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Show Notes

01:38 - Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-over-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year.html

03:49 - Earmark (the Apple version) Lives! 

05:18 - Just how does Earmark CPE work?   

10:22 - CPA Exam Stats  

14:52 - 150 hours required for non-CPA partner in CPA firm

17:54 - In re QuickBooks Desktop

25:07 - Relationships with clients - Greg Bayramian

29:22 - Blake’s take on handling client communications     

35:25 - Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants? - The New York Times              

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/nyregion/trump-fraud-inquiry.html?searchResultPosition=1

36:00 - Our initial discussion of the Trump fraud inquiry in Episode 235
https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/235

40:37 - Thieves Nab $100M in Pandemic Relief Funds - CFO           

https://www.cfo.com/fraud/2021/12/thieves-nab-100m-in-pandemic-relief-funds/

Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/criminals-have-stolen-nearly-100-billion-in-covid-relief-funds-secret-service.html

White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-jen-psaki-small-business-b41e0ac90640a943e5c664e3a1781ee5

45:24 - Comparing pandemic shrink to retail shrink

46:16 - IRS seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency this past year, agency says            

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/irs-seized-35-billion-cryptocurrency-year-agency-says-rcna6157

48:12 - Sage to acquire cloud-based retail management system | Accounting Today          

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-to-acquire-cloud-based-retail-management-system

Sage to acquire Brightpearl

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/21/2356173/0/en/Sage-to-acquire-Brightpearl.html

Sage snaps up retail management company Brightpearl for £225 million

https://www.techradar.com/news/sage-snaps-up-retail-management-company-brightpearl-for-pound225-million

49:55 - Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCycle | Xero Blog        

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/

Xero (ASX:XRO) snaps up TaxCycle on $75.7m spree

https://www.finnewsnetwork.com.au/archives/finance_news_network350595.html

Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCycle

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/

52:48 - Tax Change Hits Payment Apps - CPA Trendlines  

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/12/21/tax-change-hits-payment-apps/

55:42 - Ekos raises $21 million Series B to digitally connect the craft supply chain

https://www.goekos.com/blog/ekos-raises-21-million-series-b-to-digitally-connect-the-craft-supply-chain/

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Show Notes

01:18 – David’s early Christmas present  - interns! 

04:03 – Blake’s early Christmas present – Earmark is almost live! 

04:55 – Some Kronos Customers Face Payroll, Scheduling Disruptions From Hack – CFO

https://www.cfo.com/cyber-security-technology/2021/12/firms-face-disruption-from-kronos-hack/

Cyberattack on Payroll Provider Sets Off Scramble Ahead of Holidays

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyberattack-on-payroll-provider-sets-off-scramble-ahead-of-holidays-11639778286?mod=flipboard

06:04 – Kronos Warns Cyberattack May Knock HR Software Offline for Weeks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/kronos-warns-cyberattack-may-knock-hr-software-offline-for-weeks

06:23 – Communications sent to impacted Kronos Private Cloud (KPC) customers beginning December, 13 at 12:45AM ET

https://community.kronos.com/s/feed/0D54M00004wJKHiSAO?language=en_US

More Kronos reading: 

Payroll Service Kronos Offline After Ransomware Attack

https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/2021/payroll-service-kronos-offline-after-ransomware-attack/

Kronos Security

https://www.kronos.com/security?utm_source=pocket_mylist

Jonathan Feldman Tweet

https://twitter.com/_jfeldman/status/1470372667236618240

12:27 – Update on Hubdoc fetch

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/hubdoc-importing-docs-changing/

16:08 – H&R Block is suing Block, formerly Square, over its new name

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22841182/square-block-hr-block-trademark-lawsuit-jack-dorsey

H&R Block sues Square to drop the name 'Block' | PaymentsSource | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/payments/news/h-r-block-sues-square-to-drop-the-name-block

22:07 – Just 30% of SMBs Have Taken Steps to Automate AP | PYMNTS.com

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/30-percent-smbs-automate-ap-processes/

22:53 – Even Same-Day ACH Too Slow for Consumers as Instant Payouts Rewrite the Rules

https://www.pymnts.com/news/faster-payments/2021/same-day-ach-too-slow-consumers-instant-payouts-rewrite-rules/

23:33 – Jan Roberg Tweet

https://twitter.com/RobergTax/status/1470811448133795852

Intuit is going after your staff for TurboTax Live

https://twitter.com/davidleary/status/1471085593794805761?s=20

27:37 – Intuit’s culture of positivity and inclusion enables tax and bookkeeping experts to help consumers and small businesses in navigating stressful financial decisions

https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/2021/12/intuits-culture-of-positivity-and-inclusion-enables-tax-and-bookkeeping-experts-to-help-consumers-and-small-businesses-in-navigating-stressful-financial-decisions-sc

