Where human judgement sits when AI is in the workflow, and the review standards managers must own.
Theory + practical training + case studies + activities + simulations + software
Level
Managers
Subject
U.S. Tax
Format
1-day workshop
Session by session
Session 1
AI across the return workflow
Current uses from intake to review
Where errors appear
What stays with human judgement
Practice: Map your team's workflow and mark where AI could fit.
Session 2
Review standards and data
Verifying AI-assisted output
Circular 230 responsibilities
Taxpayer data and section 7216
Practice: Review a seeded AI-drafted research memo and find the errors.
Session 3
Building skill in an AI workflow
Training freshers when drafts are automated
Updating review checklists
Firm usage guidelines
Practice: Draft AI usage guidelines for your team.
More than theory
We don't just teach the rules. This program includes practical training, case studies, activities, simulations, and hands-on software training.
Theory
Code sections, forms, and the reasoning behind each rule.
Practical training
Hands-on preparation from realistic client source documents.
Case studies
Real-world fact patterns worked from start to finish, then discussed.
Activities
Group exercises, quizzes, and error-spotting drills that keep every concept active.
Simulations
Mock client files, review notes, and deadlines that mirror busy season.
Software training
Data entry, diagnostics, and e-file steps in the software your team uses.
Software covered
Hands-on sessions run in the platforms your team uses. See all software
Data and AI tools
Cleaning client data, automating workpapers, and using AI with review controls.
Microsoft Excel
Power Query
Power BI
Alteryx
Microsoft Copilot
ChatGPT
CoCounsel
Workflow and document management
Source document intake, workpapers, and tracking a return through review.
SurePrep
GruntWorx
CCH Axcess Document
CCH Axcess Workstream
Caseware Working Papers
Workpapers CS
FileCabinet CS
Practice CS
XCM
Karbon
Canopy
TaxDome
Tax research
Finding, reading, and documenting authority for a tax position.
Checkpoint
CCH AnswerConnect
Bloomberg Tax
Tax Notes
Blue J
Your trainer
Vijay Narayandas
Two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices
Vijay Narayandas has spent over two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices that deliver. He has hired hundreds of professionals, interviewed thousands, and coached them into reviewers and leaders.