The Billing Revolution: AI, Time, and the Future of Accounting Firms with Blake Oliver

The Billing Revolution: AI, Time, and the Future of Accounting Firms with Blake Oliver

May 12, 2026 · 49 min

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Blake Oliver discusses the impact of AI on billing practices in accounting firms and the inefficiencies of the billable hour.

AI is already here. If you are still billing by the hour and running your team on timesheets, you are building on a foundation that is cracking fast. Blake Oliver, Founder and CEO of Earmark and one of Accounting Today’s top 100 most influential people, talks about the billing revolution happening right now in accounting. Blake breaks down why the billable hour is the root of inefficiency in accounting firms, how AI agents are replacing routine staff work, and what the future of fixed-f...

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