate.ch Wiki Page: ATL271 - CPA Tech Wiki In ATL271, “Why Your WISP Is Essential in 2026,” Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley explain why a written information security plan is no…
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ATL270: Hardware Hullabaloo
ATL270: Hardware Hullabaloo - Episode Summary Hardware is once again a strategic business issue—not merely an IT purchasing decision. In ATL270, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley examine how cybersecurity concerns, new processor families, and extraordinary component-price increases are…
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ATL269: Microsoft Agent 365
ATL269 — Microsoft Agent 365 Program: Accounting Technology Lab Hosts: Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA Approximate runtime: 31 minutes Resource: 100 Free AI Prompts for Accounting - https://cpate.ch/100-prompts-atl Primary topic: Governed deployment, monitoring, security…
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Scaling New Heights 2026, Part Two
ATL268 — Scaling New Heights 2026, Part Two is an episode of the Accounting Technology Lab podcast hosted by Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA. In Part Two of their Scaling New Heights 2026 recap, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley examine what the conference revealed about...
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AI is the Ultimate Accounting Assistant, Part Two (with Guest Sasha Orloff)
ATL267 – AI Is the Ultimate Accounting Assistant, Part Two Guest: Sasha Orloff, Co-founder and CEO of Puzzle Hosts: Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA Program: Accounting Technology Lab, presented by CPA Practice Advisor Episode length: Approximately 10 minutes Episode Summary...
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AI is the Ultimate Accounting Assistant, with guest Sasha Orloff
Title: ATL266 — AI Is the Ultimate Accounting Assistant Wiki: ATL266 - CPA Tech Wiki Guest: Sasha Orloff, CEO of Puzzle Hosts: Randy Johnston and Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA Publisher/Sponsor: CPA Practice Advisor AI Is the Ultimate Accounting Assistant—But the Accountant Is Still...
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ATL265 - Scaling New Heights 2026- "Strange New World"
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley discuss Scaling New Heights 2026 from Orlando and unpack why this year’s theme, "Strange New World," feels especially relevant for accountants. Randy shares observations from the conference floor, including…
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AICPA ENGAGE 2026 and CPAPA Thought Leader / 40 Under 40 Mashup
Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley record on-site in Orlando to debrief a packed week around AICPA ENGAGE 2026 and the annual Thought Leader/40 Under 40 mashup. They open with the Rise 2040 vision project, highlighting mega-trends like the profession’s “great identity shift,” AI as a strategic...
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ATL263: Why General AI Is Unsuitable For Tax Research
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley welcome Kashif Ali, founder of TaxGPT, for a discussion on why general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are not sufficient for professional tax research and advisory work. Kashif shares his...
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ATL262: 2026 Black Ore AI Tax Summit
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley provide an in-depth recap of the 2026 Black Ore AI Tax Summit held at Nasdaq Tower in New York City. The event brought together many of the accounting profession’s most influential leaders, technology…
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Keyveve ATL261
The accounting profession continues to struggle with fragmented systems. Documents arrive through email, text messages, portals, and cloud storage systems, while workflow management, client communication, and document storage often exist in separate applications. In this episode (ATL261), Randy...
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ATL260A Next Generation Document Management (UPDATED)
(Note - a previous version of this episode had a gap in the audio, so we re-rendered the audio and have reposted the episode.) The accounting profession is on the verge of a major transformation in document management. In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian...
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ATL260: Next Generation Document Management
Episode Overview The Accounting Technology Lab team explores how artificial intelligence is transforming document management for accounting firms and why legacy systems are rapidly becoming obsolete. Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley explain how traditional document storage methods — built…
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ATL259: The Dead Pool
In this memorable and surprisingly emotional episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley reflect on the “dead pool” of accounting and business software — products that have already disappeared or are approaching end-of-life support. The conversation blends humor,...
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ATL258: Recruiting the Next Generation
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley welcome Donny Shimamoto of the Center for Accounting Transformation and high school student Arpan Grewal to discuss one of the accounting profession’s most urgent challenges: recruiting the next generation of...
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ATL257 – Mythos: The AI Strikes Back
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley explore the alarming implications of Anthropic’s experimental AI security model known as “Mythos.” The discussion centers on how advanced AI systems are dramatically accelerating cyberattack capabilities,...
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ATL256: Suite vs. Best in Breed
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley tackle a critical strategic decision for accounting firms: whether to adopt an all-in-one software suite or build a best-of-breed technology stack. They explore how suites from providers like Thomson Reuters and...
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ATL255: Generative AI in (Your) Practice
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley explore how generative AI is actively reshaping accounting practices—not as a future concept, but as a present-day operational tool. They break down where AI is already embedded in workflows, from document...
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ATL254: Decision Intelligence with Eric Eager
In this episode of the Accounting Technology Lab, hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley welcome CPA and entrepreneur Eric Eager to explore the emerging concept of Decision Intelligence—the next evolution beyond AI. While AI delivers probabilistic, text-based outputs, Eager explains that...
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ATL253: 2026 CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium
This episode of the Accounting Technology Lab delivers a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader Symposium, where leading voices in accounting technology gathered to discuss the profession’s future. Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley explore key themes...
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Security Risks Update - August 2023
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the current security and technology risks that accounting, tax, and other financial firms face.
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Review of Microsoft Copilot
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered tool that combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph—your calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings, and more.
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Accounting Automation with Guest Jason Richelson of Bookkeep
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss accounting automation tech with the co-founder of Bookkeep, Jason Richelson.
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Safeguarding Client Data: IRS Pub 4557 WISP
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss client data security and the new FTC Safeguards Rule: IRS Pub 4557 (aka WISP).
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The Technology Accounting Firms Use: AFOT Survey 2023
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the 2023 Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey (AFOT).
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Audit Technology and Data: Conversation with Jeff Gramlich of Validis
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, talk with Jeff Gramlich of Validis about changes in audit technology and the role of data.
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Update on the Verizon Data Breach - July 2023
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the recent Verizon data breach and what firms need to know and do to protect their firm and client data.
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Recap of Scaling New Heights Conference 2023
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the recent Scaling New Heights accounting conference.
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Intro to Outsourcing
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the pros and cons, as well as the technologies and liabilities, of outsourcing tax and accounting tasking.
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Technology Governance
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss models for technology governance.
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Review of Data Driven Audit Technology Trends
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss technology trends for audits.
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Recap of AICPA's ENGAGE Conference 2023
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the 2023 AICPA Engage conference. The largest annual event by the AICPA, Engage brings together professionals in all areas of practice for education, networking, and other events.
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Review of Data Snipper
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss DataSnipper, an Intelligent Automation Platform within Excel that accelerates Audit and Finance teams' productivity.
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How AI Uses Large language Models
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the role that large language models play in AI.
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The Truthiness of AI
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the content quality in various AI generative content systems.
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Generative AI: Dall-E and MS-Designer
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, CITP, CGMA discuss artificial intelligence generators Dall-E and MS-Designer.
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AI in Microsoft Products
Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, CITP, CGMA discuss the built-in artificial intelligence options in Microsoft's products.
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ChatGPT and Accounting Firms
Randy and Brian discuss the practical application of ChatGPT for accounting professionals, as well as the possible benefits, limitations and risks.
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