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1:44 – Talking #StopAsianHate and ties to the accounting world 

6:06 – We’ve got reviews!  Thank you, Smeanser, AggieCPA,  and Larisa Lopez 

7:59 – Do some good! Leave us a review on Podchaser, during #Reviews4Good 2021! 

9:42 – Listener mail from Danny Burns  – pricing methodology

20:34 – Listener mail from Stephen Brown – ACH issues

25:54 – Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is backing a startup hoping to be the AWS for SMB accounting – TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/27/jeff-bezos-investment-fund-is-backing-a-startup-hoping-to-be-the-aws-for-smb-accounting/

26:33 – Pilot's $100m Funding Round: What it Means for the Accounting Profestransactions
https://www.botkeeper.com/blog/pilots-100m-funding-round-what-it-means-for-the-accounting-profession

29:22 – SMB accounting platform Pilot doubles valuation with mega-round
https://www.emarketer.com/content/smb-accounting-platform-pilot-doubles-valuation-with-mega-round

34:47 – Auditoria raises $15.5M to expand AI platform automating repetitive accounting tasks
https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/31/auditoria-raises-15-5m-to-automate-repetitive-accounting-tasks/

38:26 – Intuit updates QBO Accountant

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-updates-qbo-accountant-and-is-recruiting-for-the-accountant-council

38:59 - QuickBooks Online new features and improvements – March 2021

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/quickbooks-online-new-features-and-improvements-march-2021/

 40:13 – Accelerating API-Based Automation Offerings With Cloud Elements | UiPath
https://www.uipath.com/blog/uipath-accelerates-api-based-automation-offerings-with-cloud-elements

41:15 – Latest product news – April 2021

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/04/latest-product-news-april-2021/

41:39 – Wolters Kluwer adds crypto tax capabilities to CCH products

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/wolters-kluwer-adds-crypto-tax-capabilities-to-cch-products

42:35 – New & Improved in FreshBooks: Profitability Details Report, Invoice PDFs, and More

https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-march-2021 

43:02 – Sage debuts data and analytics platform

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-debuts-data-and-analytics-platform

44:36 – California firm creates accelerator program for entrepreneurial CPAshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/california-firm-creates-accelerator-program-for-entrepreneurial-cpas

46:44 – Blake pontificates on off-balance-sheet financing and new tech startups 

51:17 – Roblox Loses an Accounting Fight With the SEC

https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-sec-told-roblox-to-change-its-accounting-heres-what-it-means-for-the-stock-51617217979

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• (1:50) Paycheck Protection Program
• (8:18) Employee Retention Credit
• (18:18) Shuttered Venues Operators Grant
• (25:29) Restaurant Revitalization Fund

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Show Notes

2:07 - The pandemic made us all coworkers — whether we like it or not

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/slack-s-new-dm-feature-proves-we-re-all-office-n1261983

3:00 - Slack’s walkback of its new DM feature is a sign of user power
https://www.marketplace.org/2021/03/25/slacks-walkback-of-its-new-dm-feature-is-a-sign-of-user-power/

3:38 - Zoom Wants You to Zoom Even When Using Other Companies’ Apps

https://www.wsj.com/articles/zoom-wants-you-to-zoom-even-when-using-other-companies-apps-11616419800

4:45 - SURVEY: Phone, Email Tied for Client Communication

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/03/21/survey-phone-email-tied-for-client-communication/

9:05 - HR Tech Startup Ease Raises $41 Million To Help Small Businesses Better Support Their Employees

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinstoller/2021/03/25/hr-tech-startup-ease-raises-41-million-to-help-small-businesses-better-support-their-employees/

9:23 - Jeff Bezos-backed accounting start-up hits $1.2 billion valuation after new funding round
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/jeff-bezos-backed-start-up-pilot-hits-1point2-billion-valuation-.html

19:52 - It’s time to end re-authenticating every 90 days: Have your say | Xero Blog
https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/end-re-authenticating-every-90-days/

23:05 - Xero to acquire Tickstar to drive adoption of e-invoicing globally

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/xero-driving-e-invoicing-adoption-globally/

Xero buys Swedish-based company Tickstar after Planbuy acquisition
https://www.theceomagazine.com/business/innovation-technology/xero/

25:45 - Mandatory audit trail of companies' accounts to curb backdate entries
https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/mandatory-audit-trail-of-companies-accounts-to-curb-backdate-entries/story/434847.html

