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The Accounting Podcast

Blake Oliver & David Learyaccounting.show
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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Episodes

Alright, Alright, Alright

Sponsors Fyle: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/fyle Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind AFO Wealth Management Forward: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/afo Show Notes 2:00 – A rundown of our visit to AICPA Engage in Vegas, plus news on some other upcoming events. You can find out more about the latest, greatest accounting conferences here: https://accountingconferences.com 12:00 – SBA Announces Opening of Paycheck Protection Program Direct Forgiveness Portal https://www....

Aug 07, 202157 minEp. 238

Why You Should (Not) Work 12-Hour Days

Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Dark Horse: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/darkhorse Show Notes 11: 51 – AICPA is now targeting high school counselors to build up the accounting profession 13:22 – ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off https://www.wsj.com/articles/financially-hobbled-for-life-the-elite-masters-degrees-that-dont-pay-off-11625752773 17:47 – Graduates should exp...

Aug 02, 202158 minEp. 237

The End of the Beginning for Cloud with Ben Richmond of Xero

Follow Ben Richmond https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-richmond-ca-b8794220/ https://twitter.com/benrichmond1 Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! Y...

Jul 25, 202140 minEp. 236

Intuit TurboTax Drops Out of IRS Free File

Sponsors Practice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/pi AFO Wealth Management Forward: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/afo Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes Live from NOLA – The Cloud Accounting Podcast is on the road again! 5:25 – Banks Are Reversing Course on PPP Loans to Small Business Owners https://theintercept.com/2021/07/12/covid-banks-sba-ppp-loans/ 6:47 – We’ve got Voicemail! Thank you, Ray! 7:32 – This Way to CPA https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/ 9...

Jul 25, 202153 minEp. 236

Tax Evasion & Spreadsheets: A Lesson From Trump's CFO

Sponsors Synder: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Dark Horse: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/darkhorse Show Notes 4:48 – Trump Organization Is Charged With Running 15-Year Employee Tax Scheme https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/bolt-seeking-300m-in-next-fundraising-round/ 13:35 – June Job Report? Employers added 850K jobs in June, including 2.8K in accounting https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/employers-added-850k...

Jul 17, 202157 minEp. 235

Ted Callahan, Accountant Leader at Intuit, Talks QuickBooks Price Changes & More

Follow Ted Callahan https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedcallahan/ https://twitter.com/_tedcallahan Sunset TradeGecko https://www.tradegecko.com/sunset Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can...

Jul 14, 202147 minEp. 234

Every App Wants A Slice Of The Payroll Pie

Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Dark Horse: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/darkhorse AFO Wealth Management Forward: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/afo Show Notes 2:49 – Blake and David talk high-tech dining 10:00 – A listener voicemail about the CPA get/not get issue! Thanks, Byron! 16:54 – Proposed bill to regulate tax preparers has AICPA support - Journal of Accountancy https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jun/proposed-bill-to-regulate-tax-prepare...

Jul 08, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 234

How To Turn $2,000 Into $5 Billion Tax-Free

Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Uncat: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/uncat Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 1:20 – David is LIVE (well, recorded) from the brand-new Accounting Podcast Network recording studio! Check out our Instagram for a pictorial view - @cloudacctpod 2:20 – Welcome to all our new listeners from the BKX conference! 5:45 – SuiteWorld will be back in Las Vegas - insightfulaccountant.com https://www.intuitiveaccountant...

Jul 01, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 233

Why Accountants Don't Become CPAs

Sponsors Practice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/pi Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Show Notes 1:56 – David talks specifics on Bookkeepers.com 5:54 – The IMA Is Beefing With the AICPA and NASBA Over the Future of Accounting Education https://www.goingconcern.com/the-ima-is-beefing-with-the-aicpa-and-nasba-over-the-future-of-accounting-education/ 6:22 – AICPA, NASBA launch CPA Evolution Model Curriculum - J...

Jun 24, 202156 minEp. 232

Secret IRS Files Reveal No Secrets

Sponsors CPA Charge: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/cpacharge Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Show Notes 4:25 – Bill would make accounting part of STEM education https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-make-accounting-part-of-stem-education 5:47 – Accounting in schools down for the count https://www.newsroom.co.nz/accounting-in-schools-on-the-chopping-block 10:24 – The best cities for accountants i...

