This course, developed entirely from scratch using the latest generation of AI applications, provides a concise overview of how accountants can use Google’s NotebookLM as a powerful AI-driven research and analysis assistant to transform everyday accounting workflows. The course demonstrates how NotebookLM creates a “closed garden” of trusted sources where accountants can upload documents and interact with them through AI-guided analysis, summaries, and insight generation. Participants will explore practical, real-world scenarios showing how the tool can support tax research, financial statement analysis, client onboarding, webinar knowledge extraction, and audit forensics. The emphasis is on professional judgment, verification discipline, and responsible AI usage in accounting environments. Through step-by-step demonstrations and repeatable workflows, learners will see how AI can dramatically accelerate research, surface hidden patterns, and convert complex document sets into actionable insights—while maintaining the verification standards required of CPAs and financial professionals.

Topics Covered:

• NotebookLM fundamentals and the “closed-source research” model

• Building AI research notebooks using trusted documents and sources

• Cross-border tax research using IRS and CRA guidance

• Distilling long technical webinars into actionable insights

• Multi-year financial statement and risk factor analysis

• Client discovery and onboarding using unstructured document sets

• Journal entry forensic analysis and fraud-pattern detection

Target Audience:

This course will benefit CPAs, accountants, auditors, and finance professionals who want practical methods for using AI research assistants to analyze documents, streamline investigations, and extract insights from complex financial information.