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 accounting software as practice management tools secure massive funding rounds. They also break down how private equity is reshaping the profession's business model, with some firms now prohibiting CPAs from using their credentials in email signatures. Plus, discover why a proposed Florida bill eliminating the Board of Accountancy could have nationwide implications for licensed professionals. Learn why shorter turnaround times—not lower prices—might be your most cost-effective path to happier clients in today's AI-transformed landscape.

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• (01:14) - Today's Topics Overview

Show Notes

Firms with AI report higher per-employee revenue vs others
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/firms-with-ai-report-higher-per-employee-revenue-vs-others

50% of finance teams still take over a week to close the books
https://www.cfo.com/news/50-of-finance-take-week-to-close-books-ledge-month-end-close-time-cfo-three-day-close-myth-/746085/

Shorter Turnaround Equals Happier Tax Clients
https://www.cpatrendlines.com/2025/05/shorter-turnaround-equals-happier-tax-clients/

Less than half of Americans believe federal income taxes are fair, Gallup poll finds
https://news.gallup.com/poll/taxes-fairness-poll-2025.aspx

Florida bill threatens to eliminate Board of Accountancy
https://www.goingconcern.com/florida-bill-threatens-to-eliminate-board-of-accountancy/

13 regional accounting firms unite under Sorin brand backed by private equity
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/13-regional-accounting-firms-unite-under-sorin-brand

Bennett Thrasher rejects private equity, champions independence
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/bennett-thrasher-rejects-private-equity-champions-independence

Interest in accounting rising among students, CAQ survey finds
https://www.thecaq.org/accounting-interest-students-survey-2025/

Treasury to stop issuing and accepting paper checks effective September 30, 2025
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/paper-checks-phase-out-2025

IRS and ICE reach agreement to share immigrants' tax information
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/information-sharing-agreement-ice-2025

Bill to regulate tax preparers introduced in Congress
https://www.congress.gov/bill/tax-preparer-regulation-2025

Canopy raises $70 million Series C for practice management software
https://www.canopytax.com/blog/70-million-series-c-funding-2025

Thoma Bravo invests $100 million in HubSync for accounting technology growth
https://www.hubsync.com/news/thoma-bravo-investment-100-million

Xero and Bill forming alliance for embedded bill pay in the US
https://www.xero.com/blog/2025/05/bill-partnership-announcement/

Melio to embed payments for AR and AP inside Gusto
https://www.melio.com/blog/melio-gusto-partnership-2025

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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 revenue per employee than non-adopters. You'll discover how AI is reshaping traditional accounting and what Claude's new ability to connect with your Gmail and calendar means for productivity. They also demonstrate how indistinguishable AI-cloned voices have become, sharing practical tips to protect yourself and clients from increasingly sophisticated voice scams. Plus, hear why the "impossible" US customs broker exam (with its shocking 4% pass rate) might offer accountants a lucrative alternative career path as tariff disputes heat up.

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• (00:37) - The Impact of AI on Accounting Firms

Show Notes

Firms with AI report higher per-employee revenue vs others
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/firms-with-ai-report-higher-per-employee-revenue-vs-others

Nine Ways to Protect Yourself from 'Impostor' Voice Scams
https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Wall-Street-Journal/NINE-WAYS-TO-PROTECT-YOURSELF-FROM-IMPOSTOR-VOICE-SCAMS

Danish study challenges claims about AI disrupting the labor market
https://getcoai.com/news/danish-study-challenges-claims-about-ai-disrupting-the-labor-market/

50% of finance teams still take over a week to close the books
https://www.cfo.com/news/50-of-finance-take-week-to-close-books-ledge-month-end-close-time-cfo-three-day-close-myth-/746085/

The Great Legacy Extinction: AI's $20T Takeover of Professional Services
https://www.venrock.com/insights/insights-technology/the-great-legacy-extinction-ais-20t-takeover-of-professional-services/

What Do You Think of the New PwC Logo?
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/04/30/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-pwc-logo/159946/

