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Essays on the economics of running an accounting firm when AI runs the production work. Written by the team behind Meridian.
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One accountant, a $1M book: the new unit economics of the firm
When Meridian runs production, revenue per accountant stops being a fixed ratio. Here is how managing partners should re-plan capacity, pricing, and hiring this year.
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Meridian’s Month-end Close Dashboard: a live view across every client
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A new client's books in two weeks: what using AI well actually looks like
29 Sep 2026 · 6 min
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Unlock your ledger with our new hosted MCP server for Xero
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A good AI bookkeeping demo takes an afternoon. The last 40% took Pilot 10 years.
15 Sep 2026 · 10 min
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Meridian’s Categorization Agent: comprehensive categorization for accrual-basis accounting
8 Sep 2026 · 4 min
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Getting accounting done in my sleep: How I got two years of client onboarding cleanup done overnight with Meridian
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min
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Introducing Meridian AI: the chat interface for ad hoc accounting work in Meridian
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From accounting firm to AI accounting platform: Why we built Meridian
19 Aug 2026 · 4 min
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We built a hosted MCP server for QuickBooks
11 Aug 2026 · 4 min
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From one-off workarounds to automation: How Meridian's AI agent transforms month-end
4 Aug 2026 · 5 min
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I went on maternity leave. When I came back, Meridian changed everything.
21 Jul 2026 · 5 min
Future of accounting
How accounting firms actually increase margins with AI
9 Jul 2026 · 4 min
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30-minute walkthrough of the platform. See how Meridian runs a month-end close.