David Leary
President and Founder, Sombrero Apps Company
Appears in 509 Episodes
What we know so far about QuickBooks Live, Intuit’s “test” of assisted bookkeeping services; FreshBooks adds double entry accounting; KPMG UK gives up on SMB accounting; and more
Blake and David review what we know so far about QuickBooks Live, Intuit’s “assisted bookkeeping” service that the company was seemingly attempting to launch under the...
The “hybrid” skills that tomorrow’s jobs will require, humans come out on top at the world’s first robot hotel, why leaders shouldn’t worry about absenteeism, and more
A bunch of app news, including Xero’s “improved” bank feeds sign up process, Dropbox acquiring HelloSign, a pet services app merger, and Stripe raising more money. For...
Is Intuit launching an Uber for Bookkeeping? Thoughts on "QuickBooks with Live Bookkeeping," and more
According to a new pricing page on the QuickBooks website, Intuit is now offering QuickBooks software plus access to “real bookkeepers to help you manage your business...
Xero wants to change the definition of “accountant,” Expensify drops the first rap video about expense reports, meanwhile EY’s own expense app is “hot garbage,” and more
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The Super Bowl meets expense reports, nurses beat accountants for honesty & ethics, tax season could get ugly given the shutdown, another new $99 tax service for the masses, and more
In this episode: David shares his experience at the AICPA Annual Executive Roundtable for software vendors, Super Bowl LII will feature an ad about expense reports, ta...
Accounting salaries stagnate, KPMG is on 'The Bachelor,' Plaid buys Quovo, TaxJar raises $60M for sales tax automation, why the virtual office doesn’t work for CPAs, and more
Blake and David dig into the lack of growth in accounting salaries despite the tight job market, KPMG’s representative contestant on this season of “The Bachelor,” Pla...
What the government shutdown means for accountants, why perks no longer cut it for workers, and how 2019 is going to be the year of instant payments
The federal government may be shut down but the Cloud Accounting Podcast continues! Blake and David are back in 2019 with an episode all about what the shutdown means ...
2019 Predictions! Also, Isaac Asimov predicted the computer automation revolution, Mindbody to be sold, senators prod regulators on FinTech, and what’s new in QBO
Blake and David discuss all the trends continuing into 2019, their own predictions for the new year, what Isaac Asimov got right about the world in 2019 (it’s creepy h...
KPMG to fine staff for late time sheets, Square wants to be a bank, real-time payroll for workers, Flux raises 7.5M, and the case for a 6-hour workday
Despite bumper payouts to partners, the UK branch of KPMG announced it will be imposing penalties of £100 on staff who turn in their time sheets late. Meanwhile, the l...
David’s takedown of accounting social media “influencers,” Scaling New Heights adds Xero, Right Networks acquires Propelware, Plaid raises $250M, Expensify gets personal, & more
David is tired of “social media influencers” who have no real experience acting as experts on social media, pumping the latest product or app that writes them a check....
KPMG and Deloitte are going after your small business clients, Danny DeVito is your new QuickBooks coach, and how automation could worsen the digital divide
Blake and David discuss KPMG’s new small business tax and accounting offering “KPMG Spark,” Deloitte’s similar venture into SMB accounting called "ctrl by Deloitte,” I...
The time has come for cloud ERP, where top US banks are betting on FinTech, America needs more accountants in Congress, and more
Blake and David share news and stories about the era of cloud ERP, blockchain, banking investments in FinTech, multi-factor authentication, why America needs more acco...
What Intuit’s quarterly results say about its battle against Xero, how high growth accounting firms are eating the world, why blockchain won’t eliminate accounting, and more
Intuit’s Small Business Online Ecosystem Revenue increases 42 percent in its latest quarterly results; takeaways from QuickBooks Connect from Matt Paff and Sholto Macp...
Takeaways from the AICPA Controllers Conference, what’s new at Xerocon London, and how AI is catching expense report fraud
Blake chats with Amy Vetter at the AICPA Controllers Conference about how modern modern accounting departments are refocusing to become proactive service centers as op...
