The Accounting Podcast

Is private equity betting on the wrong accounting firms? Blake and David break down CBIZ’s stock slide, why investors may be losing faith in the traditional firm model, and how AI could help smaller firms compete far above their size. They also cover Starbucks ditching AI inventory counts, Microsoft reining in AI tool costs, and what all of it means for accountants navigating automation, pricing, and the future of firm growth.


Chapters

• (00:00) - TAP 490
• (02:53) - CBIZ Stock Slide
• (06:13) - AI Threat to Firm Models
• (11:32) - EisnerAmper Anti AI Take
• (15:42) - Livestream Shoutouts
• (16:13) - New England CPA Society Merge
• (20:42) - Starbucks Kills AI Inventory
• (23:34) - NASBA Exam Data Mess
• (26:34) - Phoenix Call Center Jobs and AI
• (28:36) - Will AI Really Kill Jobs
• (31:09) - Spreadsheets Then AI Now
• (33:07) - Automation Enables CFO Services
• (35:08) - Microsoft AI Token Shock
• (36:31) - Managing Token Spend
• (39:27) - AI Architect Role
• (43:36) - Trump IRS Settlement Reopened
• (45:04) - Beneficial Ownership Bill
• (45:52) - Newsom 100% Tax Threat
• (46:57) - KPMG Australia Whistleblower
• (49:35) - Xero Force No Code Agents
• (54:03) - Xero Earnings Melio Impact
• (59:03) - Vibe Coding Real Examples
• (01:02:35) - Wrap Up Earmark CPE

 

What Can We Learn from CBIZ?

EisnerAmper on Accounting for AI

State Societies Merge to Form New England Society of CPAs

Starbucks Kills Off Its Automated Counting AI Tool After Just 9 Months

NASBA's CPA Exam Reporting Problems Are Improving, But Not Solved

Phoenix Built an Empire of Cubicle Jobs. AI Is Coming to Tear It Down.

Why the A.I. Job Apocalypse (Probably) Won't Happen

Microsoft Cut Its Engineers Off from AI Because the Bill Got Too Big

Does Your Firm Need an AI Architect?

Judge Reopens Trump's $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit

Newsom Vows California Will Impose 100% Tax on Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund

AICPA Backs Bill Limiting Beneficial Ownership Reporting

KPMG Australia CEO Andrew Yates Resigns Amid Whistleblower Scandal

Xero FY26 Result: Revenue Surges 31% but Profit Dips Due to Melio Acquisition Costs

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 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