Ep. 60: Free PTINs for All, Droid or Doc, and Karbon Acquires Aider!

Welcome back to UnAccountable episode 60! Your wheelin' & dealin' hosts are ready to get down to business:Tyler “Galloping Glamper” Otto from Specialized Accounting, focusing on medium to large businesses in the glamorous hospitality, marina, and service industries.Jeremy "Diversified Dapper" Van Groll from Nonprofit Bookkeeping, a champion for nonprofits with his accounting expertise.In Da News, we are giving our recent conference debrief, and looking ahead to GrowCon. Also, PTIN fees go down, Karbon eats Aider, and AI “price insights”. On App Snack, we are tabulating an opinion of Financial Cents, an accounting practice management software. Will it all add up?With Dis or Dat, Tyler quizzes Jeremy: is it a tax form, a Star Wars droid, or both? These aren't the tax forms you're looking for…In Fast Figures, we are answering some tasty trivia questions with numerical answers.Loser of the Week: Federal WorkersWinner of the Week: Global FinanceThis episode is sponsored by Keeper. NEW! Keeper Accruals transforms a tedious, spreadsheet-heavy process into a streamlined, structured, and audit-ready process that’s built right into your close.Eliminate manual calculations by automating accrual entries with intelligent rules, customizable schedules, and reusable templates that scale across clients.Increase audit confidence with every entry tied to source data and a complete recognition timeline.Work faster by managing, reviewing, and posting all your accruals directly from the Keeper Close page—no extra tools or tabs needed.Get 20% off your first 3 months of Keeper Scale (includes Accruals)! Subscribe with our code: unpod_________________________Love free stuff? So do we! ⁠Subscribe to our channel and watch for $0 on YouTube!⁠For more accounting podcast entertainment, news, and tips, ⁠subscribe to UnAccountable⁠. Enjoying the show? Leave us your best backhanded 5-star review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Podchaser⁠, ⁠Amazon Music⁠, or wherever you listen, and we’ll read your review on air!Find us at ⁠Unaccountable.co⁠, on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, and join our ⁠Facebook group⁠. Let us know what you want to hear us talk about!🔔NASBA-approved CPE and IRS-approved CE credits are offered via Earmark. ⁠Access our QAS Self-Study courses here.⁠____________________________Want to grow your bookkeeping business?⁠ ⁠Keepful⁠⁠ automates your marketing so that you can focus on bookkeeping.⁠ ⁠Discover the solution tailor-made for bookkeepers who'd rather crunch numbers than run campaigns. Ready to start your own firm? Build your very own 100% virtual bookkeeping business from scratch at Bookkeepers.com! Courses help you learn 21st Century bookkeeping skills, master marketing techniques that work, and develop systems that allow you to get your business up and PROFITABLE…fast! Already a bookkeeping firm owner? Get ready to grow, scale, optimize, and transform your business into a bookkeeping powerhouse! Get started at Bookkeepers.com today!