Accountants feeling challenged to adapt to new tech, Intuit’s plans to win the mid-market, and Sage Group’s new CEO is no big surprise
Blake and David are back from QuickBooks Connect and ready to catch up on the news, including the results from two surveys of accounting firms published recently in Ac...
LIVE from QuickBooks Connect! [Day 2] #QBCONNECT
Blake and David are LIVE at QuickBooks Connect in San Jose discussing the new and upcoming QuickBooks features announced at Day 2 of the annual conference (Main Day).
LIVE from QuickBooks Connect! [Day 1] #QBCONNECT
Blake and David are LIVE at QuickBooks Connect in San Jose discussing the new and upcoming features announced at Day 1 of the annual conference (Accountant Day).
Takeaways from Intacct Advantage, David joins AutoEntry, results from Intuit’s annual rate survey, and more
What’s new with Sage Intacct from the Intacct Advantage conference in Nashville; David has joined the AutoEntry team as their Principal Technology Evangelist; results ...
Contactless payments on the rise, the case for a 4-day workweek, 12 signs your firm is outdated, and more
Contactless and electronic payments are on the rise with consumers; the case for a 4-day workweek (and why it’s not so crazy); Microsoft debuts an expense app; how ema...
These two entrepreneurs say "don’t outsource accounting,” RDP risks, and remote accountant policies
Only 53% of accountants' clients are ready for the UK's "Making Tax Digital" launch in 6 months; two entrepreneur speakers advise other entrepreneurs never to outsourc...
How Kruze Consulting is specializing and automating, leading the way in accounting & finance for startups
Scott runs Operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast growing Startup CFO Consulting firm that works with over 160 startup clients. Kruze is based in San Francisco with cl...
The beginning of the end for QuickBooks Desktop, NetSuite soars, and Walmart deploys blockchain in the real world
Blake and David reconnect to talk about what's new in the worlds of QuickBooks and NetSuite. Intuit is discontinuing their QuickBooks Desktop Advanced ProAdvisor Certi...
ASC 606 is wreaking rev rec in biotech. Here's how one tech-savvy accountant aims to fix it.
Paul Giese is an accounting manager in the biotechnology industry and the founder of intheBlk software, a collection of web-based tools for biotech accountants. Pau...
How blockchain will change accounting with Dr. Sean Stein Smith
Dr. Sean Stein Smith, DBA, CPA, is an Assistant Professor at Lehman College in New York. He is a member of the 2017 AICPA Leadership Academy and was named a "40 Under ...
Two future career paths for accountants, how billable hours drive away Millennials, and more
Levi Morehouse of Ceterus outlines how technology is shaping two future career paths for accountants; Jeff Bezos shares how he structures his day to be most effective;...
Sage Group ousts CEO Stephen Kelly amid faltering cloud transformation
David is back from his well-deserved vacation and ready to discuss with Blake Sage’s sudden move to oust Stephen Kelly as chief executive. Chairman Donald Brydon repor...
Heather Smith on going from management accounting to cloud accounting, to one million views on YouTube
Heather Smith is a chartered accountant, business and technology writer, author of eight books (including Xero for Dummies). Her educational YouTube channel has been v...
Are accounting firm partners just franchisees? Also, how Square could make cryptocurrency go mainstream
CPA Practice Advisor has announced their annual “40 Under 40” in the accounting profession for 2018. Congrats to our friend and interview victim Dr. Sean Stein Smith f...
Guy Pearson of Practice Ignition on building an accounting firm from scratch that could scale up without him
Guy Pearson, founder of Practice Ignition, turned down an offer of partnership in an accounting firm at age 24 to travel around the world for a year. After running out...
Intuit’s CEO steps down, Sage downgraded by Deutsche Bank, Thomson Reuters shows up to the dance, and Xero’s big mistake
David shares the big news that Brad Smith is stepping down from the CEO role at Intuit after 11 years guiding the transformation of Intuit from a U.S.-centric desktop-...