30:09 – No time off policy             

https://twitter.com/brianwolfe6/status/1466030268230348807?s=12

 
33:08 – FloQast opens entertainment studio, teases upcoming accountant comedy series | Accounting Today       

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/floqast-opens-entertainment-studio-teases-upcoming-accountant-comedy-series

 
38:27 – At tech company Expensify, workers vote on each other's pay raises

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/expensify-employee-wages-vote-raises/

 
44:50 – DiviPay Gets $20M in Series A Round

https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/divipay-gets-20m-in-series-a-round/

45:48 – OakNorth deepens support for SMEs with its first acquisition – and says there will be more

https://www.oaknorth.co.uk/oaknorth-in-the-news/oaknorth-deepens-support-for-smes-with-its-first-acquisition-and-says-there-will-be-more/

46:21 – Affirm spinout Resolve raises $25M in Insight Partners-led round to grow B2B buy now, pay later offering

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/09/affirm-spinout-resolve-raises-25m-in-insight-partners-led-round-to-grow-b2b-buy-now-pay-later-offering/

46:51 – Built Technologies Debuts Built Pay Digital Payment Solution

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-pa...

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Show Notes

00:52 – Blake’s got a new Mac!

02:27 – David’s Bank-Feed Debacle

05:58 – The Threshold of Hell  – Watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?

06:57 – Blake's Takeaways from Almost Inside Digital CPA

08:46 – It’s Time to Get Rid of the IT Department              

https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-rid-of-the-it-department-11637605133

15:33 – The AICPA's Melancon: ‘The profession that constantly reinvents itself’ | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/the-aicpas-melancon-the-profession-that-constantly-reinvents-itself

19:35 – Accounting 4.0: Don’t become Blockbuster Video

https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/accounting-industry-4-0-is-happening-dont-become-blockbuster-video

22:45 – Are You Under-Pricing Your Client Accounting Services? - CPA Trendlines

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/10/21/are-you-under-pricing-your-client-accounting-services/

29:49 – Voices Art of Accounting: Timesheet dispute redux | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/art-of-accounting-timesheet-dispute-redux

30:35 – A Timesheet Debate & Why Work Takes So Long

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33:05 – Blake’s Timesheet Use Case

35:35 – What Is a “Reasonable” Number of Work Hours? - CPA Trendlines

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/10/11/what-is-a-reasonable-number-of-work-hours/

38:39 – New QuickBooks research reveals the impact of late payments on mid-sized businesses

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/growing-complex-businesses/midsize-payments-research/

44:08 – Majority of Mid-Sized Businesses Outgrow Technology or Overpay for Unused Features

https://investors.intuit.com/news/news-details/2021/Majority-of-Mid-Sized-Businesses-Outgrow-Technology-or-Overpay-for-Unused-Features/default.aspx

46:00 – Here’s How You Zoomed Over the Past Year - Zoom Blog

https://blog.zoom.us/how-you-zoomed-over-the-past-year-2021/

51:07 – H&R Block names Xero a preferred solution provider

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/h-r-block-names-xero-a-preferred-solution-provider

51:22 – Twitter comment from Zachary Owen, re: H&R Block

https://twitter.com/ZachJOwen/status/1469429680348479491

52:37 – Canopy raises $35M in latest funding round | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/canopy-raises-35m-in-latest-funding-round

Canopy’s Accounting Practice Revolution Receives $35M Injection

https://aithority.com/it-and-devops/cloud/canopys-accounting-practice-revolution-receives-35m-injection/

53:51 – Intuit QuickBooks Canada and Dataswitcher join forces to automate conversion to a cloud-based accounting solution

http://www.canadian-accountant.com/content/partner-posts/intuit-quickbooks-canada-and-dataswitcher-join-forces

54:22 – Oracle Gains After Sales Top Estimates on Cloud Performance

https://news.yahoo.com/oracle-gains-sales-top-estimates-215221263.html

54:48 – FreshBooks, Sensibill Bolster Small Business Expense Management

https://www.pymnts.com/smbs/2021/freshbooks-sensibill-bolster-small-business-expense-management/

54:58 – Kabbage® from American Express Launches Kabbage Funding™ to Help Simplify Funding for U.S. Small Businesses

