Blake Oliver
Founder and CEO of Earmark CPE
Appears in 499 Episodes
Alphabet Soup Stimulus Update with Justin Elanjian, CPA
Get a run down of what's new with stimulus programs from our friend Justin Elanjian, CPA, including the Paycheck Protection Program, Employee Retention Credit, Shutter...
Will Your Firm Survive Jeff Bezos?
We're marching out of this month with a discussion on what Jeff Bezos' investment in Pilot (now valued at a cool $1.2 billion) means for you. We've got some random fac...
May The 17th Be With You This Tax Season
Kerfuffles abound this week with stimulus payments going out, and small businesses starting to fully reopen. The federal tax deadline has been extended to May, but tax...
CPA Leaders Most Optimistic Since Pandemic
Today, we're talking about how economic confidence is recovering to near pre-pandemic levels for finance leaders. We've got exciting news about accounting conferences,...
PREVIEW: Accounting Salon Conversations
SPECIAL PREVIEW EPISODE: In this episode of the Accounting Salon Conversations podcast, Ryan Watson of Upsourced Accounting joins Amanda to chat about CAS, tax, apps, ...
AICPA Calls For SBA To Change Unfair PPP Guidance
Pull up an ear and check out the latest accounting news for this week! We're talking about whether the IRS can make crypto any more confusing with its new 1040 crypto...
#Accountant Is Not What You Think It Is On TikTok
Does the accounting profession have an image problem on TikTok? We'll talk about what it really means to be an accountant on TikTok. We'll also dive into the latest o...
Bad App Causes $900 Million Bill Pay Blunder
David trades his lottery winnings for Bitcoin - will he be the next zillionaire? We're talking tax, including why lawmakers are starting to complain about a slow start...
Deloitte Canada Gives Up On CAS
Rachel Fisch returns to the show to discuss Deloitte Canada's sale of its small business accounting services practice to MNP, Canadian quarantine rules, and much more....
Crypto Update with Shehan Chandrasekera & Dr. Sean Stein Smith
BNY Mellon, America's oldest bank, is making the leap into the market for Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Tesla has bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin at the direction of Elon Musk, w...
Ed Kless on the Pandemic's Impact on Remote Work in Accounting
It’s looking more and more like 2021 is going to be another year of remote work, and flexible schedules are here stay. That makes this a perfect time to broadcast this...
Terrible TikTok Tax Advice
Join us as we talk about all the terrible financial advice on social media, and why we should do something about it! Also, let's do something about diversity in accoun...
Sage Outage Leads To Threats Of Violence
This episode is packed with news, and opinions, and more GameStop factoids than you can possibly use! We'll learn why Blake sympathizes with r/wallstreetbets, then mo...
Proof That Accountants Are More Productive Working From Home
Welcome to our 100-percent PPP-free episode! We've got lots of other news to cover though, including a new survey proves that remote work is more productive for accoun...
Visa and Plaid Split After Nearly One Year Together
We've got a lot to talk about today. First and foremost, Blake gets his PPP loan forgiveness (and feels guilty about it), and we'll talk more on the forgiveness proces...
Big 4 Accounting Firms Take Big Stand
We hope you're enjoying your extended free trial of 2021! We've got lots of news to share in today's episode, including how Big 4 leaders reacted to the Capitol riot, ...
Everything is Bigger in Texas — Including Tax Fraud
Whether you're starting a new year, or just continuing 2020 indefinitely, we've got new news, including Blake's quest to find out how to offer CPE credits for our loya...
Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho 2021 Is A Go
Grab your party favors, confetti, and tinfoil, it's time to look back, and move forward! Blake and David review their past predictions and make some new ones for 2021....
PPP Recipients Now Eligible for ERC: How to Maximize the Benefit
This is BIG NEWS for PPP borrowers: Business that received a PPP loan are now eligible for the Employee Retention Credit (assuming President Trump signs the Consolidat...
LegalZoom Launching Bookkeeping and Tax Services
CAP NEWS EXCLUSIVE: LegalZoom has purchased an accounting firm and is growing it with bookkeeping, tax, and onboarding hires in Austin, Texas. With recent executive hi...
PPP 2.0 and Everything You Need To Know with Justin Elanjian of Aprio
Blake interviews Justin Elanjian, CPA, nationally recognized PPP expert and a partner at top accounting firm Aprio, about the top 10 changes to the Paycheck Protection...
David and Blake Miss the Mark on PPP
Today, some of our loyal listeners take us to school about where we've missed the mark on things like audit, tax, and our favorite subject - the Paycheck Protection Pr...
Thanks Stripe! Now Every App Can Be A Bank
Ho-ho-ho ... Can't figure out what to buy that special accountant in your life? We've got a list of great gifts for the remote workers in your life! In all the news th...
Credit Karma Exits Tax Prep, Square Enters
If you survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you can relax and enjoy the soothing sounds of Cloud Accounting news while you recover! There's a lot to cover, includin...
IRS To Increase Audits On Small Business By 50%
Happy Almost Thanksgiving! Before we stuff ourselves senseless on socially distanced turkey, we're talking remote work, and compensation for all those work-from-home e...
Millennials Need Helicopter Accountants
With the holidays fast approaching, we talk about new ways to celebrate, at a healthy distance, of course. Inspired by feedback from Leary's theory on why Trump lost, ...
How Trump's TCJA Caused Him to Lose
David Leary has a theory... that Donald Trump's tax cuts way back at the beginning of his presidency were ultimately what caused him to lose this election, and an Exce...
Accounting Jobs Are Coming Back
While we wait to learn who's going to be in charge of the country, this episode is full of all the news that's good to know, including what accountants can learn from ...
Expensify Stand Down and Stand By
David Barrett, CEO of Expensify, emailed all 10 million users on Friday morning telling them that, “If you are a U.S. citizen, anything less than a vote for Biden is a...
Ernst & Young Auditors Under Scrutiny After String of Massive Frauds
We're celebrating the passing of the final official tax deadline of 2020 with a huge slew of news! We'll dive into what E&Y has in common with a string of imploding fi...