28:52 - Opinion | How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/opinion/sunday/unpaid-tax-evasion-IRS.html

31:20 - Richest 1% hide a fifth of their income from the IRS

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/richest-1-of-americans-hide-a-fifth-of-their-income-from-the-irs

31:27 - IRS failed to collect $2.4B in taxes from millionaires

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/irs-failed-to-collect-2-4b-in-taxes-from-millionaires

31:55 - IRS audits of millionaires plunged 72%

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-audits-of-millionaires-plunged-72-in-8-years

32:43 - IRS Has Recruiting Problems, Too

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/02/25/irs-has-recruiting-problems-too/

34:56 - ServiceTitan, Software Provider For Tradespeople, Reaches $8.3 Billion Valuation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/03/26/servicetitan-software-provider-for-tradespeople-reaches-85-billion-valuation/

35:11 - BQE Software secures growth investment for accounting suite
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/bqe-software-secures-growth-investment-for-accounting-suite

BQE Software Secures Significant Growth Investment from Serent Capital
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210324005338/en/BQE-Software-Secures-Significant-Growth-Investment-from-Serent-Capital

36:01 - Dallas Tech Startup, BaCo Tech, Receives US Patent for CPA Firm Transaction-Based Workflow

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005845/en/Dallas-Tech-Startup-BaCo-Tech-Receives-US-Patent-for-CPA-Firm-Transaction-Based-Workflow

37:12 – A review! Thank you, Adam CPA!

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Show Notes

2:53 - U.S. Treasury has sent out $242B in stimulus checks so far

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/u-s-treasury-has-sent-out-242b-in-stimulus-checks-so-far

5:50 - More Than Half Of Small Businesses Have Reopened: Survey

https://www.cfo.com/the-economy/2021/03/more-than-half-of-small-businesses-have-reopened-survey

10:10 - IRS postpones April 15 deadline - Journal of Accountancyhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/irs-postpones-april-15-tax-filing-deadline.html

14:39 - IRS to automatically process refunds on jobless-benefit payments

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/irs-to-automatically-process-refunds-on-jobless-benefit-payments

15:10 - House passes PPP deadline extension in 415-3 vote - Journal of Accountancyhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/ppp-application-deadline-extension-bill-gains-backing.html

House votes to extend PPP deadline until May 31

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/house-votes-to-extend-ppp-deadline-until-may-31

17:35 - Tax season turns into 'dumpster fire' for advisors, clients after stimulus bill passes

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-season-turns-into-dumpster-fire-for-advisors-clients-after-stimulus-bill-passes

18:10 - SBA defers repayment of disaster loans until 2022

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sba-defers-repayment-of-eidl-disaster-loans-until-2022

20:27 - BDO and Xero join forces in global agreement | Xero Bloghttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/bdo-and-xero-join-global-agreement/

BDO becomes first Xero Global Partner

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/bdo-becomes-first-xero-global-partner

22:42 - Changes Rolling Out to QuickBooks Payments - insightfulaccountant.comhttps://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/payroll-merchant-services/changes-rolling-out-to-quickbooks-payments/

24:43 - The Revolt Against the 30% Mafia. When did Big Tech gatekeepers from Apple to DoorDash decide they were entitled to a third of the internet’s sales?

https://marker.medium.com/the-revolt-against-the-30-mafia-4193aa4b2dcf

31:18 - Trullion Announces Real-Time, AI-Powered Accounting Platform, Secures Seed Financing
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210316005168/en/Trullion-Announces-Real-Time-AI-Powered-Accounting-Platform-Secures-Seed-Financing

32:25 - What's new in Sage Intacct's Release 1 2021

https://www.accttwo.com/blog/whats-new-in-2021-sage-intacct-release-1

34:00 - Stripe: $95B After New $600M Funding Round

https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/stripe-valued-at-95-billion-after-new-600-million-funding-round/

34:55 - Squarespace Raises $300 Million Investment Round at $10 Billion Valuation

https://newsroom.squarespace.com/blog/squarespace-raises-300-million-investment-round-at-10-billion-valuation

35:23 - Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Michael Ovitz Invest in Production Payroll Startup Wrapbook as Part of $27M Round

https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/wrapbook-funding-jeffrey-katzenberg-wndrco-michael-ovitz-1234924978/

