Blake and David delve into the use of AI in detecting plagiarism in students' papers and its implications for the ongoing debate on AI's impact on employment. They also shed light on the increasing cost of audits and the alarming decline in audit quality. Shifting the focus to remote work, they analyze a study's findings on productivity and emphasize the importance of considering the nature of the work. The conversation takes a concerning turn as they address the shortage of accounting staff and the urgent need to address overwork and its detrimental effects. The episode wraps up with an intriguing discussion on the IRS's transition to paperless operations and recent incidents involving lost tax information. As a bonus, they share amusing anecdotes of fraudsters and a heartwarming story of an accountant being inducted into a water ski hall of fame.

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IRS loses track of tax info during shipments between processing centers | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-loses-track-of-tax-info-during-shipments-between-processing-centers

Leaders split on whether AI will reduce or expand headcount | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/leaders-split-on-whether-ai-will-reduce-or-expand-headcount

Hunter Biden plea deal outlines tax and accounting problems | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/hunter-biden-plea-deal-outlines-tax-and-accounting-problems

Less than 1% of accounting firms can find enough staff | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/less-than-1-of-accounting-firms-can-find-enough-staff

IRS will finally let most Americans file taxes online next year

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23818531/irs-paperless-tax-filings-2024

Audit fees triple in 20 years | Accounting Today  

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/audit-fees-triple-in-20-years

We're now finding out the damaging results of the mandated return to the office–and it's worse than we thought

https://fortune.com/2023/08/01/research-damaging-results-mandated-return-to-office-worse-than-we-thought-rto-remote-work-careers-leadership-gleb-tsipursky/

Students can use AI on applications, Arizona State law school says | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/students-can-use-ai-applications-arizona-state-law-school-says-2023-07-28/

EY Finally Admits It Has Some Serious Culture and Overwork Problems After Someone Died at the Office

https://www.goingconcern.com/ey-finally-admits-it-has-some-serious-culture-and-overwork-problems-after-someone-died-at-the-office/

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon chides managers who work from home: ‘I don’t know how you can be a leader and not be completely accessible to your people’     

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-chides-184750015.html

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In this episode, Blake and David cover the downfall of Mattel's co-founder and Barbie inventor, Intuit's new ad network that allows businesses to target specific audiences using data from QuickBooks Online, and the increasing rate of deficiencies in public company audits. They also discuss the detrimental effect of the 150-hour rule on students pursuing careers in accounting, the availability of a malicious code-writing tool called Fraud GPT on the dark web, and the use of AI in customer support and sales calls. 

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22 years after the $63 billion Enron collapse, a key audit review board finds the industry in a 'completely unacceptable' state

https://fortune.com/2023/07/26/pcaob-audit-completely-unnacceptable-error-rate-enron-big-4-consulting/

150-hour requirement seen as a significant barrier to accounting by young people

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/150-hour-requirement-seen-as-a-significant-barrier-to-accounting-by-young-people

The Sage Group plc (SGGEF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4620753-sage-group-plc-sggef-q3-2023-earnings-call-transcript

Plaid Taps Cross River to Offer Real-Time Payments           

https://www.pymnts.com/real-time-payments/2023/cross-river-teams-with-plaid-to-offer-real-time-payments/

Sage sees solid growth in Q3

https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2023/07/28/sage-sees-solid-growth-in-q3/

Intuit Launches B2B Ad Network Targeting Small Business Owners              

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/387583/intuit-launches-b2b-ad-network-targeting-small-bus.html

Unannounced IRS revenue officer visits discontinued        

https://proconnect.intuit.com/taxprocenter/tax-law-and-news/unannounced-irs-revenue-officer-visits-discontinued/

U.S. Accounting Watchdog Flags 'Unacceptable' Increase in Audit ...           