Jun 18, 202155 minEp. 231

Liz Mason And High Rock Don't Fear Bench Accounting

Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Meet Liz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonliz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizzynorma Website: https://highrock.co/ Show Notes 1:12 – Meet our guest, Liz Mason, CEO and Founder of High Rock Accounting 2:46 – Is the Maricopa County election audit truly an audit? Here's what professional auditors have to say … https://www...

Jun 11, 20211 hrEp. 230

Building an Accounting System for Scale with Jeffery Giavotella

Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040 Need Account...

Jun 06, 202137 minEp. 229

Questionable Reader's Choice Awards

Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Uncat: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/uncat Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 5:41 – Warren, Sanders Urge SEC to Immediately Remove and Replace Members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board – YubaNet https://yubanet.com/usa/warren-sanders-urge-sec-to-immediately-remove-and-replace-members-of-the-public-company-accounting-oversight-board/ 7:11 – KPMG launches relaxed work policies to combat remo...

Jun 04, 202159 minEp. 229

The Cost of Busy Season Burnout

Sponsors Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 1:12 – Welcome Kristen Keats, founder of Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising, and practice owner at Sherwood Tax & Accounting 12:17 – David’s Rant of the Week – Virtual conferences suck 16:45 – REVIEW! Thank you, Jolen.opyc! 18:06 – KPMG Canada launches cloud accounting solution for SMEs https://www.consulting.ca/news/2273/kpmg-canada-launches-cloud-accounting-solut...

May 27, 202158 minEp. 228

Collective Raises $20 Million To Not Be An "Accounting Firm"

Sponsors Synder: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Show Notes 02:15 – $58,508: The Average Starting Salary for New Accounting Grads https://www.goingconcern.com/58508-average-starting-salary-new-accounting-grads-2021/ 3:44 – Fintech Startup Offers $500 for Payroll Passwords https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/fintech-startup-offers-500-for-payroll-passwords/ 6:07 – Railz Raises $...

May 20, 202156 minEp. 227

Bill.com Buys Divvy For $2.5 Billion

Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay MarginDriver: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/margindriver Show Notes 5:22 – SBA stops accepting new PPP applications from most lenders as general funds run out https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/may/sba-stops-accepting-most-new-ppp-applications-funds-run-out.html Paycheck Protection Program Closes to Most Applicants - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/li...

May 12, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 226

IRS Is Getting $80 Billion To Audit The Rich

Sponsors Sage Advice: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/sageadvice Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Show Notes 4:24 – Biden to propose tax hikes, $80B for audits of rich https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/biden-to-propose-tax-hikes-80b-for-audits-of-rich 7:36 – U.S. companies went right back to heavy use of nonstandard accounting metrics during the pandemic https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-compani...

May 06, 202147 minEp. 225

Why Business Owners Hire Bookkeepers

Sponsors Uncat: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/uncat MarginDriver: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/margindriver Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 2:22 – SBA to reopen Shuttered Venue Operators Grant portal Saturday https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/apr/sba-reopen-shuttered-venue-operators-grant-portal-april-24.html Shuttered Venue Operators Grant portal begins accepting applications - Journal of Accountancy https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/new...

Apr 29, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 224

IRS Can't Afford to Collect Taxes, Says IRS Chief Rettig

Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Show Notes 1:45 – The Interview with AICPA’s Ed Karl https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/bonus222 Reviews – Thank you all! 4:41 – Nels Larsen CPA via Podchaser 5:02 – The Finance Wizard via Apple Podcasts 5:26 – Scott Scarano via Apple Podcasts 5:50 – Lolololoic via Apple Podcasts 6:12 – ItsmeBeek via Apple Podcasts 7:15 – Anon...

Apr 21, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 223

Ask AICPA: Is IRS Underfunded? Service Levels & The Tax Gap

Show Notes How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/opinion/sunday/unpaid-tax-evasion-IRS.html Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smi...

Apr 14, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 222

The IRS Is Infrastructure

Sponsors Dext: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dext Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 1:47 – Blake’s Discussion with Ed Karl, Vice President of Taxation at the AICPA https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/bonus222 6:37 – Shutter Venue Operators Grant Snafu 7:45 – SBA SVOG Tweet https://twitter.com/SBAgov 8:35 – Why Can’t Stimulus Checks Arrive Faster? https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-cant-stimulus-payments-arrive-f...

