The Accounting Podcast

By: Blake Oliver & David Leary
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  • The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) is the world's #1 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax podcast! Join us weekly for a roundup of accounting news, analysis, and interviews. Plus, earn free NASBA-approved CPE credits for listening with the Earmark app. Learn more at https://earmarkcpe.com.
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  • Remote Work Going Away or Here to Stay?

    Remote Work Going Away or Here to Stay?
    Sep 25 2024
    Blake and David examine the evolving landscape of remote work, discussing recent trends and their impact on productivity and employee well-being. They also explore the commercial real estate market's challenges due to the shift towards remote work and its potential implications for the banking sector. Moving on, they take a look at recent audit failures, particularly the FTX case and discuss the controversial Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements and some potential issues for small businesses.SponsorsZoho - http://accountingpodcast.promo/zohoRelay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/relaySafeSend - http://accountingpodcast.promo/safesendinterVal - http://accountingpodcast.promo/intervalChapters(00:49) - Blake's Fitness Journey with Apple Watch (03:16) - Impact of Remote Work on Health and Productivity (06:25) - Amazon's Return to Office Policy (11:36) - CEO Perspectives on Remote Work (24:14) - Commercial Real Estate Crisis (28:07) - Accounting Standards and Bank Balance Sheets (31:25) - Listener Questions and Comments (45:06) - The Sunk Cost Fallacy in Real Estate (45:41) - The Looming Commercial Real Estate Bust (47:51) - The Role of Intangible Assets in Modern Accounting (51:24) - The CPA Journey: Is It Worth It? (52:09) - The Kenneth CPA Hack (01:01:54) - The BOI Reporting Controversy Show NotesHow Remote Work Is Impacting Accounting Firmshttps://cpatrendlines.com/2024/09/22/how-remote-work-is-impacting-accounting-firms/ 2024 KPMG U.S. CEO Outlook Pulse Surveyhttps://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2024/kpmg-2024-ceo-outlook-pulse-survey.html Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a weekhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/amazon-jassy-tells-employees-to-return-to-office-five-days-a-week.html Wells Fargo employee found dead at her desk days after she last clocked into work, authorities sayhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/08/31/us/wells-fargo-employee-desk-arizona/index.html Eric Schmidt Calls Remote Work a Mistake for Google in Disappearing Videohttps://nationalcioreview.com/articles-insights/news/eric-schmidt-calls-remote-work-a-mistake-for-google-in-disappearing-video/ Audit Firm Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges for Negligence in FTX Audits and for Violating Auditor Independence Requirementshttps://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-133 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach and Education Toolkithttps://www.fincen.gov/boi/toolkit BOI requirements roll along despite concerns about too little outreachhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2024/aug/boi-reporting-requirements.html Property Fraud Allegations Snowball as Commercial Real Estate Values Fallhttps://www.wsj.com/real-estate/property-fraud-allegations-snowball-as-commercial-real-estate-values-fall-492d964c Nearly a Quarter of Office Space in the U.S. Will Be Empty by 2026https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/07/01/nearly-a-quarter-of-office-space-in-the-u-s-will-be-empty-by-2026/107376/ Big Banks are Taking Hits from Commercial Real Estatehttps://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/commercial-property-loans-real-estate-banks-249a43b9Need CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifieds Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/Client Hub - https://clienthub.app/Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to cr...
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Intuit Launches ERP, China Fines PwC, OpenAI's New Model

    Intuit Launches ERP, China Fines PwC, OpenAI's New Model
    Sep 20 2024
    Blake and David explore Intuit's new Enterprise Suite, a product that appears to compete with NetSuite in the mid-market ERP space. They alsodiscuss a major audit failure by PwC in China related to Evergrande, raising concerns about the ethics and integrity at large accounting firms.They also discuss the tragic death of a young accountant at EY in India due to overwork and explore the implications of OpenAI's latest modeloutperforming humans on IQ tests.SponsorsLiveFlow - http://accountingpodcast.promo/liveflowThe Small Business Research Institute - http://accountingpodcast.promo/ceanowSafeSend - http://accountingpodcast.promo/safesendChapters(01:32) - Intuit's New ERP System (03:43) - Target Market and Pricing Concerns (06:11) - Comparing to Competitors (18:18) - PwC's Massive Fine in China (19:04) - Evergrande's Financial Collapse (26:59) - The Bigger Picture of Audit Quality (30:08) - Australian Accountants and the PwC Debacle (31:05) - Tragic Death of EY Employee in India (33:16) - The Hypocrisy of Overwork in the Big Four (40:42) - OpenAI's New Model: A Game Changer (49:43) - Driverless Cars: The Future of Transportation (53:15) - NASBA's New Competency-Based CPA Pathway (01:01:23) - Conclusion and Farewell Show NotesIntuit Introduces Intuit Enterprise Suite to Help Businesses Grow, Streamline Operations, and Scalehttps://investors.intuit.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1213/intuit-introduces-intuit-enterprise-suite-to-help-businesses-grow-streamline-operations-and-scale PwC faces record fine over Evergrande audit in Chinahttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/pwc-faces-record-fine-over-131518742.html Death of young Ernst & Young employee raises questions about workplace culturehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/death-young-ernst-young-employee-raises-questions-workplace-culture-rcna171945 Comparison of Models: Quality, Performance & Price Analysishttps://artificialanalysis.ai/modelsWaymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmarks over 7+ million miles of rider-only drivinghttps://waymo.com/blog/2023/12/waymo-significantly-outperforms-comparable-human-benchmarks-over-7-million AICPA, NASBA propose a new pathway to CPA licensurehttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2024/sep/cpa-competency-based-licensure-pathway.htmlNeed CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifieds Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/Client Hub - https://clienthub.app/Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAdTranscriptsThe full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • How Kenyth Got His CPA Credits in 3 months and 36 Days

    How Kenyth Got His CPA Credits in 3 months and 36 Days
    Sep 19 2024

    Blake and David meet with Kenyth Holdefer, who shares his unconventional path to becoming a CPA. Kenyth details how he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in just over four months through Western Governors University's competency-based education model, followed by passing all four CPA exams within six months. Kenyth highlights his transition from a successful career in mortgages to public accounting, emphasizing the potential for alternative educational paths in addressing the accounting profession's talent shortage.

    Meet Our Guest, Kenyth Holdefer

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-holdefer-101745105/


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    Get in Touch

    Thanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.


    Sponsorships

    Are you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.


    Need Accounting Conference Info?

    Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com


    Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities

    TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch


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    • Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcast
    • Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify
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    • Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast


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    Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd


    Transcripts

    The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page
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The Must-Listen-To Podcast 4 Accountants

Love listening to David Leary and Blake Oliver's podcast. Super relevant and always interesting. Having their fingers on the pulse of the accounting industry, they bring current accounting news to listeners in a great format and engaging conversation. Happy to see them on Audible!

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