Wrapbook Talks Entertainment Industry Payroll

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/wrapbook-payroll-entertainment-project-economy/

38:10 - College accounting programs not covering emerging topics: AICPA/NASBA report

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/college-accounting-programs-not-covering-emerging-topics-aicpa-nasba-report

42:13 - Which is more difficult: The CPA Exam or the Bar?

https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/which-is-more-difficult-cpa-or-bar-exam-i-took-both-and-heres-my-answer

47:33 - Tax Provisions in the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

https://www.mass.gov/technical-information-release/tax-provisions-in-the-fiscal-year-2021-budget

48:54 - Risky trading targeted in Democrat proposal for financial transaction tax

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/risky-trading-targeted-in-democrat-proposal-for-financial-transaction-tax

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3:58 - Economic confidence recovers to near pre-pandemic levels for finance leaders

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/us-economic-confidence-recovers-to-near-pre-coronavirus-levels.html

6:56 - BREAKING NEWS: Scaling New Heights® Rescheduled to October - insightfulaccountant.comhttps://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/people-and-business/scaling-new-heights%C2%AE-rescheduled-to-october/

9:57 - Cost Of Deloitte’s EDD Phone Center Balloons to $55M, As Millions Of Calls Go Unanswered - capradio.org

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/03/11/cost-of-deloittes-edd-phone-center-balloons-to-55m-as-millions-of-calls-go-unanswered/

16:02 - Accountants experience 60% increase in payroll services, says QuickBooks | Newshttps://www.accountancytoday.co.uk/2021/03/10/accountants-experience-60-increase-in-payroll-services-says-quickbooks/

17:02 - Metric of the Month: Avoiding Payroll Bottlenecks

https://www.cfo.com/compensation/2021/02/metric-of-the-month-avoiding-payroll-bottlenecks/

17:34 - What should I take? Architecture or accounting? | Forum | Archinecthttps://archinect.com/forum/thread/150254452/what-should-i-take-architecture-or-accounting

23:00 - Alaska, Maine, and Oklahoma weigh CPA firm mobility bills

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/feb/alaska-maine-oklahoma-weigh-cpa-firm-mobility-bills.html

24:08 - Lightspeed to acquire Vend to power global retail expansion | Lightspeed POShttps://www.lightspeedhq.com/news/lightspeed-to-acquire-vend/

27:11 - Winners in New Zealand

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-retail-software-company-vend-sold-for-455m/QOK7AA57JK4MP3LTTHYD744W34/

NZ retail software company Vend sold for $455m - NZ Heraldhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-retail-software-company-vend-sold-for-455m/QOK7AA57JK4MP3LTTHYD744W34/

Lightspeed to acquire Vend for $350M to expand its global retail base

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3672022-lightspeed-to-acquire-vend-for-350m-to-expand-its-global-retail-base

29:00 - Karbon raises $10M

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/practice-management-software-developer-karbon-raises-10m

30:00 - Accounting Services Platform Autobooks Raises $25 Million In Series Bhttps://pulse2.com/autobooks-raises-25-million-in-series-b/

32:00 - Zeni Raises $13.5M To Put A Real-Time Digital Bookkeeper Inside Every Startup – Crunchbase News

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/zeni-raises-13-5m-to-put-a-real-time-digital-bookkeeper-inside-every-startup/

33:20 - Deloitte Partners With Nvidia For AI Solutions

https://big4accountingfirms.libsyn.com/deloitte-partners-with-nvidia-for-ai-solutions

34:40 - AI bookkeeping startup Zeni launches with $13.5M in fundinghttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/ai-bookkeeping-startup-zeni-launches-with-13-5m-in-funding

37:53 - Intuit adds e-signature capabilities to QBO Advancedhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-adds-e-signature-capabilities-with-docusign

44:00 - Accountant-created Bookgel releases new client acquisition apphttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accountant-created-bookgel-releases-new-client-acquisition-app

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Show Notes

2:30 - Cryptocurrency Buys Are Not Reportable To The IRS

https://www.cointracker.io/blog/cryptocurrency-buys-are-not-reportable-to-the-irs

7:29 - What’s in the $1.9T stimulus bill passed by the Senate

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/whats-in-the-1-9t-stimulus-bill-passed-by-the-senate

