David Leary
President and Founder, Sombrero Apps Company
Appears in 537 Episodes
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...
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...
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...
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...
IRS Layoffs, BOI Is Back, PCAOB Under Threat
Is the U.S. heading toward a financial cliff? In this eye-opening episode, Blake and David unpack the Government Accountability Office's sobering projection that feder...
DOGE Chaos, Reciprocal Tariffs, Deloitte Backs off DEI, AICPA Caves on 150
Today, Blake and David dive into the controversy surrounding DOGE's withholding federal funds and gaining access to Treasury payment systems. They also examine AICPA's...
Accounting Majors Up 12% & IRS Delays Buyout Offer
Blake and David tackle several key accounting industry developments, including a surprising 12% increase in undergraduate accounting enrollment and ongoing debates abo...
Will IRS Agents Take White House Buyout & TaxDome Leak Explained
Blake and David examine several significant developments, including TaxDome's data security incident, and the implications of China's DeepSeek AI model that caused Nvi...
TikTok & IRS Direct File Saved; Trump Issues Own Currency
Blake and David jump into the latest news, including the launch of Trump's own cryptocurrency and KPMG's expansion into legal services in Arizona, taking advantage of ...
