David Leary
President and Founder, Sombrero Apps Company
Appears in 538 Episodes
What's New in QuickBooks from Connect | Firms Turning Away Work Due to Staffing Shortages
We're back from QuickBooks Connect 2023 with announcements, updates, new features, and improvements in QuickBooks Online. Also, EY got fined $3 million for cheating on...
How to Survive Public Accounting and the CPA Exam
CPA Exam prep rockstars Peter Olinto and Roger Philipp join Blake and David to discuss the evolution of the CPA Exam over time, the importance of making studying enter...
What is QuickBooks Ledger? (from the Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast)
Earmark Media Presents a bonus episode of Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast. Hector and Alicia dig into all the details and speculation around Intuit's newest ...
Can AI Become An Accounting Expert?
Blake and David examine the downfall of FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried and look at some controversies around Deloitte auditors backdating audit paperwork in Canada,...
Trump Trial Updates | Are You Coffee Badging? | Proof Americans Move for Lower Taxes
An embezzlement scheme at Aria Hotel costs MGM $770,000, an accounting firm apologizes for paying a staffer below minimum wage, problems with Workday ERP implementatio...
QuickBooks Launches Bill Pay | NetSuite Adds AI | How Financial Fraud Will Fill CPA Pipeline
Blake and David discuss the factors that impact accountant salaries, including location, experience, and industry, and highlight the correlation between accounting sal...
Evan Goldberg on NetSuite Turning 25 and Pushing Boundaries with AI
NetSuite founder Evan Goldberg discusses the company's 25th anniversary, new AI features like Text Enhance and Customer 360, and his long-term vision for intelligent a...
Becoming Employee-Owned: How BDO Broke Out of the Partner Model
Wayne Berson, CEO of BDO USA, joins Blake and guest host, David Leary, on the Earmark Podcast to discuss BDO's recent transition to an employee stock ownership plan (E...
Israel War Impact on Fintech | FTX & Trump Trial Updates | Iowa Blames Workday
There’s a lot to digest in this episode! Blake and David discuss Microsoft's $28.9 billion tax bill, and examine a tax-fraud scheme involving art donations. JPMorgan C...
Don Jr. Explains GAAP & Why No One's Going Into Accounting
Blake and David dig into the use of AI agents in solving problems, emphasizing the effectiveness of assigning different roles to the agents and having them interact wi...
Straight Talk on Accounting's Big Issues with Dr. Sharon Lassar
Sharon Lassar, Ph.D., CPA, and Director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Denver, shares concerns and perspectives on CPA licensure, including the resi...
How Trump Defrauded Banks & Top Cities To Be An Accountant
Blake and David cover a plethora of topics including positive customer experiences, legal rulings, top cities for accountants, and the pressure on Intuit from major ba...
What’s New at Xero in the United States
Ben Richmond, Xero's Country Manager for the United States, joins us to discuss new Xero product features like improved inventory management and AI integration, plans ...
Could AI replace CEOs of CPA firms?
Blake and David discuss the potential for AI to replace CEOs of CPA firms. They also dive into the increasing trend of remote work in accounting firms, contrasting the...
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...
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...