Big Four accounting firm PwC to slash about 1,500 jobs in the US
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/accounting-firm-pwc-cut-1500-us-jobs-ft-reports-2025-05-05/

How are different accounting firms using AI?
https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/how-do-different-accounting-firms-use-ai/

Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE)
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/customs-brokers/license-examination-notice-examination

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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 the shocking trend of firms prohibiting CPAs from identifying themselves as such in emails, on business cards, and even on LinkedIn. Blake and David also explore the economic uncertainty created by Trump's tariff policies, with major corporations cutting costs and delaying investments. Plus, learn about Republican plans to eliminate the PCAOB, the wave of states creating alternative CPA pathways, and why Ramp could become the federal government's spend management platform.

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• (01:13) - Top News Stories of the Week

Show Notes

Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-peter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system

Big 4 Alum Start Their Own Thing Hoping Clients Want Something Different and Conflict-Free

https://www.goingconcern.com/big-4-alum-start-their-own-thing-hoping-clients-want-something-different-and-conflict-free/

Texas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam

https://www.cfodive.com/news/broadening-cpa-licensure-paths-marching-beyond-150-hour-rule-accounting-talent-shortage/745282/

Draft bill would eliminate PCAOB

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/draft-bill-would-eliminate-pcaob-empower-sec

Why The IRS Went Through 4 Acting Commissioners In 3 Months

https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/why-the-irs-went-through-4-acting-commissioners-in-3-months/

'Hard no': Millionaire tax hike proposal has House Republicans divided

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hard-no-millionaire-tax-hike-proposal-has-house-republicans-divided

Tariffs and global trade: The economic impact on business

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/tariffs-and-global-trade-the-economic-impact-on-business

Firms with AI report higher per-employee revenue

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/firms-with-ai-report-higher-per-employee-revenue-vs-others

The mysterious donor who paid for Pope Francis' funeral

https://en.ara.cat/misc/the-mysterious-donor-who-paid-for-pope-francis-funeral_1_5357026.html

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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 forensic accounting, internal controls, and what happens when your auditor brings a thermos full of sniper parts.

Connect with David and Caleb
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Oh My Fraud Episodes mentioned in this episode
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https://ohmyfraud.com/episodes/meet-the-fraudster-nathan-mueller

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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 workflows, from Xero's new AI protocol that connects chatbots directly to accounting data, to Google's game-changing "I" function in Sheets that lets you analyze data with natural language. You'll discover why deep research tools might replace entire teams of analysts and why revealing your AI usage might actually hurt your professional reputation. Plus, hear about unusual recession indicators (men's underwear sales are down!), what Americans consider financial success versus reality, and why accountants everywhere are buzzing about Baker Tilly's merger with Moss Adams. Whether you're curious about automating journal entries or simply wondering if you should disclose your AI wizardry, this episode delivers practical insights for the modern finance professional.

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• (00:00) - Introduction and Podcast Overview

Show Notes

Accelerating Money Innovation with Deserve Technology Platform and Talent

https://www.intuit.com/blog/news-social/accelerating-money-innovation-with-deserve-technology-platform-and-talent/

WARNING: Quickbooks Checking

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/banking/warning-quickbooks-checking/00/1516063

Green Dot considers sale as CEO exits

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/green-dot-citi-strategic-review-sale-ceo-exit-gresham/742096/

Intuit Enterprise Suite Spring update features more efficient multi-entity accounting, enhanced reporting, and more

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/enterprise/intuit-enterprise-suite-spring-2025-release-notes/

Strive targets Intuit for Bitcoin buys after orange-pilling GameStop

https://cointelegraph.com/news/strive-targets-intuit-bitcoin-buys-after-gamestop

Xero Rolls Out New "Reconcile Period" Feature

https://insightfulaccountant.com/accounting-tech/general-ledger/xero-rolls-out-new-reconcile-period-feature/

Xero introduces new Model Context Protocol server for smarter accounting

https://devblog.xero.com/xero-introduces-new-model-context-protocol-server-for-smarter-accounting-4d195ccaeda5

