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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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Why Accountants Don’t Trust Tech

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Jun 22, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 284

AccountingWEB Live #5: Marketing that Works w/ Lee Frederiksen

Meet Our Guest, Lee Frederiksen: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leefrederiksen/ Accounting Today contributions: https://www.accountingtoday.com/author/lee-frederiksen Learn more about Hinge https://hingemarketing.com/ Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @Da...

Jun 21, 202225 min

AccountingWEB Live #4: How Uncle Sam Collects His Due with IRS Deputies

Meet Our Guests: James Robnett, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-robnett-b5697445/ Darren Guillot, Deputy Commissioner, IRS Small Business Division LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-john-guillot-b7262351/ Learn more about IRS Criminal Investigation https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation Learn more about IRS Small Business Division https://www.irs.gov/about-irs/small-business-self-employed-division-at-a-glance Need CPE? Sub...

Jun 21, 202235 min

AccountingWEB Live #3: Building a Female-Owned and Operated BPO in India with Penny Breslin

Meet Our Guest, Penny Breslin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/penny-breslin-0228b81 Learn more about MoneyPenny, LLC https://moneypennyllc.com/about-us/ Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe 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, ple...

Jun 20, 202228 min

AICPA Disengage

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Jun 17, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 283

AccountingWEB Live #2: Learning to Love the IRS with Eric Green

Meet Our Guest: Eric Green, Founder of Tax Rep Network LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-green-b63a546 Learn more about Tax Rep Network https://taxrepllc.com/ Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe 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 ...

Jun 14, 202235 min

AccountingWEB Live #1: Atop the Summit with Seth Fineberg

Meet Our Guest: Seth Fineberg, Editorial Manager/US Team Lead at AccountingWEB.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fineberg-86aa8663 Learn more about AccountingWEB https://www.accountingweb.com/ Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us ...

Jun 14, 202213 min

David And Blake Go To The Movies

Sponsors Digits: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/digits A2X: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/A2X Canopy: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/canopy Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Show Notes 3:27 – Val Kilmer's Dialogue in "Top Gun: Maverick" Was Read by AI Because He Can't Speak Anymore https://futurism.com/the-byte/val-kilmer-dialogue-ai-top-gun Ho...

Jun 10, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 282

Is ESG Accounting a Scam?

Sponsors Canopy: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/canopy Synder: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder A2X: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/A2X Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Show Notes 3:23 – Adam Neumann's blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/flowcarbon-wework-adam-neumann-blockchain-crypto-...

Jun 03, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 281

GAO Audits IRS

Sponsors Digits: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/digits Canopy: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/canopy Synder: https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/synder Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Show Notes 14:38 – KPMG Audit Kickstart CPA program will pay new hires to study https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-audit-kickstart-cpa-program-will-pay-new-hir...

May 25, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 280

Orphan 1040s

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May 20, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 279

H&R Block Blocks Block

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May 13, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 278

A Holistic IRS Experience

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May 06, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 277

Steve Jobs’ Genius Accounting Move

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Apr 29, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 276

Bonus Interview: Wayne Chang of Digits

Meet Our Guest, Wayne Chang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynechang/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wayne?lang=en Learn more about Digits Website: https://digits.com/ Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe 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 wha...

Apr 26, 202226 min

EY & Deloitte Fail At Social Media

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Apr 22, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 275

Spreadsheets Are Hot

Sponsors OnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpay FreshBooks: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/freshbooks Scrutinize: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/scrutinize Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Show Notes 13:09 – Legislation introduced in Senate to recognize accounting as a STEM field in K-12 education https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/extra...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 274

It's A Data Entry Nightmare At The IRS

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Apr 08, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 273

Is QuickBooks Reporting App Digits Worth Half-A-Billion

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Apr 01, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 272

IRS to Clear Backlog by End of Year

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Mar 25, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 271

Cloud Accounting Firm Breaks Into Top 100

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Mar 18, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 270

Big Accounting Firms Are Doomed

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Mar 11, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 269

Stop Payments To Stop Putin

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Mar 03, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 268

Why Mazars Dumped Trump

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Feb 24, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 267

Timesheets Cause Accountants To Flee Profession

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Feb 16, 202258 minEp. 266

TurboTax To Help Gamble Tax Refund On Crypto

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Feb 10, 202257 minEp. 265

Tax Organizers Suck

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Feb 03, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 264

Crypto is a Scam

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Jan 28, 202257 minEp. 263

IRS On Its Last Leg

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Jan 23, 202253 minEp. 262

Busy Season is No Joke

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Jan 14, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 261
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