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211208005617/en/Kabbage%C2%AE-from-American-Express-Launches-Kabbage-Funding%E2%84%A2-to-Help-Simplify-Funding-for-U.S.-Small-Businetransactions

55:16 – Accounts payable automation startup Tipalti raises $270M, quadruples valuation to $8.3B

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/accounts-payable-automation-startup-tipalti-raises-270m-quadruples-valuation-to-8-3b/

55:35 – CPA funding portal expands with loan-financing option for small biz clients | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cpa-funding-portal-expands-with-loan-financing-option-for-small-biz-clients

57:29 – Facebook Message from Cathy Volk – Thank you!
https://business.facebook.com/CloudAccountingPodcast/inbox/

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01:50 – NASBA stops giving universities info on CPA Exam performance | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/nasba-stops-giving-universities-info-on-cpa-exam-performance

02:57 – How to Prepare Students Now for the CPA Evolution

https://www.accountingweb.com/technology/how-to-prepare-students-now-for-the-cpa-evolution

05:57 – I finished my accounting degree, but the entry level pay is too low.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Accounting/comments/r9fekz/i_finished_my_accounting_degree_but_the_entry/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

07:58 – Grant Thornton adds benefits to entice and retain employees

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/grant-thornton-adds-benefits-to-entice-and-retain-employees

12:50 – A 4,000-year-old tale of trade and contraband I Curator's Corner – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQIBf7eeXG8

15:38 – TikToks on how to use Excel spreadsheets are getting billions of views and building one of the best communities on the platform

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktoks-excel-spreadsheets-getting-billions-170843117.html

19:29 – Disgruntled HR executive trashed personnel files and deleted 17,000 resumes after being fired — now faces up to 15 years in prison – MarketWatch

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ex-hr-exec-convicted-of-trashing-companys-personnel-records-and-deleting-17-000-resumes-after-being-fired-11629230357

21:45 – New Data Finally Shows Why People Are Quitting Their Jobs. It's Definitely Not Because They're Lazy

https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/new-data-finally-shows-why-people-are-quitting-their-jobs-its-definitely-not-because-theyre-lazy.html

25:03 – Thomson Reuters makes plans for new products | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/thomson-reuters-makes-plans-for-new-products

29:14 –Square Inc. is Now Block; Brand to Remain

https://www.pymnts.com/news/merchant-innovation/2021/square-inc-is-now-block-brand-to-remain/

29:24 – SCOTT GALLOWAY: Jack Dorsey has finally stepped down — and a new era of 'superapps' is dawning

https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-galloway-jack-dorsey-resignation-new-era-superapps-dawning-2021-12

31:26 – Intuit updates tax prep tools | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-updates-tax-prep-tools

32:46 – Let a Tax Expert Do Your Taxes for You With TurboTax Live Full Service!

https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/turbotax-news/let-a-tax-expert-do-your-taxes-for-you-with-turbotax-live-full-service-50467/

35:25 – NoCode Development

https://www.liveca.ca/nocode-development

37:50 – H&R Block Selects Xero as Cloud Accounting Solution Provider for Assisted Bookkeeping

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2021/12/183701-hr-block-selects-xero-as-cloud-accounting-solution-provider-for-assisted-bookkeeping/

39:00 – Latest product news – December 2021 | Xero Blog

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/product-news-dec-2021/

43:08 – Microsoft Teams Essentials is a new standalone version for small businesses

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/1/22811605/microsoft-teams-essentials-price-features-availability

44:03 – Apple Introduces Business Essentials

https://smallbiztrends.com/2021/11/apple-introduces-business-essentials.html

45:20 – Apple introduces device management solution aimed at small business

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/10/apple-introduces-device-management-solution-aimed-at-small-business/

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Show Notes

0:07 – Happy After Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for! 

1:21 – Listener Mail – Are we really “anti-Desktop”? Thank you for your feedback, Peg!

1:48 – Defending Anti-Desktopness

5:35 – Is the Customer Really Always Right? 

6:31 – Listener Mail – How the Feed the Pig campaign keeps the younger generation from becoming CPAs. Thanks, Eric! 

7:27 – Tips for Promoting the Feed the Pig Savings Message

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8:37 – The Subreddit – r/Accounting

https://www.reddit.com/r/Accounting/

9:44 – More on Theoretical v. Practical Training

13:15 – Listener Mail – A Professor's Take on Real-World Experience. Thank you, Jennifer! 

13:49 – Tweet from Jennifer Johnson, CPA

https://twitter.com/JENJOHNSONCPA/status/1464604351985561617

15:20 – Why Not Work AT School? 