Paychex Acquires Paycor in $4.1 Billion Deal

https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2025/paychex-acquires-paycor-in-4-1-billion-deal/

Introducing FloQast AI Agents: Revolutionizing Accounting Automation

https://www.floqast.com/blog/introducing-floqast-ai-agents-revolutionizing-accounting-automation

Pipe Acquires Glean.ai to Add Spend Management to Suite of Embedded Financial Solutions

https://pipe.com/resources/press-releases/pipe-acquires-glean-ai-to-add-spend-management-to-suite-of-embedded-financial-solutions

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Google Sheets Introduces AI-Powered =AI() Formula for Enhanced Productivity​
https://yourstory.com/2025/04/google-sheets-ai-formula-gemini

Scale enterprise search and agent adoption with Google Agentspace

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/google-agentspace-enables-the-agent-driven-enterprise

Sarah Friar’s LinkedIn Post … 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-friar_what-an-ai-powered-finance-function-of-the-activity-7259765674506399744-IKQD

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar: We are building a lot of IP down into the data center layer

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/03/20/openai-cfo-sarah-friar-we-are-building-a-lot-of-ip-down-into-the-data-center-layer.html

Introducing Visual Suite 2.0: Productivity, meet creativity

https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-create-2025/

Department of Justice Prevails in Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prevails-landmark-antitrust-case-against-google

Dark Web Digest – Lessons Learned from the Wolters Kluwer Data Breach

https://www.purevpn.com/blog/dark-web-digest-issue-4-wolters-kluwer/

New HEC Paris research suggests that shadow adoption of ChatGPT could benefit employees but not the firms

https://www.hec.edu/en/news-room/new-hec-p...

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 means for American businesses' bottom lines. Through real-world examples—from small retailers to tech giants like Apple—they break down how these policies could devastate supply chains and force difficult decisions for companies caught in the crossfire.

Meanwhile, the Department of Government Efficiency is shaking up the IRS, transforming a login button change from a 103-day project into a 71-minute fix. But that's not all: CPAs at private equity-owned firms are now being told to remove their credentials from email signatures and LinkedIn profiles. Tune in to understand how these seemingly separate issues reflect larger battles over professional identity, government efficiency, and America's economic future.

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• (01:40) - Weekly News Roundup

Show Notes

Department of Government Efficiency – X posting on re-engineering a 103-day project
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1910067646827057152

DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS ‘hackathon’
https://www.theverge.com/news/644327/musk-doge-irs-hackathon-taxpayer-data-transfer-cloud

IRS Workers Get Final Chance to Take Deferred Resignation Offer
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/04/07/irs-workers-get-final-chance-to-take-deferred-resignation-offer/158668/

Appeals Court Clears Path for Trump to Resume Firing ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-firing.html

Elon Musk Secretly Working to Rewrite the Social Security Codebase Using AI
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-rewriting-social-security-code-ai

Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations
https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2025/04/pentagon-hits-accenture-booz-allen-and-deloitte-contract-cancellations/404525/?oref=ng-homepage-river

Here’s the iPhone. Here’s the iPhone With Tariffs.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-apple-tariffs-china-bb20c7a3

Between tariffs and survival, American business owners are doing alarming math
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5352833/trump-tariffs-china-manufacturing-businesses

At Home Group, Stung by Trade War, Explores Bankruptcy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-home-group-stung-by-trade-war-explores-bankruptcy-853b9a83

How Much Revenue Can Tariffs Really Raise for the Federal Government?
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/universal-tariff-revenue-estimates/

IRS agrees to share tax information of undocumented immigrants with Ice
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/irs-ice-tax-data

Acting IRS commissioner resigning after agency reaches data-sharing deal with immigration authorities
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/politics/melanie-krause-acting-irs-commissioner-resigning/index.html

Accounting firm that sold out to private equity is now requiring CPAs that work for them to stop using "CPA" on their personal LinkedIn and in email signatures
https://www.reddit.com/r/Accounting/comments/1jx2338/accounting_firm_that_sold_out_to_private_equity/?rdt=47047

