Episode 92 | Recorded October 28, 2022

This episode highlights the differences between the EA brand and the CPA brand. Never heard of an EA? Hop in and listen to our teams discuss what their designations really do for them, and what it means to be a CPA and an EA.

The debate lineup:

Moderator:

Jeremy Wells, PhD, CPA, EA

Team EA:

LuSundra Everett, EA, NTPIF

Adam Markowitz, EA

Team CPA:

Brian Streig, CPA

Terrell A Turner, CPA

Emcee/Custodian:

Scott Scarano, EA

2 - Teams EA & CPA intros

6 - LuSundra’s EA journey

10 - What is an EA?

12 - Brian’s CPA journey

13 - CPA license. What it actually lets you do?

15 - CPA is state-based while EA is federal-based

20 - Not all CPAs do tax but all EAs do

23 - Branding issues for EAs

30 - I think all of us in this profession do a miserable job with the names of our businesses

35 - Education matters

38 - Tax is too broad of a field

44 - Organizational differences and no unification

48 - Scott’s two cents

52 - Results coming in!

53 - Wrapping it up