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2023-07-25/u-s-accounting-watchdog-flags-unacceptable-increase-in-audit-deficiencies

IRS good at addressing cyberthreats, but not documenting them

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/report-says-irs-good-at-addressing-cyberthreats-but-not-at-documenting-them-later

Exclusive: Mailchimp Owner Intuit Launches Media Network for Small Businesses

https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/exclusive-mailchimp-owner-intuit-launches-media-network-for-small-businesses/

New AI Tool 'FraudGPT' Emerges, Tailored for Sophisticated Attacks

https://thehackernews.com/2023/07/new-ai-tool-fraudgpt-emerges-tailored.html

Accounting Watchdog Expects Deficiencies in 40% of Public-Company Audits in 2022 - WSJ             

https://www.wsj.com/articles/accounting-watchdog-expects-deficiencies-in-40-of-public-company-audits-in-2022-badfcda

All About Barbie Inventor Ruth Handler: Where She Is Today

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a44610455/ruth-handler-barbie/

How Vector Media transformed its customer support with AI | Zapier

https://zapier.com/blog/nations-largest-ad-transit-company-transformed-customer-support-with-ai/

theCAQ.org | Significant Barriers Deter Students from Pursuing a Degree in Accounting, According to CAQ Report 

https://www.thecaq.org/pipelineresearch2023

IRS whistleblowers accuse Hunter Biden during congressional hearing | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-whistleblowers-accuse-hunter-biden-during-congressional-hearing

Want to Search PCAOB Inspection Reports By How Many Screw-Ups an Audit Firm Made? You Can Now Do That - CPA Practice Advisor 

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/07/20/new-online-tools-pcaob-inspection-reports/82128/...

In this episode of The Accounting Podcast, Blake and David discuss the economic impact of Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour," Microsoft's CoPilot price with AI, the SEC vs Ripple case decision, the launch of FedNow, and a bill proposed by two senators to ban lawmakers from owning stocks. They also dig into stories about Apple's work on AppleGPT, software spending rising 25% over the last 12 months, the 150-hour rule, and the lack of black accountants in the profession. They dive into a case study for good marketing in accounting, ClientEarth warning Big 6 audit firms to protect the planet, a WSJ editorial board blaming accounting shortage on Biden, and close with a few fast QuickBooks stories, and much more!

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Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley to unveil a bill to bar executive-branch members and lawmakers from owning stock in individual companies      

https://www.wsj.com/articles/senators-to-propose-ban-on-u-s-lawmakers-executive-branch-members-owning-stock-6db6411

New comment on "339. 15-Year-Old Passes CPA Exam; NY Requires Independent Audits of AI Hiring Processes"     

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGtwCxwDBHndZBtfKHkBgCgXhpr

Taylor Swift's Economic Impact Has Caught the Eye of the Fed

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/taylor-swifts-economic-impact-catches-attention-federal-reserve-hotel-revenue-2023-7

After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/04/after-bootstrapping-for-8-years-accounting-startup-dougs-raises-27-million/

Shopify's crusade against Zoom meetings now includes a cost calculator: 'Most of the modern work environment is broken' 

https://fortune.com/2023/07/12/remote-work-zoom-meeting-shopify-cost-calculator-modern-work-broken/

Shopify Sidekick video    

https://twitter.com/tobi/status/1679114154756669441?s=20

Bridging the Gap: Between the Generations          

https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/education-hub/training-center/bridging-the-gap-between-the-generations/

☕️ NOW, FED ☙ Friday, July 21, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠 

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/now-fed-friday-july-21-2023-c-and

KPMG Rolls Out Generative AI to Tax Pros, Launches Audit Pilot

https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/kpmg-rolls-out-generative-ai-to-tax-pros-launches-audit-pilot

QuickBooks Checking Simplifies Bank Feeds Matching

https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/accounting-tech/general-ledger/quickbooks-checking-simplifies-bank-feeds-matching/

Big Six senior leadership missing in action on climate reporting and ...

https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/press/big-six-senior-leadership-missing-in-action-on-climate-reporting-and-audit/

FedNow launch: Fed's new instant payment system, goes live July 20

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/07/20/fednow-launch-fed-instant-pay-service/70434964007/