Shopify CEO: No new hires, unless you prove AI can’t do the job
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5239841-shopify-ceo-ai-first-hiring

KPMG’s new AI bot has cut interview scheduling time by almost 60% and saved more than 1,000 hours for the talent acquisition team
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kpmg-ai-bot-cut-interview-121831887.html

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Join Blake Oliver as he interviews Yuri Kapilovich, a CPA who's cracked the code on balancing work and life in accounting. Discover how Yuri maintains a thriving practice while working just 10-15 hours per week outside tax season and a maximum of 40 hours during crunch time. Learn actionable strategies for setting the right fees, optimizing workflows, and prioritizing fun and family without sacrificing success. Yuri will share his insights on transforming accounting from a grueling profession into an enjoyable and rewarding career. This webinar will equip you with practical tools to revolutionize your work-life balance and rediscover the joy in accounting. Don’t miss this opportunity to make your career more fulfilling and efficient!

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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 convincing financial documents with AI—from receipts to audit opinions. They break down why Trump's new "reciprocal" tariffs aren't what they seem (complete with meaningless Greek symbols) and how they're already triggering market turbulence. You'll also learn why the federal government is ending paper checks by September, potentially saving hundreds of millions while reducing fraud by 16x. Plus, discover why Signal might be the most secure messaging option for your sensitive client communications. Whether you're concerned about fraud detection, economic impacts on your clients, or evolving professional standards, this episode delivers practical insights for navigating today's rapidly changing landscape.

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• (02:49) - Implications of AI-Generated Receipts

Show Notes

ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/chatgpts-new-image-generator-is-really-good-at-faking-receipts/

Markets Swing Wildly After Trump Holds His Ground on Tariff Plan

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-trump-tariffs-trade-war-04-07-25

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Calculations Are Nonsense, Will Punish Mutually Beneficial Trade

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-calculations/

Stellantis to temporarily lay off 900 US workers as tariffs bite

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stellantis-says-will-temporarily-lay-off-900-us-workers-following-tariff-2025-04-03

Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account/

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

@parkerconrad Tweet: Rippling sued @Deel today … 

https://x.com/parkerconrad/status/1901615179718406276

Scoop: Fashion startup accuses founder of misconduct, after raising $534 million

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/scoop-caastle-founder-hunsicker-misconduct

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The $7 Billion Defense Contractor Who Became One of America’s Biggest Alleged Tax Cheats

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/douglas-edelman-alleged-tax-fraud-who-ee65ea61

Deloitte is planning layoffs after a federal crackdown on consulting contracts

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/deloitte-planning-layoffs-federal-crackdown-063253531.html

DOGE’s private contract crackdown has eliminated more than 120 Deloitte contracts—more than twice the amount of any other consultancy

https://fortune.com/2025/04/03/doge-private-contract-crackdown-deloitte-consultancies/

Probationary IRS workers will be back to work before Tax Day: Trial Balance

https://www.cfo.com/news/probationary-irs-workers-will-be-back-to-work-before-tax-day-trial-balance/744419/

IRS sharing info with ICE would put illegal immigrants between 'rock and a hard place': expert

https://www.yahoo.com/news/irs-sharing-ice-put-illegal-130026839.html

Georgia, Indiana join growing band of states to pass CPA licensure laws

https://www.cfodive.com/news/georgia-joins-growing-band-states-pass-cpa-licensure-laws-accounting-talent-shortage/744384/

I Quit my Big 4 Accounting Job to Fry Chicken and Will Never Go Back …

https://www.businessinsider.com/quit-big-four-accounting-fry-chicken-never-go-back-2025-4

Local firm slashes staff starting salaries

https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/local-firm-slashes-staff-starting-salaries

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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 impact compliance and revenue. They analyze fascinating survey data revealing what taxpayers truly value when choosing between professional preparation and free options like Direct File. Plus, discover the accounting scandal forcing Financial Times to retract its Tesla analysis, exposing how GAAP complexity confounds even financial experts. You'll also learn why three major US cities face billion-dollar budget holes and the disturbing revelation that duplicate Medicaid payments are costing taxpayers billions—all while Tether still can't produce an audit after ten years of promises.

