The Accounting Podcast

The M-Score is warning that the chance of fraud is the highest in over 40 years; Did KPMG fail to issue a critical audit matter for Silicon Valley Bank?; The spreadsheet apocalypse, revisited; Former startup founder charged by prosecutors for defrauding JPMorgan Chase; EY split fails; watch out for AI voice cloning scams; and more!


Chapters

• (00:00) - Preview: Incentives to allow fraudulent users
• (01:17) - Introduction and welcome to the show
• (04:16) - WSJ reports fraud indicator "M" score is up
• (10:30) - Should KPMG have issued a critical audit matter for SVB?
• (17:51) - EY no longer to split off auditing
• (20:14) - JPMorgan defrauded for $175 million by startup founder
• (25:00) - CPA in Bakersfield stole $355,000 from investors
• (26:10) - Block accused of allowing fake accounts to boost their user growth numbers
• (29:27) - Square is changing their refund policy to not refund processing fees
• (30:42) - A few new Intuit announcements
• (33:45) - Security risks with AI and voice cloning is happening in real life
• (37:32) - Microsoft Loop
• (42:13) - Nicholas asks for recs for CPAs who want to start their own small firm
• (48:29) - Michael's email about barriers to CPA
• (50:01) - Corey from Minnesota CPA Society shares message and website with resources
• (51:06) - Will AI attract or detract more people to the accounting profession?
• (59:29) - Blake co-wrote an article for CPA Practice Advisor
• (01:04:10) - Wrap up and where to reach us

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