Blake Oliver
Founder and CEO of Earmark CPE
Appears in 563 Episodes
Square Books is here — is accounting next?
We've seen a photo of Michael Mann! Also, Square released Square Books, which Blake and David suspect could one day soon power a Square Accounting product — which coul...
#AccountexUSA: Making remote work... work!
We're joined for a second time, at Accountex USA in Boston, by Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA, and Director of Firm Technology Strategy for Right Networks. This time we're exam...
#AccountexUSA: Ransomware is rampant
Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA, Director of Firm Technology Strategy for Right Networks, joined the show at Accountex in Boston to talk security for accounting and bookkeeping ...
Everyone wants to be a bank for small business
In this episode, there's a ton of accounting and bookkeeping news! QuickBooks might now be bigger than Xero in the UK, Expensify launches a commercial card, Veem and X...
#AccountexUSA: Fraud can be funny (and fun) when you're Dawn Brolin
The insightful and hilarious accounting rockstar Dawn Brolin, CFE, CPA, joins Blake and David at Accountex in Boston to talk about everyone's favorite topic, FRAUD! Fr...
David & Blake get schooled!
We're joined by Jennifer Johnson, CPA, and Sr. Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas, along with her entire Accounting Information Systems class ...
The best job in America... is for accountants!
It's a jam-packed episode of accounting and bookkeeping news, including: CPA Practice Advisor announces the 2019 "40 Under 40"; Sage acquires AutoEntry; a CPA exam in ...
#AccountexUSA: Your accounting firm might be subject to sales tax
The sales tax implications of the South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. United States Supreme Court decision are far reaching — perhaps even more than accountants and bookkeep...
Lawyer up! The MyPayrollHR fraud saga continues
Gusto’s Will Lopez joins us to give his take on the continuing MyPayrollHR fraud saga. This week, Cachet gets hit with multiple class-action suits; Michael Mann, CEO o...
Going deep on the MyPayrollHR fraud with Wendy Slavkin of Cachet Financial Services
SPECIAL BREAKING NEWS EPISODE: Wendy Slavkin, General Counsel for Cachet Financial Services, joins Blake and David to discuss the MyPayrollHR fraud story. Wendy, who p...
#AccountingShowLA: The Insanity of Cannabis Accounting & Tax
At the 2019 Accounting & Finance Show L.A., we met up with cannabis accounting experts, Bruce and Thomas Andersen to learn some of the ins and outs of accounting for c...
Everything we know about the $35 million MyPayrollHR payroll fraud
This week in accounting & bookkeeping news, we've got continuing coverage on the mind-boggling $35 million MyPayrollHR fraud. In other news, QuickBooks Live is trying ...
Did Clio raise $250 million to build "Clio Live"?
In this episode, we cover Xerocon Brisbane announcements, a phenomenal $250 million VC raise by Clio, a niche law-firm app, and their plans to build a QuickBooks Live-...
#AccountingShowLA: Things you need to know if you want to sell (or buy) an accounting firm!
Blake and David met up with two seasoned mergers & acquisitions experts, Dr. Curtis Cochran, and Shannon Hay, at the Accounting & Finance Show LA to ask them what acco...
Sock Puppets: How many fake profiles are you connected to on LinkedIn?
In this episode, Blake and David explore the world of fake accounting news and LinkedIn's sock-puppet infestation, and share some ways to scope out the faux connection...
Do bookkeepers have more to offer?
We're joined by entrepreneur/accounting professional Meghan Blair-Valero for our weekly accounting and bookkeeping news update. There’s a lot of ground to cover, inclu...
#Xerocon San Diego: What the heck is advisory anyway?
If you've been to any conferences this year, you know that everyone is talking about how advisory services are the hot new thing that every accounting firm needs to be...
#Xerocon San Diego: The Jamies of Hubdoc (acquired by Xero)
At Xerocon 2019 in San Diego, Blake and David met up with Jamie McDonald and Jamie Shulman - The Two Jamies - of Hubdoc, which was acquired by Xero last year for $70 m...
What price ethics? Auditors stand to lose earnings in exchange for integrity
Blake and David explore the high cost of integrity in the audit profession, a survey showing that accounting firms are hiring more non-accounting grads, and why it's s...
Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter
Ben Wann, CMA, MBA, CPA joins our weekly news update to read his "Dear AICPA" letter on the air and discuss the latest accounting happenings, including: notable indust...
