The Accounting Podcast | Trump wants to kill the PCAOB

Trump wants to kill the PCAOB

February 18, 2020 / 57:39/E160

With Valentine's Day 2020 on the books, we're sharing the love with a wealth of news, including how the Trump Administration wants to kill the PCAOB — and we agree; how the ransomware industry is growing at startup pace; the latest trends in remote work; and why the UK is the next cloud accounting battleground. We'll also examine seven reasons to date a finance pro, Rhode Island's 1040 form emojis, updates from Xero, FreshBooks, Kashoo, Joust, and Receipt Bank. Wrapping things up, we've got updates on MyPayroll HR, news about an unfortunate phishing scam that hit the Puerto Rican government, and why people don't feel like leaving their hearts (or their companies) in San Francisco any more.

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Show Notes

03:03 – Love by numbers? Here are seven reasons to date a finance professional | AICPA Insights
04:34 – Is $11K in Amazon gift cards worth a prison term? One Michael Mann associate is about to find out | Times Union
06:27 – Check out last week's episode for more MyPayrollHR discussion
07:20 – The U.S. Inspector General blames the IRS for Free File faux pas | Accounting Today
09:25 – Rhode Island cares how you feel when you file your 1040s | Reddit
10:28 – Faster than a speeding bitcoin, ransomware shows no signs of stopping | NYT
12:31 – Not surprisingly, cyber incidents take first place in the list of business risks | CFO
13:07 – Are slush funds the answer to ransomware attacks, or just a quick fix? | NYT
14:04 – Gone phishing ... Puerto Rico just can't catch a break | AP News scam
14:55 – Has the Trump Administration done something semi-intelligent? | Bloomberg Tax
15:45 – Stats be damning – What exactly has the PCAOB been doing for the past 16 years? | Accounting Today
19:44 – Humans – the missing link in tech solutions? | ScaleFactor
26:57 – Come on in, the remote work is fine! Full Read: The 2020 State of Remote Work | Buffer
35:41 – Has San Fran lost its tech luster? | CNBC
36:37 – A little talk about how Slack is lacking
40:13 – Another case for remote work – the struggle to find workers is real | Wall Street Journal
41:48 – Remote Work – If you're not commuting, you're not polluting | Forbes
43:00 – Another "new" accounting app for small business - Kashoo | PRWeb
44:01 – Square waits for no one – they just do stuff | Square
44:20 – New at Xero: Mileage in Xero Expenses is now in open beta and the February Global Release Update | Xero Blog
45:33 – Freelancers need love (and bookkeeping) too – Joust to the rescue! | Small Business Trends
48:10 – Feeling the love and the free ad spots – we've got REVIEWS!
50:06 – FreshBooks sets sail for the UK | GlobalNewswire
50:34 – Xero's not the only fish in the sea, according to one accounting-software minnow | AFR
52:27 – Receipt Bank axes its credit card in the wake of new plans? | AccountingWEB

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