Accounting firms accused of missing climate risks in company audits

https://www.ft.com/content/befa329f-43bb-42fb-baeb-e0ae22d68acf

The Biden Accounting Jobs Boom - WSJ  

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-accounting-jobs-boom-biden-economy-taxes-internal-revenue-service-8db189ae

QuickBooks Time Now QuickBooks Workforce     

https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/accounting-tech/general-ledger/quickbooks-time-now-quickbooks-workforce/

Why the CPA qualification’s 150-hour college credit rule is outdated–and inequitable

This week, Blake and David talk app survival signs, Big Tax Prep sending taxpayer data to Facebook, and the dearth of accountants visible in financials. They cover news from the accounting world, including Jirav's $20 million raise in its series B round, and Pilot's 13% workforce layoff, Collective's $50 million raise, and the story about the IRS website sending data to Google Analytics. They also discuss the Accountests ChatGPT challenge and Claude.AI as a ChatGPT alternative.

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Jirav raises $20M in Series B | Accounting Today 

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/jirav-raises-20m-in-series-b

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

https://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822

Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds | CNN Business               

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html

The dearth of accountants has now become visible in several financial reports, with companies pleading difficulty in finding and retaining skilled people.         

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-accountant-shortage-is-showing-up-in-financial-statements-b14a6b94

ChatGPT Does Accountests Debits & Credits Test 

https://www.accountests.com/blogs/news/chatgpt-does-accountests-debits-credits-test

Pilot lays off 13% of workforce – 45 Employees - LayoffsTracker    

https://layoffstracker.com/pilot-lays-off-13-of-workforce-45-employees/?expand_article

ChatGPT scores 90% on debits & credits test        

https://www.blakeoliver.com/blog/chatgpt-scores-90-on-debits-amp-credits-test

Some Chicago Restaurants Are Still Adding Surcharges Of Up to 20% to Checks. Should They?

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-chicago-restaurants-are-still-adding-surcharges-of-up-to-20-to-your-bill-should-they/3055697/

2023-10-10: Change in pricing for some accounting integrations  

https://docs.codat.io/updates/231010-deprecation-onprem-erp-premium

Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds          

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html

Attacks%20on%20Tax%20Privacy_Final.pdf

https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Attacks%20on%20Tax%20Privacy_Final.pdf

Jirav Announces $20M Series B Round Led By Cota Capital              

https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/in-the-news/people-and-business/jirav-announces-20m-series-b-round-led-by-cota-capital/

The U.S. Tax Code Is Too Complex for Direct eFile to Work              

https://taxfoundation.org/irs-efile-prefilled-tax-returns/

IRS renews cybersecurity push for tax pros            

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-renews-cybersecurity-push-for-tax-pros

The Accountant Shortage Is Showing Up in Financial Statements 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-accountant-shortage-is-showing-up-in-financial-statements-b14a6b94

Collective, a financial management platform for freelancers, raises $50M 

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/collective-a-financial-management-platform-for-freelancers-raises-50m/

Bay Area tech firm relocating to Europe, lays off most staff https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/evernote-layoffs-moving-to-europe-18190083.php

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Fuel Up the Bus, PwC Australia Has Named and Shamed Eight Partners Tied to the Tax Leak Scandal

https://www.goingconcern.com/fuel-up-the-bus-pwc-australia-has-named-and-shamed-eight-partners-tied-to-the-tax-leak-scandal/

PwC Sold Off Its Scandal-Plagued Government Consulting Business For 67 Cents - Going Concern

https://www.goingconcern.com/pwc-sold-off-its-scandal-plagued-government-consulting-business-for-67-cents/

PwC Sold a Part of Its Australian Business for $1 Because of Tax Leak Scandal - CPA Practice Advisor

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/29/pwc-sold-a-part-of-its-australian-business-for-67-cents-because-of-tax-leak-scandal/81609/

A new threat to Xero? The rise of Hnry: a one-stop shop for sole traders, ft. Karan Anand

https://www.raskmedia.com.au/2023/06/27/xero-risk-hnry-accounting-karan-anand/

Exclusive: PwC Australia ties Google to tax leak scandal – sources

https://www.reuters.com/technology/pwc-australia-ties-google-tax-leak-scandal-sources-2023-07-05/

Thriday swings at big accounting platforms with AI expense tool

https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/tax/thriday-business-expense-bank-ai-artificial-intelligence/

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In this episode, Blake and David examine the story of the 15-year-old who recently passed the CPA exam, as well as recent news involving accounting firms transitioning to corporations, AI investments, and new laws concerning AI hiring. They also cover several tech stories related to accounting, problems with client portals, and much more!

