Accrual is an end-to-end accounting platform determined to show the accounting industry how AI will improve outcomes and client services.
AI adoption in accounting has accelerated dramatically. The 2025 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Accountant report found that AI adoption in accounting firms jumped from 9% to 41% in a single year. The question for firms is no longer whether AI can help, but how to deploy it effectively.
However, enterprise pilots frequently fail. MIT research suggests that 95% of enterprise AI pilots never translate into operational impact, not because the technology doesn't work, but because teams lack clear evaluation criteria and execution structure.
The Accrual team has spent years working with large organizations deploying new technology. Across those deployments, one pattern appears repeatedly: successful pilots are structured, measured, and run quickly.
Whether your firm is actively evaluating AI tax preparation tools or still building the internal case, this guide provides the structure to run a pilot that produces clear results in weeks.