Sponsors BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Bookkeep: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookkeep BooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstime Show Notes 1:00 - Welcome back, Rachel Fisch! 2:40 - MNP to acquire subset of Deloitte business to expand footprint in select locations across Canada https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/press-releases/articles/mnp-acquires-subset-of-deloitte-business.html 9:31 – Episode 49 Discussion about KPMG back in December of 2018 htt...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 214
Guests Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehanc/ CPA Practice Advisor 40 Under 40 honoree Head of Strategy for Tax at CoinTracker Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sean-stein-smith-dba-cpa-63307444/ Assistant Professor at Lehman College (CUNY) Founder at Company NameInstitute for Blockchain & Cryptoasset Research Show Notes 2:55 - Bitcoin to Come to America’s Oldest Bank, BNY Mellon https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-to-come-to-america-s-oldest-b...
Feb 17, 2021•43 min•Ep. 214
Meet Ed Kless LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edkless/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/edkless Sage - https://www.sage.com/en-us/blog/author/ed-kless/ Sage Thought Leadership Podcast – https://sagethoughtleadership.com The Soul of Enterprise – http://thesoulofenterprise.com/ Show Notes Another Remote-Work Year Looms as Office-Reopening Plans Are Delayed https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-remote-work-year-looms-as-office-reopening-plans-are-delayed-11613039402 Learn more about the Sage Acc...
Feb 15, 2021•15 min•Ep. 213
Sponsors QuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfee Practice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/pi Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 1:30 - Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22229551/tiktok-personal-finance-day-trading-tesla-scam 1:44 - TikTok Compilation Life Hack A Piece Of Information You Learned That feels Illegal to Know MashUps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An3zt1xE6bA 2:20 - Question: https:...
Feb 10, 2021•59 min•Ep. 213
Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo QuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfee Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Show Notes 01:08 - GameStop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop 01:31 - Can’t Stop GameStop https://www.npr.org/2021/01/25/960454567/cant-stop-gamestop 03:38 - This is how Wall Street thinks the Reddit-fueled GameStop trade unravels https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/this-is-how-wall-street-thinks-the-reddit-fueled-gamestop-t...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 212
Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Practice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/pi Bookkeep: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookkeep Show Notes 01:10 - Sage cloud accounting offline for entire week as SMMEs wait to file returns https://citizen.co.za/business/business-news/2424489/sage-cloud-accounting-offline-for-entire-week-as-smmes-wait-to-file-return 02:02 - Sage South Africa on Twitter: "📢We’re really sorry that our customers are still experiencing...
Jan 28, 2021•51 min•Ep. 211
Sponsors BooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstime QuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfee Practice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/pi Show Notes 00:56 - Blake's been forgiven by the PPP! 05:50 - ‘It Was a Joke’: Some Small Businesses Got $1 Relief Loans https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/business/small-businesses-ppp-covid.html?referringSource=articleShare 09:42 - Bitcoin and SPACs Give 2021 a Flavor of Dot-Com Bubble https://www.bloomberg.com/opin...
Jan 20, 2021•58 min•Ep. 210
Sponsors BooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstime Bookkeep: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookkeep Show Notes 3:28 - Accounting firm heads urge Congress to accept Electoral College results https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accounting-firm-heads-business-leaders-urge-congress-to-accept-electoral-college-results 3:37 - Firm leaders weigh in on storming of Capitol building https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/firm-leaders-weigh-in-on-storming-of-capitol-building 7:35 - Tr...
Jan 13, 2021•54 min•Ep. 209
Sponsors FreshBooks: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/freshbooks QuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfee Show Notes 02:12 - Do David and Blake have any 2021 resolutions? 04:38 - Apparently NASBA Offices Narrowly Avoided the Nashville Bombing https://www.goingconcern.com/apparently-nasba-offices-narrowly-avoided-the-nashville-bombing/ 05:54 - IRS taxpayer data wasn’t exposed in SolarWinds hack, says TIGTA https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-taxpayer-data-wasnt-exposed-in-...
Jan 07, 2021•48 min•Ep. 208
Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark Financial Cents: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/cents Show Notes 4:05 - 2019 Predictions! Also, Isaac Asimov predicted the computer automation revolution, Mindbody to be sold, senators prod regulators on FinTech, and what’s new in QBO https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/episodes/2019-predictions-also-isaac-asimov-predicted-the-computer-automation-revolution-mindbody-to-...