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Tech News: TaxFyle releases AI tax prep bot          

https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/tech-news-taxfyle-releases-generative-ai-tax-prep-bot

Why everyone is mad about New York’s AI hiring law

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/10/1076013/new-york-ai-hiring-law/

Mississippi youth passes CPA Exam – at Age 15

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2023/jun/mississippi-youth-passes-cpa-exam-at-age-15.html

BDO USA is Shifting From a Partnership to a Corporation - CPA Practice Advisor

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/26/bdo-usa-is-shifting-from-a-partnership-to-a-corporation/81445/

Gusto hires former Google exec to add AI to products | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gusto-hires-former-google-exec-to-add-ai-to-products

KPMG cuts 5% of U.S. workforce | Accounting Today        

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-cuts-5-of-u-s-workforce

KPMG’s Big Four Dominance on Bank Audits Shaken by Failures

https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/kpmgs-big-four-dominance-on-bank-audits-shaken-by-failures

Thomson Reuters adding AI to tax software | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/thomson-reuters-adding-ai-to-tax-software

EY Tops Rival Audit Firms in Public Company Clients - CPA Practice Advisor

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/20/ey-tops-rivals-in-public-company-audit-clients/81193/

Shopify vows to fight CRA request to hand over records from more than 121,000 Canadian businesses

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/shopify-vows-to-fight-cra-request-to-hand-over-records-from-more-than-121-000-canadian-businesses-1.6454822

Accounting firm EY calls off ‘Project Everest’ to break up firm ...

https://www.dailymirror.lk/business/Accounting-firm-EY-calls-off-Project-Everest-to-break-up-firm/215-261867

Finance Automation Platform Ramp Acquires AI Startup Cohere.io

https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2023/finance-automation-platform-ramp-acquires-ai-startup-cohere-io/

BDO USA is Shifting From a Partnership to a Corporation 

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/26/bdo-usa-is-shifting-from-a-partnership-to-a-corporation/81445/ 

M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI tool, explained

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3700709/m365-copilot-microsofts-generative-ai-tool-explained.html

Intuit Supercharges Intuit GenOS with OpenAI’s Large Language Models to Bring GenAI Experiences to Customers

https://investors.intuit.com/news/news-details/2023/Intuit-Supercharges-Intuit-GenOS-with-OpenAIs-Large-Language-Models-to-Bring-GenAI-Experiences-to-Customers/default.aspx

Wrapbook Expands its Payroll Platform to Enable Seamless ...

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230629819270/en/Wrapbook-Expands-its-Payroll-Platform-to-Enable-Seamless-Collaboration-Across-Production-and-Accounting-Teams

Kraken ordered to turn over its users' information to the IRS

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/kraken-ordered-to-turn-over-its-users-information-to-the-irs

In this episode of the Accounting Podcast, Blake and David talk to CPA Roger Knecht about how much CPAs should charge for business tax returns. They also touch on the latest news, including Hunter Biden's plea deal for tax charges, the Pentagon overestimating supplies sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion, and the SEC charging Marcum with quality control failures. They also dig into sports gamblers losing more money as parlays gain popularity, Roger's five pricing strategies, and AI in accounting. 

