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Find the repeated work your team could reduce, and plan the review and upkeep needed to make the change worthwhile.
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AI & automation
Custom software cost is mostly hours times rate, plus running costs every year after launch. List your screens, records, roles and connections, get hour ranges per item, and price them against a published wage reference and real quotes.
AI & automation
ASC 350-40 decides when internal-use software costs go on the balance sheet under US GAAP; ASU 2025-06 changes the trigger from 2028. Federal tax follows Section 174A instead. Keep records that serve both.
Three useful reads for planning your first workflow.
Account for people, tools and ongoing responsibilities.
Trace a recurring task from its input to a checked result.
Agree who owns, runs and maintains the workflow.
Costs and returns
Count review, corrections, software and maintenance alongside the work an automation removes. Then decide whether the capacity can reduce a real expense or support more paid work.
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