13:47 - AICPA calls on SBA to change 'unfair' PPP guidance, deadline

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/aicpa-calls-on-sba-to-change-unfair-ppp-guidance-deadline.html

16:05 - AICPA urges delay in tax deadline until June 15

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-urges-delay-in-tax-deadline-until-june-15

19:42 - FreshBooks, Salt Edge Team On Open Banking Tech

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/freshbooks-teams-with-salt-edge-smb-open-banking-tech/

20:22 - QuickBooks launches all-new Business Account https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/quickbooks-launches-a-new-business-account-powered-by-fintech-modulr

20:36 - QuickBooks gets all Modulr with new business accounts  https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2021/03/03/quickbooks-gets-all-modulr-with-new-business-accounts/

21:44 - Xero to buy Planday

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/xero-to-buy-planday

25:33 – Why we’re securing your account with Multi-Factor Authentication

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/introducing-xero-verify/

Xero – Further Reading 

https://www.planday.com/

Xero to acquire Planday to simplify workforce management and compliance https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/xero-to-acquire-planday/

Xero steps into workforce management space with $285m dealhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/xero-steps-into-workforce-management-space-with-285m-deal-20210304-p577s8.html

Xero buys Planday: Accounting software firms biggest ever deal creates four growth optionshttps://www.afr.com/chanticleer/xero-s-biggest-ever-deal-creates-four-growth-options-20210304-p577q6

What our new multi-factor authentication process means for Aussie customers https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/mfa-what-it-means-for-au-customers/

A message from Anna Curzon: What the Planday acquisition means for you https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/what-the-planday-acquisition-means-for-you/ 

28:06 - Countingup closes £9.1M for its business current account with built-in accounting features 

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/countingup-series-a/

29:33 - Square acquires majority of Tidal, Jay-Z’s streaming service, in $297 million deal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/business/media/tidal-square-jay-z-dorsey.html

34:42 - The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting - The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/the-robots-are-coming-for-phil-in-accounting.html

​42:37 - Burger Restaurant Renames Menu So You Can Expense Items

https://www.ladbible.com/news/food-burger-restaurant-renames-menu-so-you-can-expense-items-20210221

43:54 - Indoor marijuana grower keeps strict schedule to maximize output, avoid bottlenecks

https://mjbizdaily.com/indoor-marijuana-grower-schedule-maximizes-output-and-avoids-bottlenecks/

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02:30 – Blake’s take on craptastic TikTok tax advice

https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/213

03:08 - How the word 'accountant' became synonymous with sex workers, strippers, and OnlyFans creators on TikTok

https://www.insider.com/what-is-a-tiktok-accountant-meaning-meme-2021-2

04:38 – Rocky Paterra – I’m an Accountant 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNLNHzjeSd8

09:58 - TransferWise Rebrands To Wise 

https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2021/transferwise-rebrands-to-wise/

10:25 - Receipt Bank is Now Dext

https://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/receipt-bank-is-now-dext

11:07 - Welcome to Dext - Dext

https://dext.com/us/blog/welcome-to-dext

Dext Product FAQs – Dext 

https://help.receipt-bank.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017865657-Dext-Product-FAQs

14:47 - White House will give small firms two-week exclusive PPP access

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/white-house-will-give-small-firms-two-week-exclusive-ppp-access

16:07 - Fraud Checks and Errors Slow Small-Business Relief Loans

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/business/paycheck-protection-program-small-business-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare

17:58 - Which States Are Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans?

https://taxfoundation.org/state-tax-forgiven-ppp-loans/

20:42 - Federal Reserve Financial-Services Systems Disrupted for Hourhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-reports-several-business-lines-disrupted-by-operational-error-11614194912

Rare Outage Takes Fed Payment Systems Offline
https://www.cfo.com/credit/2021/02/rare-outage-takes-fed-payment-systems-offline/

21:30 - Yellen sounds warning about 'extremely inefficient' bitcoin

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/yellen-sounds-warning-about-extremely-inefficient-bitcoin.html

21:59 – CAP Crypto Update episode 

https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/bonus214

23:33 - Bitcoin’s Value Is All in the Eye of the ‘Bithodler’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoins-value-is-all-in-the-eye-of-the-bithodler-11613826002

25:03 - Companies investing in crypto may be in for a rude accounting surprise https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/companies-investing-in-crypto-may-be-in-for-a-rude-accounting-surprise