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Show Notes

Even by the standards of billionaire-versus-billionaire tiffs, the proposed cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg stands out    

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-cage-fight-b71fa4ff

Marcum, the SEC said, audited nearly half of the roughly 860 SPAC IPOs in 2020 and 2021. The firm agreed to pay the SEC $10 million in fines for widespread failures in its audits.          

https://www.wsj.com/articles/marcum-to-settle-sec-pcaob-claims-over-widespread-failures-in-spac-audits-bb8f3d48

Accounting Mistake Caused Pentagon to Overestimate Cost of Weapons Sent to Ukraine by $6.2B - CPA Practice Advisor

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/21/accounting-error-caused-pentagon-to-overestimate-cost-of-weapons-sent-to-ukraine-by-6-2b/81322/

I'm a Small Business Owner. How Much Will a CPA Cost Me?         

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/im-small-business-owner-much-130149992.html

4 in 5 Australians want PwC banned from new government work  | Accountants Daily       

https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/regulation/18685-four-in-five-australians-want-pwc-banned-from-new-government-work

CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organization

https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/cpa-quebec-ontario-sever-ties-national-organization

Hunter Biden expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes as part of a plea agreement       

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna90144

How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/irs-enforcement-costs-congress-funding/

Parlay bets are becoming a bigger part of online sports betting—which is good news for the house              

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sports-better-win-lose-ddcaae24

BDO to Convert to a Corporation, Replacing US Partnership (2)

https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/bdo-to-convert-to-a-corporation-replacing-its-us-partnership

New bookkeeping platform Thriday says AI is on its way to save you from taxes and accountants

https://stockhead.com.au/tech/new-bookkeeping-platform-thriday-says-ai-is-on-its-way-to-save-you-from-taxes-and-accountants/

CLA launches high school summer intern program             

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cla-launches-high-school-summer-intern-program

Jeff Seibert, CEO and Co-Founder of Digits – Interview Series         

https://www.unite.ai/jeff-seibert-ceo-and-co-founder-of-digits-interview-series/

KPMG's Banking Troubles Give Accounting a Black Eye (Podcast)

https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/kpmgs-banking-troubles-give-accounting-a-black-eye-podcast

Digits AI Debuts as World's First Secure, Accurate, Business Finance AI

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digits-ai-debuts-as-worlds-first-secure-accurate-business-finance-ai-301857407.html

Pentagon's Ukraine ac...

In this episode, Blake and David talk about the lack of audits hurting the profession, alternatives to tracking hours, whether to pursue a CPA or EA, and salary advice for new accountants. Next, they tackle a ton of news including AI integration in Mailchimp, the launch of FedNow Payment Network, the ROI of IRS audits, and the UK's Making Tax Digital rollout. Remote work, the ESG startup Omnevue securing $3 million in funding, Xero's third price increase in two years and Intuit's response, and more round out the show!

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Show Notes

How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS? Way more than we thought.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/irs-enforcement-costs-congress-funding/

Elon Musk Calls Remote Work Morally Wrong 'Bullshit'    

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-remote-work-morally-wrong-get-off-high-horse-2023-5

ESG accounting startup Omnevue secures $3.1 million in Seed funding

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/97225/esg-accounting-startup-omnevue-secures-31-million-in-seed-funding

Credit Unions Gear Up to Build Instant Payments Ecosystems as FedNow Looms

https://www.pymnts.com/credit-unions/2023/credit-unions-prepare-build-instant-payments-ecosystems-fednow-looms/

FedNow’s Rollout Will Spur ‘Major Shift’ for Businesses and Digital Wallets, Says Trustly

https://www.pymnts.com/news/faster-payments/2023/fednows-rollout-will-spur-major-shift-for-businesses-and-digital-wallets-says-trustly/

Fintech ForwardAI, An Aggregated Direct Data Access Provider To Accounting And ERP Platforms, Launches

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2023/06/208515-fintech-forwardai-an-aggregated-direct-data-access-provider-to-accounting-and-erp-platforms-launches-forwardly/

Rethinking the CPA 150-hour requirement: There must be a change

https://www.firmofthefuture.com/training-and-certification/rethinking-150-hour-requirement/

Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as costs spiral

https://www.accountancyage.com/2023/06/16/government-execution-of-mtd-out-of-control-as-costs-spiral/

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