Black Ore for Small Firms lets a 20-person firm take on more clients without adding headcount, with native integrations into Intuit tax software systems.

Black Ore, the AI platform for financial services, today launched Black Ore for Small Firms, 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 the autonomous return preparation that the largest firms in the country have run 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, with every figure linked to its source and items needing attention flagged. 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, and 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, and 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.”

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