27:53 - Intuit's Q2 revenue declines due to later tax season 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/intuits-q2-revenue-declines-due-to-later-tax-season/

28:21 - Square Doubles Down On Bitcoin; Posts Solid Q4https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2021/square-doubles-down-on-bitcoin-generates-1-7-billion-in-crypto-revenue/

29:06 - More than half of Square’s revenue now comes from bitcoin tradinghttps://www.paymentssource.com/news/more-than-half-of-squares-revenue-now-comes-from-bitcoin-trading

33:03 - What’s new in QuickBooks Online – February 2021

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

35:26 - Help grow your small business with Venmo: Business profiles are officially available for all sellers 

http://blog.venmo.com/hf2t3h4x98p5e13z82pl8j66ngcmry/2021/2/24/help-grow-your-small-business-with-venmo-business-profiles-are-officially-available-for-all-sellers

38:02 - Latest product news – March 2021

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/latest-product-news-march-2021/

40:12 - New & Improved in FreshBooks: Accounts Payable Aging Report, Credits, and More

https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-february-2021

41:35 - ADP Launches 'Roll™ by ADP®' Mobile App, a Completely Reimagined Way for Small Businesses to Do Payroll

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adp-launches-roll-by-adp-mobile-app-a-completely-reimagined-way-for-small-businesses-to-do-payroll-301235154.html

45:35 - Affirm Launching Buy Now, Pay Later Debit Card

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Show Notes

1:50 – David got bitten by the Bitcoin bug! 

6:25 - Tax season off to a slow start, lawmakers complain to IRS

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-season-off-to-a-slow-start-lawmakers-complain-to-irs

8:19 – Is an end to the pandemic in sight? 

12:27 - Take control of your calendar this busy season

https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/take-control-of-your-calendar-this-busy-season

14:58 - Democrat bills would help the IRS go after wealthy, corporations

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/democrats-introduce-bills-to-increase-taxes-on-wealthy-and-corporations

22:00 - Screenshot of the Horrific UI Design That Led Citigroup to Accidentally Send $893 Million 

https://www.core77.com/posts/105540/Screenshot-of-the-Horrific-UI-Design-That-Led-Citigroup-to-Accidentally-Send-893-Million

What can we learn from Citi's $900 million mistake? - DEV Communityhttps://dev.to/feileacan/what-can-we-learn-from-citi-s-900-million-mistake-3p0j

29:20 - Sales-Hiding Software Outsmarts U.S. Tax Collectors (Podcast)

https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/sales-hiding-software-outsmarts-u-s-tax-collectors-podcast

35:20 - Don’t Get Zapped: Enforcement against Businesses That Use Sales Suppression Software Is on the Upswing

https://www.blankrome.com/publications/dont-get-zapped-enforcement-against-businesses-use-sales-suppression-software-upswing

37:33 - Most Restaurants Couldn’t Pay December’s Renthttps://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/survey-says-most-nyc-restaurants-couldnt-pay-december-rent/

39:28 - 32% of Small Businesses Have a Month or Less in Cash Reserveshttps://smallbiztrends.com/2021/02/alignable-small-business-cash-reserves-report-covid-recovery.html

43:01 - SURVEY: If Only We Had Time For…

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/02/18/survey-if-only-we-had-time-for/

46:38 - Robinhood Fails to Meet Deadline to Give Customers Tax Forms

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/robinhood-misses-irs-deadline-to-give-customers-their-tax-forms

48:40 - Brex applies for bank charter, taps former Silicon Valley Bank exec as CEO of Brex Bank https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/19/brex-applies-for-bank-charter-taps-former-silicon-valley-bank-exec-as-ceo-of-brex-bank/

49:12 - Iwoca Integrates With Xero For Pay Later Option

https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/iwoca-integrates-with-xero-for-smb-pay-later-option/

50:35 - PayPal Wants To Become The Banking World's Next 'Super App'https://thefinancialbrand.com/107787/paypal-venmo-banking-super-mobile-app-payments/

54:14 -  PayPal - Pay touch-free with a QR code

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/qrcode

54:16 - Revolut Business Introduces QR Codes For Payments

https://www.pymnts.com/news/payment-methods/2021/revolut-business-introduces-qr-codes-for-payments/

55:41 – We’ve got VOICEMAIL! Thank you, Giuseppe for sharing your struggles with QuickBooks Cash! 

