2025 Future Ready Accountant Report
Wolters Kluwer's 2025 Future Ready Accountant Report (October 2025; n=2,700+) found that 41% of firms report adopting AI in 2025, up from 9% in 2024.
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Key findings
- 01Reported AI adoption rose from 9% in 2024 to 41% in 2025.
- 0277% of firms plan to increase AI investment over the next three years.
- 0335% use AI daily and 72% at least weekly; 73% of regular users report better-than-expected results.
By the numbers
41%AI adoption in 2025, up from 9% in 2024, as reported by Wolters Kluwer
77%of firms plan to increase AI investment over the next three years
73%of regular AI users report better-than-expected results
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What it means for you Draft
For executives at $10–100M companies
Accounting firms are among the fastest movers on AI, which matters to any company that relies on outside accountants: expect your firm's service model and pricing to change. Treat the specific percentages with some caution until we confirm them on Wolters Kluwer's own site.
Limitations
Medium trust.Large global sample; Wolters Kluwer sells AI-enabled tax and accounting software; stats not yet confirmed on publisher site.
About the publisher: Sells tax and accounting software.
The headline figure measures the “Tried it” stage of adoption (any use of ai).Why adoption numbers disagree
Wolters Kluwer. "2025 Future Ready Accountant Report." October 8, 2025. https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/know/future-ready-accountant
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