Founding-client rate — limited to 3 firms

The AI audit for CPA firms that's actually independent.

No software to sell, no enterprise price tag — a prioritized roadmap for your firm's AI use, and a clear read on where Circular 230 applies to it.

Scoped for 5–15 partner firms. 2 weeks, ~90 minutes of partner time.

Martin Riemer, independent AI consultant who audits AI readiness for CPA and accounting firms
Martin Riemer, independent AI consultant
Why it matters

Every AI vendor at every CPE event has a pitch. None of them are being straight with you.

Every point-solution tool has a reason to tell you it's the answer — none of them have actually looked at your firm's specific workflow. You don't know which of the dozen "AI for accounting" pitches would move the needle, and ungoverned staff AI use might already be a Circular 230 exposure nobody's written down.

No one inside the firm is positioned to evaluate these tools objectively — everyone selling you one has a stake in the answer. The CPE session, the one tool a partner tried — none of it stuck, because there was never a real strategy behind it.

The audit

What's actually included

Two weeks, start to finish. Not a generic checklist — this starts with your firm's actual systems.

01
Workflow Discovery Session
60–90 minutes with partners and your ops lead, mapping how the firm actually works today.
02
Systems & Integration Assessment
A compatibility check against your exact stack — QuickBooks, Xero, Karbon, and similar.
03
AI Opportunity Map
Reconciliation, AR/AP, month-end close, document intake, client communication — ranked by effort and impact.
04
Circular 230 Compliance Flag
Exactly where your AI use touches Circular 230's oversight requirements, for your advisor to finalize.
05
Written Audit Report
Plain-English, partner-presentable — not a slide deck full of jargon.
06
Partner Debrief Call
Walking through the findings together, no pressure, no forced next step.
Also included
Quick-win automation Built during audit
Post-delivery support 30 days
Vendor cheat-sheet Stack-specific
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Why independent

I don't sell software.

Every AI tool trying to sell your firm something has a reason to tell you it's the answer. I don't have a product to push — the audit starts with your systems, not a template, and stays tool-agnostic the whole way through.

The IRS already moved. Has your firm?

The IRS published AI guidance for practitioners in June 2026 (Circular 230). I'll show you exactly where that touches your firm's AI use, so your advisor isn't starting from zero.

Zero-risk, on purpose.

If you don't walk away with at least 3 concrete automation opportunities you didn't already know about, it's a full refund. No hard feelings.

Pricing

A founding-client rate, on purpose

Founding-client rate — first 3 firms only
$1,997$4,500

In exchange, I ask for a testimonial and permission to use the engagement as a case study (anonymized if you prefer). If you move forward with implementation afterward, this fee is credited toward it.

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Standard rate is $4,500 once the founding slots are filled.

Martin Riemer

Independent AI consultant

I build automation systems for small and mid-size businesses. This audit is tool-agnostic by design — I'm not employed by, or reselling for, any of the software mentioned in it.

Common questions

Before you book

Is my firm too small for this?

This is scoped and priced specifically for 5–15 partner firms — not enterprise consulting, and not a generic template either.

Is this just a pitch for your implementation services?

No. The audit is diagnostic-first and tool-agnostic, with no obligation to buy anything further. If you do move forward with implementation, the audit fee is credited toward it — but it stands on its own either way.

We don't have time during busy season.

The engagement is a fixed 2-week scope, requiring about 90 minutes of partner time in total — the discovery session and the debrief call.

Will you draft our official AI compliance policy?

The report flags exactly where your AI use touches Circular 230's requirements, for your own compliance advisor to finalize. It's a starting point, not a substitute for legal or compliance advice.

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No pitch — just a look at what we'd actually audit, and whether your firm's a fit.

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