Dec 30, 2020•59 min•Ep. 207
Show Notes 2:32 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Enhances the Employee Retention Credit https://www.aprio.com/whatsnext/employee-retention-credit-is-now-eligible-to-ppp-loan-recipients/ 4:56 - How does this impact the PPP loan forgiveness application deadline? 7:22 - [Updated] Top 10 PPP Changes from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 https://www.aprio.com/whatsnext/new-stimulus-package-finally-on-the-horizon/ 7:43 - Simplified forgiveness application - REALLY Simplified! 11:20...
Dec 24, 2020•24 min•Ep. 207
Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark Ceterus: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/ceterus Show Notes 3:56 - The Top 10 PPP changes in the pending Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 https://www.aprio.com/whatsnext/new-stimulus-package-finally-on-the-horizon/ 5:08 - LegalZoom Finance and Accounting Careers https://www.legalzoom.com/careers/by-department?ccc=Finance%20and%20Accounting 6:45 - LegalZoom Name...
Dec 22, 2020•57 min•Ep. 206
Show Notes 2:58 - Additional Expenses eligible under PPP Loan forgiveness 4:42 - Tax implications of PPP forgiveness 07:15 - Simplified loan forgiveness applications and documentation requirements 10:12 - Allotment for the 2nd round of PPP funds 10:45 - Eligibility requirements for PPP 2.0 14:55 - The Top 10 PPP changes in the pending Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 https://www.aprio.com/whatsnext/new-stimulus-package-finally-on-the-horizon/ 15:55 - How Aprio's PPP team got down to...
Dec 21, 2020•20 min•Ep. 206
Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark Synder: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder Show Notes 3:31 - Apps We Love: November 2020 – Our Favorite Podcasts https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/firm-management/article/21162856/apps-we-love-november-2020-our-favorite-podcasts 7:06 - Listeners let us know - sometimes, we miss the mark, especially when it comes to tax, audit, and even our favorite subject - PPP 11:19 ...
Dec 16, 2020•51 min•Ep. 205
Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark Relay FI: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Show Notes 03:20 - The Best Gifts for People Who Work From Home https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/gifts/gifts-for-remote-work-from-home/ 08:50 - We made the list! Accounting Today 2020 Top 100 People extra: Legacy https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/2020-top-100-people-extra-legacy 09:37 - AICPA joins in calling for PPP expe...
Dec 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 204
Sponsors Synder: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Show Notes 03:30 - Amazon cloud-computing outage Wednesday triggered by effort to boost system’s capacity https://www.inquirer.com/business/technology/amazon-web-services-failure-added-capacity-20201128.html AWS Outage Interrupts Service for Spotify, Square And Others https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2020/aws-outage-interrupts-web...
Dec 02, 2020•58 min•Ep. 203
Sponsors Thomson Reuters: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/trcloud ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Show Notes 07:58 – 36% of Americans Won't Move to Rural Areas Due to Slow Internet Speeds https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/11/rural-internet-speeds-urban-sprawl.html 11:09 – Women less likely to feel fairly comped for WFH expenses https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/women-less-likely-to-feel-fairly-compensated-for-wor...
Nov 25, 2020•58 min•Ep. 202
Sponsors Accountant Connect: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp A2X: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/a2x BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 03:55 – It’s not too late to cancel Thanksgiving https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/14/1012128/its-not-too-late-to-cancel-thanksgiving/ 08:11 – Follow up on Leary's theory about Trump's Loss from last week's episode https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/200 12:34 – Blake sheds some light on his discussion with Dav...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 201
Sponsors Financial Cents: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/cents A2X: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/a2x BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 07:37 – No, Biden did not receive thousands of mysteriously surfaced votes in Michigan https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/04/tweets/no-biden-did-not-receive-thousands-mysteriously-su/ 10:02 – Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster https://www.wired.co.uk/article/spreadsheet-excel-er...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 200
Sponsors Thomson Reuters SYNERGY: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synergy ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Show Notes 03:41 – Why political campaigns are sending 3 billion texts in this election https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/28/1011301/why-political-campaigns-are-sending-3-billion-texts-in-this-election/ 07:43 – America’s Password Habits: 2020 https://www.security.org/resources/online-password-strategies...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 199
Sponsors ADP Marketplace: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark LivePlan: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes 07:14 – Expensify’s CEO explains how he made the decision to tell all his customers to vote for Biden https://www.protocol.com/expensify-email-biden-trump-david-barrett 20:34 – Expensify CEO Emails 10 Million Customers Urging Them to Vote for Biden https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/expens...
