The annual Inc. Power Partner Awards recognize B2B companies that provide essential services and expertise to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow
DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2026 – Autire, the AI-driven employee benefit plan (EBP) audit platform that helps CPA firms cut audit hours from 100+ to 30 or less, has been named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Awards winner for the third consecutive year.
The annual Inc. Power Partner Awards honor B2B companies that have demonstrated a track record of helping entrepreneurs and businesses navigate the challenges of building and growing a company. From hiring and compliance to technology, infrastructure, fundraising, marketing, and more, these partners provide expertise and services that enable businesses to operate, scale, and pursue their ambitions.
“Business owners have no shortage of tools at their disposal, and B2B companies need to make clear why their products and services are worth the investment,” says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. “The companies on this year’s Power Partners list have done just that. They don’t just have customers – they have superfans and evangelists. Across industries like marketing, financial services, and technology, they’ve proved their dedication to helping fellow business owners grow and succeed.”
Autire was recognized for replacing the manual EBP audit with one connected workflow, from data ingestion and testing through financial statements. Built inside a CPA firm with one of the largest EBP practices in the country, Autire tests every contribution, every distribution, and every eligible participant through full population testing. Its Advanced AI feature then identifies root causes, groups exceptions by pattern, and explains what testing found. Auditors review patterns instead of individual records and keep full professional judgment. Autire’s AI-driven workflow is what makes the drop in audit hours possible.
More than 120 CPA firms use Autire, with zero peer review or DOL findings attributed to Autire across more than 7,000 audits. Autire’s methodology is independently validated each year through a Quality Management Materials (QMM) examination against AICPA auditing standards.
Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A., a Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, grew its retirement plan audit practice from about 100 audits to 160-170 after adopting Autire, and cut average hours per audit from 80 to 54, counting the preparer and both reviewers. “All our Autire audits are more profitable than the audits we do on our other software,” says Tyler Starr, CPA, QKA®, Audit Manager at Belfint, Lyons & Shuman. Read the full case study.
For more information on Inc.’s Power Partner Awards or to view the complete list of honorees, visit https://www.inc.com/power-partner-awards.
About Autire
Autire is the only AI-driven end-to-end automation platform that specializes in EBP audits, reducing audit hours to 30 hours or less. It combines full workflow automation with AI-powered audit intelligence in one connected system, from data ingestion through risk assessment, testing, and financial statements. Standards-based execution decides what gets tested, the same way every time. AI identifies root causes, groups exceptions by pattern, and explains what testing found. Auditors keep full professional judgment. Firms scale their EBP practice profitably, without sacrificing audit quality. Trusted by 120+ CPA firms, with zero peer review findings across more than 7,000 audits.
For more information or to schedule a demo, visit www.autire.com.
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