The Accounting Podcast

Chapters

• (00:00) - TAP 499
• (02:17) - Livestream and CPE Plug
• (03:12) - Grant Thornton Buys CBIZ
• (04:35) - Stock Spike and Activists
• (09:06) - PE Strategy and IPO Exit
• (11:09) - Deal Size vs Big Four
• (13:21) - Trump Immunity and Nominee
• (16:39) - EY Hack Claim Explained
• (18:56) - Trump Deal Appeal Update
• (21:37) - Controller Hiring Crunch
• (23:21) - Senior Pay Flattening
• (26:24) - Corporate Hiring Demand
• (27:59) - AI Boosts Finance Judgment
• (29:38) - Claude Transforms Forecasting
• (30:43) - Gen Z AI Dependency Fears
• (34:32) - Xero Price Hike Backlash
• (36:45) - Lovable Connector Moat
• (40:38) - Agents Use Existing SaaS
• (45:29) - Tariff Refund Windfall
• (48:20) - NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax
• (51:44) - PwC UK Audit Failures
• (55:03) - Wrap Up and Episode 500

 

Grant Thornton Advisors to acquire CBIZ in $5 billion transaction

Accounting Firm CBIZ Urged by Activist Investor to Pursue M&A

Trump floats pulling Blanche's AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office

Donald Trump's tax audit immunity remains in place as Blanche's path to confirmation is cleared

Ernst & Young data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang

2026 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study

Accounting's missing middle

A third of companies look to increase finance and accounting hires

AI's top value for finance now lies in improving judgment, not efficiency

Nearly Half of Gen Z Workers Say AI is Making Them Less Intelligent

Xero Announces U.S. Subscription Price Changes

Introducing the Lovable Xero connector: build on your Xero data, no code required

We Peaked at 30 AI Agents. Now We're Coming Back Down to 20

Amazon Got a $600 Million Tariff Refund, Some Going to Shoppers

NYC Extends Deadline for Pied-à-Terre Tax Exemption Applications to Sept. 18

Staten Island Homeowners Say They Fear for Safety After Names, Addresses Published on NYC Tax List

PwC Fined $4.4 Million by UK Watchdog Over Babcock Audit Failures

New York Governor Trolls LeBron James with Tax on Rumored NYC Home

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