Apr 14, 202158 minEp. 222

Value Pricing Secrets Revealed

Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Show Notes 1:44 – Talking #StopAsianHate and ties to the accounting world 6:06 – We’ve got reviews! Thank you, Smeanser, AggieCPA, and Larisa Lopez 7:59 – Do some good! Leave us a review on Podchaser, during #Reviews4Good 2021! 9:42 – Listener mail from Danny Burns – pricing methodology 20:34 – Listener mail from Stephen Brown – ACH issues 25:54 – Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is bac...

Apr 07, 202156 minEp. 221

Alphabet Soup Stimulus Update with Justin Elanjian, CPA

Show Notes (1:50) Paycheck Protection Program (8:18) Employee Retention Credit (18:18) Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (25:29) Restaurant Revitalization Fund Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and...

Apr 01, 202134 minEp. 220

Will Your Firm Survive Jeff Bezos?

Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 2:07 - The pandemic made us all coworkers — whether we like it or not https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/slack-s-new-dm-feature-proves-we-re-all-office-n1261983 3:00 - Slack’s walkback of its new DM feature is a sign of user power https://www.marketplace.org/2021/03/25/slacks-walkback-of-its-new-dm-feature-is-a-sign-of-user-power/ 3:...

Mar 31, 202142 minEp. 220

May The 17th Be With You This Tax Season

Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Attend Rewind's Webinar Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 2:53 - U.S. Treasury has sent out $242B in stimulus checks so far https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/u-s-treasury-has-sent-out-242b-in-stimulus-checks-so-far 5:50 - More Than Half Of Small Businesses Have Reopened: Survey https://www.cfo.com/the-economy/2021/03/more-than-half-of-small-businesses-hav...

Mar 23, 202158 minEp. 219

CPA Leaders Most Optimistic Since Pandemic

Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Attend Rewind's Webinar Show Notes 3:58 - Economic confidence recovers to near pre-pandemic levels for finance leaders https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/us-economic-confidence-recovers-to-near-pre-coronavirus-levels.html 6:56 - BREAKING NEWS: Scaling New Heights® Rescheduled to October - insightfulaccountant.com https://ww...

Mar 18, 202159 minEp. 218

PREVIEW: Accounting Salon Conversations

Sponsor We'd like to thank our launch sponsor Rippling for making the Accounting Salon Conversations possible. Visit https://accountingsalonconversations.promo/rippling Get in Touch with Ryan twitter.com/ryankwatson facebook.com/ryan.watson.986227 linkedin.com/in/ryankeithwatson Upsourced Accounting Get in Touch with Amanda twitter.com/aguillardacct facebook.com/amanda.a.lo.3 linkedin.com/in/amandaaguillard Links Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser Follow the Accounting Salon on Twitte...

Mar 10, 202147 minEp. 217

AICPA Calls For SBA To Change Unfair PPP Guidance

Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay MarginDriver: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/margindriver Show Notes 2:30 - Cryptocurrency Buys Are Not Reportable To The IRS https://www.cointracker.io/blog/cryptocurrency-buys-are-not-reportable-to-the-irs 7:29 - What’s in the $1.9T stimulus bill passed by the Senate https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/whats-in-the-1-9t-stimulus-bill-passed-by-the-senate 13:47 - AICPA...

Mar 10, 202152 minEp. 217

#Accountant Is Not What You Think It Is On TikTok

Sponsors Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind BooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstime Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Show Notes 02:30 – Blake’s take on craptastic TikTok tax advice https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/213 03:08 - How the word 'accountant' became synonymous with sex workers, strippers, and OnlyFans creators on TikTok https://www.insider.com/what-is-a-tiktok-accountant-meaning-meme-2021-2 04:38 – Rocky Paterra – I’m an Accountant...

Mar 03, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 216

Bad App Causes $900 Million Bill Pay Blunder

Sponsors Dext: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dext Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Relay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Show Notes 1:50 – David got bitten by the Bitcoin bug! 6:25 - Tax season off to a slow start, lawmakers complain to IRS https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-season-off-to-a-slow-start-lawmakers-complain-to-irs 8:19 – Is an end to the pandemic in sight? 12:27 - Take control of your calendar this busy season https://www.accountingt...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 215
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