The Accounting Podcast

What do tariffs, war, AI agents, and a collapsed accounting startup have in common? This week, Blake and David connect the dots between rising economic pressure and rapid tech change. They break down the lopsided cost of drone warfare, small businesses getting crushed by tariffs, AI tools handling tax and bookkeeping tasks, and new details on Botkeeper’s collapse. You’ll hear what these shifts could mean for accountants, firms, and the future of the profession.


Chapters

• (01:27) - Sponsor Break UNC
• (02:46) - War Costs and Drones
• (08:58) - GPT 5.4 for Accountants
• (11:13) - AI Agent Files City Tax
• (15:23) - Claude Skill for Tax Prep
• (17:11) - Sponsor Break OnPay
• (18:55) - Gemini Makes Theme Music
• (22:33) - Uber CEO AI Clone
• (24:22) - Botkeeper Collapse Follow Up
• (31:13) - QuickBooks Integration Doubts
• (31:53) - Cloud Accountant Staffing Spot
• (32:59) - KPMG Earnings Leak Theory
• (37:23) - Zapier AI Guardrails
• (39:43) - 401k Hardship Withdrawals Rise
• (43:02) - Tariff Refunds and AI Lawsuits
• (46:27) - Trump v Trump IRS Lawsuit
• (48:43) - IRS Union Contract Termination
• (50:01) - Direct File Act Returns
• (51:56) - Meta 16B Tax Fight
• (54:33) - Trump Accounts Auto Enrollment
• (56:13) - Accounting Degrees Loan Limits
• (57:39) - CPE App and Sign Off

 

Iran's Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down 

 

Introducing GPT-5.4 

 

Breaking Up with TurboTax: How I Used Claude to File My Taxes for Free 

 

Show HN: Claude Skill to Do Your Taxes 

 

Enrico Palmerino Explains Botkeeper's Fall 

 

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Has an AI Clone 

 

KPMG-Audited Companies Are Trading Strangely on Polymarket 

 

Zapier Updates: AI Guardrails & Governance Controls 

 

Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings 

 

For Some Small Businesses, a Tariff Refund Isn't Worth the Pain of Pursuing It 

 

Trump's IRS Lawsuit Offers Lessons on Privacy and Legal Process 

 

Democrats Unveil Bill to Resurrect Direct File 

 

I.R.S. Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight 

 

IRS Should Open Trump Accounts for Eligible Children Automatically, AICPA Says 

 

NASBA Urges U.S. Department of Education to Restore "Professional" Status for Accounting Degrees

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