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• (00:00) - Introduction and Podcast Overview

Show Notes

Tax Revenue Could Drop by 10 Percent Amid Turmoil at IRS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/22/irs-tax-revenue-loss-federal-budget/

Survey: Some Americans Might Roll the Dice on Not Filing Their Taxes This Year Due to IRS Job Cuts

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/03/26/survey-some-americans-might-roll-the-dice-on-not-filing-their-taxes-this-year-due-to-irs-job-cuts/157877/

Most Americans Are Interested in Using IRS Direct File to Prepare and File Their Taxes

https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefs/most-americans-are-interested-using-irs-direct-file-prepare-and-file-their-taxes

TurboTax vs Free Tax USA: A Shocking Price Comparison

 https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinesadventure/video/7482613418801859870

Survey: 91% of Americans Think Filing Taxes Should Be Free

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/03/11/survey-91-of-americans-think-filing-taxes-should-be-free/157176/

Why you should think twice before claiming an income-tax extension. ‘This is not the year to do your normal procrastinating.’

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-you-should-think-twice-before-claiming-an-income-tax-extension-this-is-not-the-year-to-do-your-normal-procrastinating-89937e0d

LA Faces $1 Billion Budget Hole, Warns of Thousands of Layoffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-20/la-faces-1-billion-budget-hole-warning-thousands-of-layoffs

WSJ investigation: Medicaid paid health insurers billions by covering the same patients twice

https://www.risehealth.org/insights-articles/wsj-investigation-medicaid-paid-health-insurers-billions-by-covering-the-same-patients-twice/

Tether seeks Big Four firm for its first full financial audit — Report

https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-issuer-tether-big-four-firm-full-reserve-audit-report

Financial Times retracts report on Tesla’s alleged shady accounting

https://www.teslarati.com/financial-times-retracts-report-tesla-shady-accounting/

The Big 4 Transparency Accounting Awards

https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/p/the-big-4-transparency-accounting-awards

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Blake and David dive straight into the headlines, starting with the controversial IRS workforce cuts and their potential impact on tax collections. They examine corporate espionage allegations between payroll companies Rippling and Deel, including a complex web of legal battles, Russian connections, and political involvement, and go on to discuss how AI is rapidly improving at handling longer tasks. All this and much more, right now!

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• (00:31) - Exciting Stories and Headlines

Show Notes

7,000 IRS workers ‘reinstated’ — but not yet returning to work

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2025/mar/7000-irs-workers-reinstated-but-not-yet-returning-to-work/

IRS Retreats From Some Audits as Agency Slashes Workforce

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/internal-revenue-service-doge-taxes-f00ac956

Opinion | With IRS cuts, DOGE would lose far more money ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/13/doge-irs-cuts-tax-revenue/

Former Defense Contractor and his Wife Indicted for Evading U.S. Taxes on Profits from Selling Jet Fuel to the U.S. Military

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-ci/j5-media-release-7-3-2024.pdf

Lawsuit Alleges $12 Billion "Unicorn" Deel Cultivated Spy, Orchestrated Long-Running Trade-Secret Theft & Corporate Espionage Against Competitor

https://www.rippling.com/blog/lawsuit-alleges-12-billion-unicorn-deel-cultivated-spy-orchestrated-long-running-trade-secret-theft-corporate-espionage-against-competitor

IRS in Crisis: Tax Professionals Bear the Brunt

https://cpatrendlines.com/2019/02/26/taxpayer-advocate-lambastes-irs/

Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Tasks

https://metr.org/blog/2025-03-19-measuring-ai-ability-to-complete-long-tasks/

Earmark Podcast – Ep. 87 - How to Use AI to Analyze Data and Draft Financial Reports in Minutes

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Earmark’s Screening of The Accountant 2

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