17:51 – Director of Finance - Amulet Estate Winery

https://www.winebusiness.com/classifieds/winejobs/?go=listing&listingid=218327

18:38 – Assistant Controller - ODELL BREWING COMPANY

https://www.brewbound.com/jobs/57212-Assistant-Controller-Odell-Brewing-Company

21:05 – Accountants press IRS for faster refunds and responses | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accountants-press-irs-for-faster-refunds-and-responses

24:06 – AmEx Pitched Business Customers a Tax Break That Doesn’t Add Up

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amex-pitched-business-customers-a-tax-break-that-doesnt-add-up-11637587980

29:32 – AmEx Fires Workers Over Payments Sales Pitches – CFO

https://www.cfo.com/tax/2021/11/amex-fires-workers-over-payments-sales-pitches/

30:19 – IRS plans to award $2.6B app development contract in Q1 of fiscal 2023

https://www.fedscoop.com/irs-plans-to-award-2-6b-app-development-contract-in-q1-of-fiscal-2023/

31:53 – Congress widens PPP fraud probe to more online financial companies

https://news.yahoo.com/congress-widens-ppp-fraud-probe-140022824.html

PPP companies Blueacorn, Womply added to congressional probe

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/11/23/ppp-companies-blueacorn-womply-added-congressional-probe/8730237002/

34:44 – B2B Spend Management Startup Payhawk Closes $112M Series B

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/b2b-spend-management-startup-payhawk-closes-112m-series-b/

35:06 – Australian software firm simPRO raises $350 mln in new funding | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/australian-software-firm-simpro-raises-350-mln-new-funding-2021-11-23/

36:11 – Story within the Story – simPRO Acquired ClockShark! 

37:25 – 6 lessons from audit experts who adopted AI early

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/nov/6-lessons-audit-experts-adopted-ai-early.html

39:07 – Sage launches new platform to help launch and power up Accountants

https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2021/11/24/sage-launches-new-platform-to-help-launch-and-power-up-accountants/

40:18 – How to Build Stronger Relationships With Colleagues in the Zoom Era

https://www.wsj.com/articles/build-stronger-relationships-on-zoom-11637608490

44:30 – David’s Big, Poofy, Sad Problem 😊

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Show Notes

3:57 – SPACs Headed for New Wave of Restatements for Accounting Errors

https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/spacs-headed-for-new-wave-of-restatements-for-accounting-errors

5:57 – Senators Question Commissioner About Company Offering Fee-Based Access to IRS Phone Lines

https://procedurallytaxing.com/senators-question-company-offering-fee-based-access-to-irs-phone-lines/

11:55 – Opinion | IRS reform will generate a lot more revenue than the CBO thinks - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/17/cbo-build-back-better-irs-revenue-too-low/

14:17 – AICPA, NASBA publish revised CPA Evolution Model Curriculum - Journal of Accountancy 

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/nov/aicpa-nasba-revised-cpa-evolution-model-curriculum.html                

17:20 – A closer look at the Model

20:55 – Practical v. Theoretical – which is better for accounting education?

22:14 – In the weeds – what’s missing from the revised CPA Evolution Model Curriculum?

26:21 – Can I get this in Excel? Faculty want the CPA Evolution Model Curriculum in Excel. 

32:54 – The Sage Group plc (SGGEF) CEO Steve Hare on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4470238-sage-group-plc-sggef-ceo-steve-hare-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript

Sage posts 10% drop in operating profit after investing in cloud

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sage-posts-10-drop-operating-072946722.html

Accelerating growth driven by continued strategic progress (PDF)

https://www.sage.com/investors/investor-downloads/press-releases/2021/11/full-year-2021-results-17-november-2021/

35:14 – Intuit inc (INTU) Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2021/11/18/intuit-inc-intu-q1-2022-earnings-call-transcript/

38:16 – Chimp Change – how QuickBooks Advanced is heading deeper into the midmark with MailChimp

Intuit: Monetizing Its Vast Data Treasure Trove by Creating Better Outcomes For Customers

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4470721-intuit-intu-stock-monetizing-vast-data-better-outcomes-for-customers                

40:24 – What’s new in QuickBooks Online: November 2021 – QuickBooks

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/whats-new-in-quickbooks-online-november-2021/

44:53 – Practice Ignition raises $50M | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/practice-ignition-raises-50m

Practice Ignition lands $50M to scale globally

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/practice-ignition-lands-50m-to-scale-globally/

46:29 – Formstack raises $425M for a no-code platform that helps businesses automate their customer and internal workflows