59:37 - Shopify Smashes Estimates With Q4 Resultshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/shopify-q4-results-smash-estimates-growth-could-slow-post-covid/

59:54 - Why Amazon Snapped Up Selzhttps://www.pymnts.com/amazon-acquisitions/2021/why-amazon-snapped-up-selz/

60:12 - Exciting News! DEAR Systems and Orderhive have joined Cin7 

https://www.cin7.com/blog/cin7/exciting-news-dear-systems-and-orderhive-have-joined-cin7/

https://www.orderhive.com/orderhive-has-joined-cin7

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Show Notes

1:00 - Welcome back, Rachel Fisch! 

2:40 - MNP to acquire subset of Deloitte business to expand footprint in select locations across Canada
https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/press-releases/articles/mnp-acquires-subset-of-deloitte-business.html

9:31 – Episode 49 Discussion about KPMG back in December of 2018
https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/49

14:49 -  EY U.S. Chair Kelly Grier Is Super Excited About EY’s Super Bowl Ad, You Guys

https://www.goingconcern.com/ey-u-s-chair-kelly-grier-is-super-excited-about-eys-super-bowl-ad-you-guys/

15:15 – Take a listen to EY’s Super Bowl Ad

16:00 -  Same year that EY elected to forgo performance based raises, it’s getting a super bowl commercial.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Accounting/comments/ldxyha/same_year_that_ey_elected_to_forgo_performance/

18:07 - Verizon, Deloitte Unveil 5G Retail Platform
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/verizon-deloitte-unveil-seismic-5g-powered-retail-productivity-and-efficiency-platform/

21:46 – More about Elon Musk’s Starlink 

https://www.starlink.com/

23:09 - Tax forms help reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US
https://apnews.com/article/tax-forms-reveals-unemployment-fraud-d79070609d6f7eedc8a03b5e37b17506

27:11 - SBA works to fix PPP loan bottlenecks

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sba-works-to-fix-ppp-loan-bottlenecks

28:31 - Loan System Bugs Holding Up PPP Loans: AICPA

https://www.cfo.com/credit/2021/02/loan-system-bugs-holding-up-ppp-loans-aicpa/

30:13 - IRS warns of e-file identity theft scam

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-warns-of-e-file-identity-theft-scam

32:40 - TSheets is Becoming QuickBooks Time 

https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/general-ledger/tsheets-is-becoming-quickbooks-time/

34:02 - Cleareye.ai and Microsoft partner on PPP loan forgiveness platform

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cleareye-ai-and-microsoft-partner-on-ppp-loan-forgiveness-platform

35:19 - Former WageWorks CFO, CEO Settle Accounting Case

https://www.cfo.com/legal/2021/02/former-wageworks-execs-settle-accounting-case/

36:16 - Rippling Launches Time & Attendance Tool
https://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/rippling-launches-time-attendance-tool

38:20 - Zapier announces 3,000+ apps and brings automation inside partner products
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zapier-announces-3-000-apps-140800817.html

39:34 - The 7 best online whiteboards in 2021

https://zapier.com/blog/best-online-whiteboard

42:42 - PayZen Nets $5M For Hospital Payment Platform
https://www.pymnts.com/healthcare/2021/payzen-nets-5m-funding-for-hospital-payment-platform/

44:12 - Credit Karma Integrates Account With TurboTax
https://www.pymnts.com/consumer-finance/2021/credit-karma-integrates-spend-account-with-turbotax-in-first-post-acquisition-move/

45:17 - Another Remote-Work Year Looms as Office-Reopening Plans Are Delayed

https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-remote-work-year-looms-as-office-reopening-plans-are-delayed-11613039402

49:27 - Salesforce says work from home is here to stay
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/salesforce-says-home-stay-155726928.html

51:17 - Virtual accounting: How to succeed remotely
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/feb/virtual-accounting-remote-success.html

52:59 - Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy after accounting scandal

https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/luckin-coffee-files-for-bankruptcy-after-accounting-scandal

53:36 - German Markets Watchdog Chief Fired Over Wirecard Scandal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/german-markets-watchdog-chief-fired-over-wirecard-scandal-11611943958

54:17 – Stay tuned for more info on Rachel’s Accounting and Finance Tech Club events on Clubhouse (app)! 

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