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Blake Oliver discusses the performance metrics and trends in accounting firms with Chelsea Summers, focusing on pricing, staffing, offshoring, and AI adoption.

What does the data actually say about where accounting firms are headed? Blake Oliver talks with Chelsea Summers of Inside Public Accounting about the real numbers behind firm performance, pricing, staffing, offshoring, advisory growth, and AI adoption. You’ll hear why top firms aren’t just working people harder, how offshore teams are boosting margins, and why hourly billing may be the biggest obstacle to using technology well. Chapters (00:00) - EAP 112 (04:45) - Advisory vs compliance mix (09:40) - Capacity and burnout signals (18:27) - Pricing models and billable hour (25:08) - AI ROI and adoption blockers (29:37) - About IPA and closing Sign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcast https://earmarkcpe.com https://earmark.app/ Download the Earmark CPE App Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Connect with Our Guest, Chelsea Summers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseasummers620/ Learn more about Inside Public Accounting http://insidepublicaccounting.com Connect with Blake Oliver, CPA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketoliver Twitter…

People in this episode

Host: Blake Oliver

Guest: Chelsea Summers

Topics covered

• accounting firms
• pricing models
• offshoring
• AI adoption
• staffing
• advisory growth

Keywords

• accounting
• pricing
• offshoring
• AI
• staffing
• advisory services
• billable hour

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Organizations: Inside Public Accounting

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