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The $400 Million Question: Should Congress Eliminate the PCAOB?(From the Earmark Podcast)

Earmark Media Presents a bonus episode of Earmark Podcast:  What happens when Congress votes to eliminate the watchdog that's overseen public company audits for two de...

Excel Still Trumps AI, Tariffs Under Threat, QBO Price Increases Justified?

What happens when a major newspaper publishes a summer reading list where only five of the 15 books actually exist? Blake and David explore this real example of AI-gen...

Beyond the Hype: Real-World AI in Accounting and Finance

How close are we to expense reports that create themselves? In this crossover episode recorded live at Emburse in Motion, Blake Oliver explores real-world AI implement...

One Big Beautiful Podcast Episode: Taxes, QuickBooks, & Tesla

What happens when Congress passes a $3.8 trillion deficit-increasing bill by just one vote while promising fiscal responsibility? Blake and David break down the "Big B...

Intuit's Tariff on Developers, Arizona Tariff Shelters, $1T Stolen Annually from US

Could the Pope be on the hook for US taxes? As the first American elected Pope, Leo XIV faces an unusual conundrum under US citizenship rules. Meanwhile, Intuit's cont...

Cut Your Tech Stack 50%, Threat to CPA in Florida, IRS Cuts Recap

What if your firm could cut its tech stack in half while delivering faster results to clients? In this episode, Blake and David explore the consolidation revolution in...

Firms Using AI Make More $, PCAOB Shutdown Fight, The Impossible Tariff Test

Could AI create a $20 trillion professional services earthquake? In this episode, Blake and David dive into the data showing that AI firms generate $45,000 more revenu...

Ramp Wants to Be the Federal Spend Card, Interview with Mark Koziel

Could you spend years earning your CPA license only to be told you can't use it? In this episode, Mark Koziel, president of the AICPA, joins Blake and David to discuss...

Debits, Credits and Sniper Rifles: Reviewing the Accounting in The Accountant

In this bonus episode, David teams up with Caleb and Zach from Oh My Fraud to unpack the 2016 film The Accountant. Together, they explore how Hollywood portrays forens...

AI Spreadsheets, IRS Mass Resignations, Recession Signs

Could AI be doing a day's work in just minutes for accountants? In this episode, Blake and David explore how accounting technology is revolutionizing traditional workf...

DOGE Proves IRS Can Move 100X Faster Without Red Tape

What happens when a trade war meets bureaucratic red tape? In this episode, Blake and David dive into the explosive impact of 145% tariffs on Chinese goods and what it...

Work Less, Earn More: Transforming Accounting into a Rewarding Career (from the Earmark Podcast)

Earmark Media Presents a bonus episode of Earmark Podcast: Join Blake Oliver as he interviews Yuri Kapilovich, a CPA who's cracked the code on balancing work and life ...

The Crazy Calc of Trump's Tariffs & How to Make Fake Receipts With AI

Could AI-generated fake receipts upend expense reporting as we know it? In this eye-opening episode, Blake and David demonstrate live how easy it's becoming to create ...

IRS Officials Claim Cuts Will Widen Tax Gap by $500 Billion

What happens when tax enforcement weakens? With 17% of millennials considering skipping their tax filing altogether, Blake and David dig into how IRS budget cuts might...

Fired IRS Workers Reinstated, Rippling v. Deel, DOGE Cuts Consultants

Blake and David dive straight into the headlines, starting with the controversial IRS workforce cuts and their potential impact on tax collections. They examine corpor...

The Broken CPA Exam: Why Pass Rates Are Collapsing and How to Fix It

Is the CPA exam fundamentally flawed? With FAR section pass rates plummeting to a 15-year low of 36% and a staggering 40-point gap between discipline section pass rate...

How Trump's Pick to Run Medicare Paid No Medicare Taxes in 2023

This week on the pod: Judge orders 6 agencies (including IRS?) to rehire fired probationary workers, we dig into the tax trick Dr. Oz used to pay no Medicare taxes, AI...

IRS to Lay Off 50%, How Trump's Tariffs Are Working

How does a profession revitalize itself when salaries haven't budged since 2007? In this episode, Blake and David examine the shocking reality that Big Four audit asso...

Top 10 College Accounting Programs, PwC Israel Fined, Trump Names Crypto Reserve Coins

What happens when the US government considers creating a cryptocurrency reserve? In this episode, Blake and David dive into Trump's surprising announcement about estab...

Federal Funds Freeze Hurts Nonprofits

Billions in federal funds for nonprofits were abruptly frozen by the Trump administration, leaving organizations scrambling to stay afloat. Blake speaks with Jerilyn D...