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/18/formstack-raises-425m-for-a-no-code-platform-that-helps-businesses-automate-their-customer-and-internal-workflows/

47:22 – Paychex Adds Support for Vaccination Status Tracking to its COVID-19 Technology Solutions

https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2021/10/19/paychex-adds-support-vaccination-status-tracking-its-covid-19-technology-solutions/

47:52 – Pixie, the operating system for small accounting firms, pockets £2.25M to grow further

https://www.uktech.news/news/pixie-uk-startup-funding-20211118

48:36 – Accounting tech start-up to double headcount following funding boost

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs-news/accounting-tech-start-up-double-headcount-funding-boost

49:24 – Scammers Clone Exec's Voice, Steal $35M From Bank

https://www.newser.com/story/312228/scammers-clone-execs-voice-steal-35m-from-bank.html

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Show Notes

2:43 – Our takeaways  from Sage Transform, and news on upcoming CAP bonus interviews from the conference! 

5:32 – Intacct and ADP Partner to Streamline Back-office Processes for Midsized Companies

https://www.sageintacct.com/press/intacct-and-adp-partner-streamline-back-office-processes-midsized-companies

8:02 – A little compare and contrast of NetSuite, and Sage Intacct

10:28 – Some thoughts on Sage’s global expansion, and their data mesh

12:17 – A few pros and cons on Sage, and Sage Transform — what’s wrong, what’s missing

18:38 – Sage highlights automation, mobile features | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-highlights-automation-mobile-features

19:47 – We’ve got voicemail! Thanks, for the great feedback, Greg!

21:33 – We’re clarifying our point of view on crypto – its usefulness as a tool, and as an investment, and where the blockchain will take accounting in the future. 

30:13 – Expensify Shares Pop 52% in Market Debut – CFO

https://www.cfo.com/the-cloud/2021/11/expensify-shares-pop-52-in-market-debut/

31:45 - Expensify is the Slack of Accounting

https://www.blakeoliver.com/blog/expensify-is-the-slack-of-accounting

32:04 – Expensify’s $263 million IPO breaks Oregon tech’s 17-year drought

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2021/11/expensifys-263-million-ipo-breaks-oregons-17-year-losing-streak.html

34:58 – Expensify IPO Could Make Nearly All 140 Employees Paper Millionaires, but There is a Catch, Insiders Say

https://www.businessinsider.com/expensify-ipo-employees-become-paper-millionaires-stock-grant-2021-11

We become a public company today [11/10/21]

https://community.expensify.com/discussion/8596/we-become-a-public-company-today-11-10-21

39:50 – Xero Acquires Inventory Management Company LOCATE Inventory

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/accounting-audit/news/21246049/xero-acquires-inventory-management-company-locate-inventory

41:11 – Xero’s half year 2022 financial results | Xero Blog

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/11/half-year-2022-financial-results/

How we’re enhancing inventory management in Xero | Xero Blog

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/11/enhancing-inventory-management/

43: 51 – Sage adds Zapier to marketplace | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-adds-zapier-to-marketplace

44:39 – Toast, Inc. (TOST) Q3 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2021/11/10/toast-inc-tost-q3-2021-earnings-call-transcript/

45:37 – Bill.com Introduces New Product Features at Sage Transform, Continuing Innovation that Makes it Simple for Small and Midsize Companies and Accountants to Do Business

https://www.bill.com/about-us/press-release/billcom-introduces-new-product-features-sage-transforms

46:27 – Melio releases three new features

46:45 – Relay Financial releases a new set of features

47:56 – MyCase Announces Product Enhancements, Acquisitions to Enable Law Firm Success

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mycase-announces-product-enhancements-acquisitions-to-enable-law-firm-success-301419371.html

48:38 – LegalZoom Acquires Leading Virtual Mailbox Provider, Earth Class Mail

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/10/2331550/0/en/LegalZoom-Acquires-Leading-Virtual-Mailbox-Provider-Earth-Class-Mail.html

50:44 – Payroll Software Startup Wrapbook Gets Unicorn Status After Latest Funding Round – Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-10/tiger-global-bets-on-wrapbook-vaulting-it-to-unicorn-status

51:58 – Zenwork raises $163M | Accounting Today

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/zenwork-raises-163m

52:49 – Knowify secures $5.45M in Series A financing led by MassMutual Ventures and Companyon Ventures

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/knowify-secures-5-45m-in-series-a-financing-led-by-massmutual-ventures-and-companyon-ventures-301422267.html

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Anurag Pal, CEO @ Escalon
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