Oct 25, 2020•55 min•Ep. 198
Sponsors BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Show Notes 03:35 – Reviews from Julie Sigety, CPA, Angela, and MarieP86! 06:44 – String of Firms That Imploded Have Something in Common: Ernst & Young Audited Them https://www.wsj.com/articles/string-of-firms-that-imploded-have-something-in-common-ernst-young-audited-them-11602863319 13:12 – New Zoom Enhancements to Help Cus...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 197
Sponsors DEAR Systems: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dear ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 07:15 – Microsoft will let employees work from home half the time https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/09/microsoft-implements-new-hybrid-remote-work-policy.html 10:47 – SBA and Treasury simplify forgiveness of PPP loans under $50K+ https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sba-and-treasury-simplify-forgiveness-of-ppp-loans-...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 196
Sponsors OnPay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 04:17 – Happy Birthday, Microsoft Excel! https://www.goingconcern.com/happy-birthday-microsoft-excel/ 06:06 – Love them or hate them, spreadsheets are going 3D https://www.techradar.com/news/love-them-or-hate-them-spreadsheets-are-going-3d 07:50 – Updates on Scaling New Heights and announcing a new, ongoing strategic...
Oct 08, 2020•56 min•Ep. 195
Sponsors ADP Marketplace: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark Smansha: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/smansha Come See Us Here: The Accounting & Finance Show October 20-21 - https://cloudacctpod.link/AccountingShowUSA Show Notes 05:23 - Reviews! 07:41 - No forgiveness: Small businesses still on hook for rescue loans https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/no-forgiveness-small-businesses-still-on-hook-for-rescue-loans-421...
Oct 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 194
Sponsors OnPay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark A2X: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/a2x Show Notes 03:40 – TikTok Bid Highlights Oracle’s Public Embrace of Trump – New York Times 08:41 – The Oracle of National ID Cards – Wired 09:15 – Mnuchin Mum On Oracle, TikTok Deal – PYMNTS.com 13:07 – Senate, Supreme Court opt out of Trump payroll tax deferral – Accounting Today 14:15 – House Republicans push to reopen Paycheck Pr...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 193
Sponsors ADP Marketplace: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 05:46 – Melio Raises $144M to keep Small Businesses in Business by Simplifying their B2B Payments – Silicon Valley Daily Melio Payments: Out of stealth with $144 million – Bessemer Venture Partners 06:53 – Is Working Remotely the Future of Finance? – CFO 07:41 – Auditors Struggle to Access Data, Count Inventor...
Sep 15, 2020•53 min•Ep. 192
Sponsors ADP Marketplace: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp ClockShark: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clockshark BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 04:46 – Turns out, the people who work at Facebook are fighting just as much as the rest of us – Marketplace Tech 11:01 – We've got ... VOICEMAIL! 15:26 – A new internet domain for the CPA profession: .cpa – Journal of Accountancy AICPA opens up applications for .cpa domains – Accounting Today 20:00 – Arizona ...
Sep 07, 2020•53 min•Ep. 191
Sponsors Accountant Connect: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/adp A2X: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/a2x Scott's Add-Ins: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/scotts Show Notes 03:29 – IRS says companies are responsible for deferred payroll taxes – Accounting Today IRS guidelines put employers on the hook for Trump's payroll tax break – CNBC 05:33 – White House dissatisfaction slows IRS payroll tax guidance – Accounting Today 08:18 – Postal Service’s $522M in Overtime Costs Questioned...
Sep 01, 2020•50 min•Ep. 190
Sponsors AccountingSuite: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/asuite LivePlan Bootcamp: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/lpbootcamp BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 04:33 – One of this week's voicemail messages – Shana 06:40 - Increase your restaurant profits by tracking fiscal weeks in QuickBooks Online Advanced – Intuit QuickBooks 08:16 - Xero and TriNet provide full-service HR solutions to U.S. small businesses – Xero Blog 09:00 - NetSuite Adds More Remote-Fr...
Aug 26, 2020•59 min•Ep. 189
