Black Ore startet KI-Steuerplattform für kleine Kanzleien

Black Ore, the AI platform for financial services, launched Black Ore for Small Firms. It is a version of its Tax Autopilot platform built for small and mid-sized accounting practices. The announcement was made at Intuit Connect in Las Vegas.

Black Ore for Small Firms gives practices of any size autonomous return preparation. The largest firms in the country have run it in production for the last three tax seasons.

Tax Autopilot takes in source documents in any format, prepares the return, and delivers it review-ready. It links every figure to its source and flags items needing attention. Firm professionals remain the final authority on sign-off.

The offering is built for the firms that make up most of the profession. Pricing is per return, with no enterprise contract commitments and no five-figure minimum.

Firms can be live in less than a day. Each one is assigned a named Black Ore specialist rather than a help center queue. Since the start of 2026, Black Ore’s small and mid-sized firm customer base has grown more than fivefold.

Small firms have also felt the talent shortage most sharply. Most cannot hire their way out of it. Until now, automation at this level was mostly available to firms with the resources, budget and staff to deploy it.

Black Ore for Small Firms is also available natively for Intuit ProConnect Tax and Intuit Lacerte users. Tax Autopilot delivers completed returns directly into those systems, so firms keep the software they already run. Firms using ProConnect Tax receive hands-on migration support from both Intuit and Black Ore.

“Black Ore for Small Firms puts powerful automation directly into the hands of smaller firms, seamlessly integrated into the software they already use. By making cutting-edge AI technology accessible, it levels the playing field, empowering smaller firms to compete with larger firms without the traditional disadvantages of scale and resources,” said Eyal Shinar, Co-Founder and CEO of Black Ore.

“Most firms don’t have the resources of a Big 4, and firms that try to do this on their own struggle,” said Sean McLean, Chief Digital Officer at Elevate, a platform supporting independent accounting firms. “Setup was easy. I did it over a phone call. Our preparers are getting back 8 to 15 hours a week, and that time goes straight back to clients. I would absolutely recommend Black Ore to any managing partner.”

Black Ore for Small Firms is available today. Firms can see Tax Autopilot in action and request a personalized demo at www.blackore.ai.

Black Ore is an AI platform for financial services. Its flagship product, Tax Autopilot, offers autonomous tax preparation for CPA and accounting firms. The platform handles the full workflow. It produces review-ready returns directly into existing tax software with no intervention from the Black Ore team. It traces every figure back to its source document.

Tax Autopilot delivers >99% accuracy and saves up to 98% of preparation time. It reduces costs by up to 80% versus manual workflows, making tax teams up to 10x more productive. Its customers range from high-growth firms to many of the world’s largest CPA firms, serving practices that collectively file millions of returns each year.

Founded in 2022, Black Ore is based in Austin, TX. It is backed by a16z, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Oak HC/FT and Trust Ventures. Notable angels include Tom Glocer (former CEO, Thomson Reuters), Vikram Pandit (former CEO, Citigroup), and Max Levchin (founder, PayPal and Affirm). Angels also include Jason Gardner (founder, Marqeta), Mark Britto (former EVP and Chief Product Officer, PayPal) and Gokul Rajaram (board member and executive, DoorDash, Square, Coinbase and Pinterest).

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