Blake Oliver
Founder and CEO of Earmark CPE
Appears in 499 Episodes
Headlines: IRS Walks Back Promise to Stay Open During Shutdown
The government shutdown threat looms as Congress scrambles to pass funding bills. The IRS previously said it could stay open during a shutdown by relying on Inflation ...
The ERC Jumps The Shark with Snoop Dogg Deepfake
Buckle up for a wild ride covering everything from brazen ERC scams to cutting-edge AI. Join Blake and David as they expose the rampant fraud sucking billions from the...
Headlines: IRS Freezes ERC
The IRS has announced an immediate moratorium on new Employee Retention Tax Credit claims through the end of the year amidst a surge of questionable submissions. Tune ...
How Smart Is Intuit's New AI "Intuit Assist" (with Jack Castonguay)
This week we dive into the pipeline shortage and the need for more accounting candidates, and discuss Intuit's groundbreaking use of AI in TurboTax and its potential i...
Audits Under Fire: Ex-Big Four Partner Responds to Criticisms
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Jerry Maginnis, a retired Big Four audit partner, about the value and criticisms of financial statement audits.Jerry draws on...
Improving The Image of Accounting
We’ve got an AI-packed episode this week! Ryan Lazanis demonstrates how AI and voice cloning technology can be utilized to streamline the analysis of financial stateme...
Accounting Teacher Tells Students Accountants Hate Their Lives
Blake and David discuss issues relating to the accounting profession's talent pipeline, including a high school student's negative experience in her first accounting c...
Mythbusting Substantial Equivalency and Mobility for CPAs with SCACPA
The requirements to become a licensed CPA differ across states, yet CPAs maintain mobility to practice in multiple jurisdictions. How does this work? David Knoble, Cha...
The Future of UX Is... Spreadsheets! & QuickBooks Leader Is New CEO of PayPal
In this episode, Blake and David talk app integration frustrations, Gusto's new payroll feature, increased fees for tax professionals, a tragic accident involving an I...
Soft Landing or Hard Fall? Assessing Recession Risks with Liz Wilke, Chief Economist @ Gusto
We discuss whether the economy is headed for a soft landing or hard fall with Gusto's Chief Economist Liz Wilke. Topics include:Recession outlook and key indicators li...
Exploring Solutions to the Accounting Talent Shortage with Jen Cryder, CEO at PICPA
Jen Cryder, CEO of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, joins Blake and David to discuss the accounting profession's pipeline problems, includin...
Earmark Media Presents: Oh My Fraud
Today, we have a special bonus episode from our sister podcast, Oh My Fraud. Hosts Caleb Newquist and Greg Kyte speak with Nathan Mueller. As a young person, Nathan wa...
Is Working From Home Less Productive? & IRS Is (Finally) Going Paperless
Blake and David delve into the use of AI in detecting plagiarism in students' papers and its implications for the ongoing debate on AI's impact on employment. They als...
Cooking the Books with Barbie: The Downfall of Mattel's Co-Founder & Barbie Inventor
In this episode, Blake and David cover the downfall of Mattel's co-founder and Barbie inventor, Intuit's new ad network that allows businesses to target specific audie...
The Big Money In AI & The Impact of the Ripple Crypto Decision
In this episode of The Accounting Podcast, Blake and David discuss the economic impact of Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour," Microsoft's CoPilot price with AI, the SEC vs...
How To Know If An App Will Survive & Big Tax Prep Sent Taxpayer Data to Facebook
This week, Blake and David talk app survival signs, Big Tax Prep sending taxpayer data to Facebook, and the dearth of accountants visible in financials. They cover new...
Review of TurboTax LIVE Full Service Business 2023 for Tax Professionals
Join Blake Oliver, CPA, and David Leary as they review using TurboTax Live Full Service for their business taxes. See their candid reactions and feedback as they go th...
Building a Remote eCommerce Firm with Meryl Johnston of Bean Ninjas
Learn how Meryl built a 30-headcount bookkeeping firm in eight years that can operate without her. We also get Meryl's take on the PwC scandal in Australia. Earn free ...
15-Year-Old Passes CPA Exam & NY Requires Independent Audits of AI Hiring Processes
In this episode, Blake and David examine the story of the 15-year-old who recently passed the CPA exam, as well as recent news involving accounting firms transitioning...
How Much Should A CPA Charge For A Business Tax Return? (with Roger Knecht)
In this episode of the Accounting Podcast, Blake and David talk to CPA Roger Knecht about how much CPAs should charge for business tax returns. They also touch on the ...
The ROI of IRS Audits | FedNow Payment Network Launching in July
In this episode, Blake and David talk about the lack of audits hurting the profession, alternatives to tracking hours, whether to pursue a CPA or EA, and salary advice...
Introducing "The Accounting Podcast" (why we changed our name)
Welcome to the new era of "The Accounting Podcast," formerly known as "The Cloud Accounting Podcast." Why the name change? This show was born out of a passion for tech...
AICPA Engage Recap | Intuit launches GenOS | PwC scandal in Australia
We're back from the AICPA Engage conference sharing takeaways. Also, we're talking about all the latest generative AI developments in accounting, plus the recent PwC s...
Building the Next Superapp with David Barrett, CEO of Expensify
David is a lifelong programmer who founded Expensify in 2008 and built it into the most popular "pre-accounting" platform on the planet. Hear David's vision for the Ne...
IRS Loses $10 Billion In Debt Ceiling Deal & Proof ChatGPT Massively Increases Productivity
Why AICPA's 12-point plan won't solve the CPA crisis; Earnings reports from Intuit, Sage, and Xero; Ramp adds AI features to spend management platform; why grads are d...
The AI Coming to Microsoft Products for Accountants with Ashley Francis, CPA
We're joined by Ashley the CPA (@seattle_tax) to talk about artificial intelligence coming soon to Microsoft products plus all the news you can use at the intersection...
Every Payment Is A Conversation #ExpensiCon
We're back from ExpensiCon in Italy with thoughts on Expensify's future and the future of spend management; a report from Kristen Keats at Accounting Today's Firm Grow...
ChatGPT Was Set Up To Fail The CPA Exam
Accounting Today said ChatGPT failed the CPA Exam — here's why that's misleading; a WSJ reporter clones herself with AI and tricks her bank and family; TurboTax tops t...
AI You Can Use Today In Accounting with Giles Pearson
Matt Rissell of TSheets dead in apparent murder-suicide; a review of the AI features you can use right now in Client Hub, Canopy, Karbon, Financial Cents and... Sturpp...
Earmark Media Presents: Crypto With Accountants
In this episode, Pat White and Rafael Casas interview Mackenzie Patel, CEO of Hash Basis, a crypto-native accounting firm based in San Francisco. Mackenzie shares her ...
