Tax Research, Reimagined

Staying on top of tax research can be one of the most time-consuming parts of serving clients, especially as laws, regulations and guidance continue to evolve. A new VSCPA partnership with Blue J, a leading AI-powered tax research solution, gives members discounted and easy access to the verifiable, defensible information they need — backed by trusted tax sources.

Blue J delivers clear answers in seconds through an intuitive conversational interface and a rigorously curated content library. For VSCPA members, the benefit is simple: less time searching, more time advising clients, training teams, drafting communications and applying professional judgment where it matters most.

How Blue J can support your work:

• Get answers faster. Blue J helps practitioners go from tax question to answer in seconds instead of spending hours searching through sources.
• Research with confidence. Answers are supported by primary authoritative content, Tax Notes and IBFD, helping CPAs verify conclusions and document their reasoning.
• Fit AI into existing workflows. Blue J supports compliance, advisory, training, tax writing and related work, making it useful when client questions, internal memos or planning issues arise.
• Keep professional judgment at the center. The platform is designed to reduce searching, not replace expertise, so CPAs can focus on analysis, recommendations and client relationships.

For solo practitioners and small firms, Blue J can provide a faster starting point for research and client responses. For midsize and larger firms, it can help teams create consistency, build capacity and free up time for higher-value advisory work. Blue J is trusted by thousands of organizations, including Big Four firms and Fortune 100 companies, and has answered more than 8 million tax questions to date.

“We’re acutely aware of the possibilities and power AI brings to the tax and accounting space, and excited to partner with Blue J to help our members,” said VSCPA President & CEO Stephanie R. Peters, CAE. “CPAs are uniquely positioned to use AI to help them work smarter and faster, while continuing to provide the expertise technology will never replace — applying professional judgment, building trusted relationships, and providing human-centered strategic guidance to clients and customers.”

More Support from the VSCPA in Emerging Technologies

The Blue J partnership is one of several ways the VSCPA helps members stay informed and prepared to use emerging technologies like AI. Other resources include:

• The CPA AI Summit live in McLean or online on Oct. 13, 2026.
• An online AI & Emerging Tech Resource Center with events, news, toolkits, templates and more.
• AI Ethics, a 2-credit CPE course that fulfills CPAs’ ethics course requirement.
• The Technology & Innovation Advisory Council, a group of members that provides strategic guidance to the VSCPA on technology initiatives within the accounting profession.

How to Try Blue J and Save

VSCPA members can explore Blue J through a free 7-day trial and access a 20% discount. Learn more and get started here.

Interested but want to more information before committing? Attend a free, live office-hour session with Blue J to ask questions, see the product in action, and discover how AI-powered tax research can help you.