The Accounting Podcast

Blake and David examine the evolving landscape of remote work, discussing recent trends and their impact on productivity and employee well-being. They also explore the commercial real estate market's challenges due to the shift towards remote work and its potential implications for the banking sector. Moving on, they take a look at recent audit failures, particularly the FTX case and discuss the controversial Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements and some potential issues for small businesses.


Chapters

• (00:49) - Blake's Fitness Journey with Apple Watch
• (03:16) - Impact of Remote Work on Health and Productivity
• (06:25) - Amazon's Return to Office Policy
• (11:36) - CEO Perspectives on Remote Work
• (24:14) - Commercial Real Estate Crisis
• (28:07) - Accounting Standards and Bank Balance Sheets
• (31:25) - Listener Questions and Comments
• (45:06) - The Sunk Cost Fallacy in Real Estate
• (45:41) - The Looming Commercial Real Estate Bust
• (47:51) - The Role of Intangible Assets in Modern Accounting
• (51:24) - The CPA Journey: Is It Worth It?
• (52:09) - The Kenneth CPA Hack
• (01:01:54) - The BOI Reporting Controversy

 

How Remote Work Is Impacting Accounting Firms

 

2024 KPMG U.S. CEO Outlook Pulse Survey

 

Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week

 

Wells Fargo employee found dead at her desk days after she last clocked into work, authorities say

 

Eric Schmidt Calls Remote Work a Mistake for Google in Disappearing Video

 

Audit Firm Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges for Negligence in FTX Audits and for Violating Auditor Independence Requirements

 

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach and Education Toolkit

 

BOI requirements roll along despite concerns about too little outreach

 

Property Fraud Allegations Snowball as Commercial Real Estate Values Fall

 

Nearly a Quarter of Office Space in the U.S. Will Be Empty by 2026

 

Big Banks are Taking Hits from Commercial Real Estate

Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.com
Subscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com

Thanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.

Are you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.

Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com

TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch

Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd

The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page